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Romans 4:25<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Salvation is only through faith in the sacrificial death and bodily resurrection of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cDelivered<\/span>\u201d is translated from paradid\u014dmi<\/span><\/em>, which is made up of para<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cbeside, to the side of, or over to\u201d and did\u014dmi<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto give.\u201d Hence, it means \u201cto give over to\u201d or \u201cto surrender to.\u201d<\/p>\n The word \u201coffenses<\/span>\u201d is from parapt\u014dma<\/span><\/em>, which is derived from parapipt\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto fall by the side\u201d or \u201cto slip-up.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cJustification<\/span>\u201d is from the word dikai\u014dsis<\/span><\/em>, from the verb dikaio\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto justify\u201d or \u201cto declare righteous.\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Abraham believed that God would raise up a son from the deadness of his own body and the deadness of Sarah\u2019s womb. Abraham also believed that God would raise Isaac again from the dead after he was to offer him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (see Genesis 22:1-19<\/span><\/strong>). In the same way we are to believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and that he will raise us from the dead unto eternal life. Though it is different subject matter in each case, it is still faith that God responds to with His declaration of righteousness.<\/p>\n We are not to believe in just anything. It\u2019s not just blind faith in \u201ca deity\u201d or simply believing that there is a God. In order for us to be declared righteous by God, we have to believe in what He tells us about ourselves and about Jesus. We are sinners, and we deserve the punishment of Hell for our sins; therefore, we need salvation that we can\u2019t provide for ourselves. The worst part of the punishment of Hell is not the torment of the fire; rather, it is the separation from God, the inability to fellowship with Him, the fact that He has sentenced us to a place of loneliness and emptiness. That\u2019s the real agony Hell induces.<\/p>\n As Paul states in this verse, Jesus was delivered because of our offenses. Jesus took on our offenses and suffered our punishment for us. We must believe this. While Jesus was hanging on the cross, there was darkness for three hours. Toward the end of this time of darkness, Jesus cried out, \u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?<\/span><\/em>\u201d (Matthew 27:46<\/span><\/strong>). Why? It was during these three hours that Jesus was separated from God the Father for the only time ever. It was during this time that Jesus suffered the loneliness of Hell for us. It was during this time that He suffered in our place and paid the penalty for our sins!<\/p>\n Paul then states that He was raised for our justification. We are justified because Jesus was raised from the dead by the power of God. This is according to His promise just as Isaac was raised from the deadness of Abraham and of Sarah\u2019s womb, and Isaac would have been raised from the dead if Abraham had been allowed to sacrifice him on Mount Moriah. Because we believe in the resurrection of Christ and believe God\u2019s promise that He will raise us up to eternal life, He has imputed righteousness to us and has given us the seal of the Holy Spirit to keep until He fulfills His promise.<\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Paul has been teaching us that eternally secure salvation is by the grace of God through faith and faith alone. Hallelujah!<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2010 Will Krause. 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