THE TRUTH AND EXPERIENCE OF GOD’S SALVATION

Lesson Fifteen

GOD’S SALVATION – THE BASIS OF SALVATION IS GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS

  1. God’s Salvation
    1. The basis of salvation is God’s righteousness

Burden to Impart:

Having seen how wonderful God’s love is, we must go on to see that His love is eternal. Eternal means uncreated, without beginning or ending, existing by itself and ever, unchange-ably existing. This love will never fall away (1 Cor. 13:8). And nothing can separate us from this love. No creature – not Satan, not our enemies, not even our self – can separate us from the love of God. What a comfort, and what an encouragement!

Memory Verse:  With a view to the demonstrating of His righteousness in the present time, so that He might be righteous and the One who justifies him who is of the faith of Jesus.” (Romans 3:26)

Facts to Teach:

  1. The righteousness of God is what God is with respect to justice and rightness (Rom. 3:21-22; 1:17; 10:3; Phil. 3:9). God is just and right. Whatever God is in His justice and right-ness constitutes His righteousness. Furthermore, all that God is in His justice and right-ness is actually Himself. Therefore, the righteousness of God is God Himself. The right-eousness of God is a Person, not merely a divine attribute.
  2. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of God’s throne (Psa. 89:14). The entire uni-verse rests upon God’s righteousness. If suddenly there were no righteousness, the uni-verse would collapse. God’s kingdom is built upon righteousness (Heb. 1:8).
  3. We are neither lovable nor worthy of God’s grace. But God is righteous. He put Christ to death on our behalf, and He has recognized the death of Christ as the full payment of our debt. Furthermore, the resurrected Christ sitting at God’s right hand is the receipt of pay-ment.
  4. We can boldly tell God, “If You don’t deal with me according to Your righteousness, Your throne will be shaken. The important issue is not whether I shall be saved or perish; it is whether or not You will allow the foundation of Your throne to be shaken. God, for me to perish is a secondary matter. The primary matter is the righteous foundation of Your throne. God, I remind You of Your righteousness. Christ has died for my sins, and He is now at Your right hand as proof that You have received His payment of all my debts. Ac-cording to Your righteousness, You have no choice except to save me. Christ has died, You have accepted His death and have resurrected Him from the dead, and now You are legally bound to forgive me. No matter what my condition is, You must forgive me.
  5. Whenever our conscience condemns us because of our failures, we need to remember to stand upon the foundation of God’s righteousness.