Section 6
to God, received the Lord Jesus as our Savior, applied His blood, and we were justified. God's justification brought us into this grace in which we stand. Whenever we act wrongly and sense that we are out of grace, we must repeat the same prayer, "O God, forgive me. Cleanse me with the precious blood." If you do this, you will be brought back to grace instantly.
Since we have been justified by faith and stand in the realm of grace, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ (5:1). Paul does not say that we have peace with God, but peace toward God. This means that we are still on the way toward God. We have not finished our jour ney. In the spiritual world, we first enter the gate and then walk along the way. Justification by faith is the opening of the gate, giving us an access, an entry into a wide field of enjoyment. Once we have passed through the gate of justi fication, we need to walk the way of peace. Sin ners have no peace. Romans 3:17 says that when we were sinners we did not know the way of peace. Today, however, we are walking in the way of peace.
If you are moving in a certain direction and do not sense the peace within, you should stop. Always go along with the peace. According to