Justified Freely. Romans 3:24 Righteousness provided by Jesus Christ: Seen in Christ [v.21] Such righteousness is not unknown, for perfection is in Christ Jesus alone. Available in Christ [v.22] Remarkably though, it’s available to us, when we on the Savior place our trust. Essential for all [v.22-23] The problem of sin would not go away, unless the Savior was willing to pay. Available for all [v.24-25] To be justified freely by His grace is available to all, who are willing on Jesus Christ to call. Justification in three ways [v.25-26] Propitiation – turning away God’s wrath; remission – passing over; declaration – free at last. Justification by faith, not works [v.27-30] Faith alone, there’s nothing to do; by faith alone, God justifies you. Justification by faith confirms the law [v.31] The law has done convicting work as a teacher; justification by grace is a legal feature.
The contrast of those who have sinned and are unable to cross that barrier to reach God, and the grace of God that extends itself to every person is made clear in this verse. It is God, God alone, who justifies the guilty sinner. The whole world is pronounced guilty, under sin, by the Righteous, Sovereign Judge. Now He shows Himself in righteous, sovereign grace toward the guilty. He declares, or accounts us righteous before Himself. He doesn't go about a process to make us become righteous, but states the fact of a righteous, legal change in our relationship to God.
This change of relationship has been done freely, without charge. This declaration of being righteous has nothing to do with the labor or efforts of anyone. This is totally apart from our feelings and emotions, our prayers and efforts of penance. We have been accounted righteous by God's reckoning alone. Like the water of life that is given freely, so we have been justified freely by His grace.
Love and grace are both closely linked by the word "charis." The great act of benevolence that we needed was supplied when God "gave His only begotten Son." This grace comes from the infinite God who in infinite love extended to us "His grace." This is not something deserved or earned, or restricted by the law. This is unmerited, unearned favor; that which gives great delight and blessing at no charge to the needy.
This justification has been bestowed by God's grace through the payment for sin made by Christ Jesus. This great salvation we have has been provided for and made available to us through the cross-work of Christ Jesus. We are delivered from the penalty of our sins through them being put away forever through the redemption price paid, the precious blood of Christ, not by any corruptible things.
We were under the wrath of God and brought in guilty before Him. There was no pardon for us through the law. We were exposed to righteous judgment by a Great and Just God. But now in this courtroom of absolute righteousness, the light that shines brighter than the sun leaving no shadow anywhere, we are accounted righteous in our relationship with God because He has freely justified us by His own grace that is greater than our sin. This has been made available to us because we have been redeemed from sin's penalty through the blood of Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!