Main Idea || We can have peace with God because of what Jesus has done for us. Romans 5:1–2 (NLT) Faith Brings Joy Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. Romans 1:16–17 (NLT) Romans 3:27–28,30 (NLT) Romans 4:5 (NLT) Def: JUSTIFICATION – Believers receive justification, God’s declaration that they are righteous, by faith instead of earning it by works. On account of the life, death & resurrection of Jesus, the demands of the law of God are met and believers are granted the status of being righteous in the sight of God. We have with God. We’re brought into the underserved in which we now stand. We have confidence & over our future. CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION: 1. “Saving faith” is a “trust transfer” – the removing of one’s hopes & trust from other things to place them on God as Savior. Do you remember when & how you first made that “trust transfer”? 2. Justification is not merely the removal of a negative (hostility)—it has a positive aspect: relationship. This is friendship w/God. We can now go to God continually with our requests, problems, failures; and he hears us & relates to us. How is that friendship developing in your life? 3. If Jesus took our “rap sheet” (guilt) and gave us his “resume” (righteousness), why might we still be so self-confident in our own righteousness or self-condemning of our own unrighteousness?