May 20, 2014

When a person believes the gospel – the good news, really believes that Jesus Christ saved him or her, God takes that person’s faith and counts it for righteousness.  The person is still weak, still imperfect, still come short of the glory of God, still sins, but because he/she believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, God accepts him/her and counts them righteous.  Upon your confession of faith in Christ Jesus, God looks at you through the eyes of His faith.  His faith says that you are righteous when you believe on His Son.  The key is your faith. Your faith joins His faith and in His presence you become what He calls you or declares you to be, and that is righteous before Him.