Romans 5 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
This is the Gospel–the good news that came to mankind. While we were yet sinners so deserving of the wrath of God against sin, Christ came and died that we might be justified before a righteous and just God. Christ paid the price. If I do not see God’s Righteousness, His Glory, His Sovereignty, and His Justice then I can never understand the cost. God justly hates sin with a wrath that is described as a consuming fire. (Romans 12: 29) The sin within our covetous hearts separates from God and the gifts He so desires to give to us which are His Joy, His Love, and to one day share in His Glory. The only way we can approach Him is through righteousness of which I have none of my own. All my works are but filthy rags before a perfectly Holy God. Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away." There would be no hope were it not for Christ’s death and resurrection. He took upon Himself all the furious wrath Isaiah 53: "4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." Yet, Christ’s payment is the only hope that we might have peace with God. We may stand before the throne of God (the Creator of all the Universe) covered by Grace which can only be ours through faith in Jesus Christ. Yet, not only is our sin atoned for and we no longer are under the wrath of God, we are now freed to fulfill that which was our purpose. We may now enjoy an intimate personal relationship with God which is the greatest Joy we could ever know. We can sing and dance praises because we are showered with His Overflowing Love. We will one day stand before Him transformed into His Image and Share the Glory which is God’s Glory. 2 Corinthians 3:
18” But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. “ That Glory which we are changed into will only point back to Christ and we will stand to sing, "All Glory Be to Christ"