1. Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written Finding Peace -- Romans 5:1

7. “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1, ESV)

8. Dikaioun: to be accepted as worthy or qualified, to possess a valid performance record, to have nothing that disqualifies you

9. “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1, ESV)

10. Big Idea: Peace from God always follows peace with God.

11. 1. Peace from God is brought to you by the resurrection of Jesus.

12. “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.

13. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”” (John 20:19–23, ESV)

14. 1. Peace from God is brought to you by the resurrection of Jesus.

15. 2. Peace with God was achieved by Jesus on the cross.

16. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.” (Romans 1:18, ESV)

17. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10, ESV)

18. “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” (Colossians 1:13–14, ESV)

19. “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,” (Colossians 1:21– 22, ESV)

21. 3. Peace with God is a pre-requisite to a peaceful life.

22. Spiritual peace has a profound effect on emotional peace and relational peace! #peacewithGod

23. 4. There are no shortcuts to a peaceful life.

24. Consider your life...would you describe your life as peaceful? Would you describe yourself as at peace?