PEACE BECAUSE OF CHRIST

Romans 5:1
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.



As Christians, our righteousness isn’t a result of our own personal good deeds because even with our best behavior according to Isaiah 64:6, “We are all infected and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we find they are but filthy rags.” The rags mentioned in this verse are actually the clothing used by lepers to wrap their bloody and pus-filled wounds. It’s because of God’s love that His Son was sent to heal us from our unrighteousness, bringing us back into God’s sight and at peace with Him. The peace that we now have, we only have because of Christ.