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Opravdani pred Bogom

Sada kad smo opravdani vjerom, u miru smo s Bogom po našem Gospodinu Isusu Kristu. Po njemu nam je i dopušten pristup Božjoj milosti. Sada smo u Božjoj milosti, njome se ponosimo i nadamo se sudjelovati u Božjoj slavi. Ne samo to, nego se radujemo i nevoljama jer znamo da u nevoljama postajemo strpljivi. U toj strpljivosti Bog utvrđuje naš karakter, a iz toga se rađa nada koja nas neće razočarati jer Božja je ljubav ulivena u naša srca po Svetom Duhu, koji nam je darovan.

Krist je umro za nas bezbožnike u pravo vrijeme, dok smo još bili slabi. Teško da će itko umrijeti da bi spasio život drugom čovjeku, čak i ako je taj drugi čovjek pravedan. Možda bi netko imao dovoljno hrabrosti umrijeti da bi spasio nekog dobročinitelja, ali Bog je pokazao svoju ljubav prema nama tako što je Krist umro za nas dok smo još bili grešnici.

Budući da smo opravdani pred Bogom po Kristovoj krvi, još ćemo više po Kristu biti spašeni od Božjega bijesa. 10 Ako se Bog pomirio s nama po smrti svoga Sina dok smo još bili Božji neprijatelji, još više će nas Bog spasiti po Kristovom životu sada kad smo se pomirili s njim. 11 I ne samo to; mi se i radujemo u Bogu po svome Gospodinu Isusu Kristu, po kojem smo sada i primili pomirenje.

Adam i Krist

12 Grijeh je došao u svijet preko jednog čovjeka, a po grijehu je došla i smrt. Zato svi ljudi umiru, jer su svi zgriješili. 13 Grijeh je bio u svijetu prije nego što je postojao Zakon, ali grijeh se nikome ne uzima u obzir kad nema Zakona. 14 Smrt je vladala od Adamovog do Mojsijevog vremena i nad onima koji nisu zgriješili poput Adama, koji je slika onoga koji će doći.

15 Božji dar, međutim, nije kao Adamov grijeh. Jer, ako su mnogi umrli zbog grijeha jednog čovjeka—Adama, još je veća Božja milost i dar života što su ga mnogi primili milošću jednog čovjeka—Isusa Krista. 16 Adam je jednom zgriješio i bio osuđen, ali Božji dar nije takav. Taj dragovoljni dar, koji vodi opravdanju, došao je nakon mnogih prekršaja. 17 Jer, smrt je vladala nad svim ljudima zato što je jedan čovjek zgriješio, ali mnogo više će oni koji uživaju u obilju Božje milosti i u daru pravednosti imati istinski život i vladati po jednom čovjeku—Isusu Kristu.

18 Tako su, dakle, svi ljudi bili osuđeni zbog grijeha jednog čovjeka, no isto će tako zbog jednoga pravednog čina svi ljudi biti opravdani i imati istinski život. 19 Neposlušnošću jednog čovjeka mnogi su postali grešnici. Isto će tako poslušnošću jednog čovjeka mnogi postati pravednici. 20 Zakon je uveden da ukaže na mnogobrojnost grijeha. No kad se grijeh umnožio, Bog je dao svoju milost u još većoj mjeri. 21 To se dogodilo da bi, kao što je prije grijeh vladao smrću, na isti način Božja milost vladala pravednošću i donijela vječni život po Isusu Kristu, našem Gospodinu.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.