Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Romans 5:1-5

A. The Assurances for a Justified Person: Rom. 5:1-5

1. Peace with God

– Objective peace of God, Eph. 2:11-15

– Subjective peace of God, Phil. 4:4-7

2. Access to God – Rom. 5:2, Eph. 2:18

3. Grace to stand – Rom. 5:2, Eph. 6:10-18

4. Glorious future – Rom. 5:2, 1 Peter 1:3-5

5. Rejoicing in sufferings – Rom. 5:3-5

– Suffering to mature us in Christ – Heb. 12:5-11

– Suffering in our identity with Christ – Acts 5:40-42

B. The Assurance of God’s Love for a Justified Person: Romans 5:6-11