If one is justified, then he or she is entitled to all the privileges due those who have kept the law. Furthermore, the Apostle Paul very boldy asserts that it is the ungodly our Lord justifies. The Apostle Paul presents this teaching in the most brazen, fearless way. In the epistles to the Romans and Galatians, he instructs us that we have been saved in spite of the fact that we have nothing by which to pay. Only the lavish, abundant love of Jesus Christ can give us hope of eternal salvation.
Grace is a truth difficult for many people wiht religious backgrounds to grasp.
They work with all their might to please God, only to be told that no human effort can ever be sufficient to win salvation. It doesn't seem right. Even Jesus Himself said that His kingdom was for the poor in spirit, that is to say, those who are spiritually powerless. We must remind ourselves that God has not overlooked sin. It remains ugly and repulsive to Him.