ROMANS # 373, God wants us to experience the joy & peace that comes from trusting in Him. (10-29-24)

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This verse demonstrates how much God loves us and how much He is concerned about our welfare. He wants us to experience all the joy and peace that comes from trusting in Him.
Romans 14:17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (when we are filled with the H.S.).

Read: Romans 5:1-5

Note on Romans 5:2 – …we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand…

“access” Used only twice elsewhere in the NT (Eph. 2:18; 3:12), this word always refers to the believer’s access to God through Jesus Christ. What was unthinkable to the OT Jew is now available to all who come (Heb. 4:16; 10:19–22). “stand” This refers to the permanent, secure position believers enjoy in God’s grace (Rom. 2:10; 8:31–34; John 6:37; Phil. 1:6; 2 Tim. 1:12; Jude 24).
“hope” of the glory of God”. Unlike the Eng. word “hope,” the NT word contains no uncertainty; it speaks of some-thing that is certain, but not yet realized. The believer’s ultimate destiny is to share in the very glory of God (Rom. 8:29, 30; John 17:22; 2 Cor. 3:18; Phil. 3:20, 21; 1 John 3:1, 2), and that hope will be realized because Christ Himself secures it (1 Tim. 1:1). Without the clear and certain promises of the Word of God, the believer would have no basis for hope (15:4; Ps. 119:81, 114; Eph. 2:12; cf. Jer. 14:8). John MacArthur Jr., ed., The MacArthur Study Bible, electronic ed. (Nashville, TN: Word Pub., 1997), 1700–1701.