How a Just God Acquits the Guilty!

The sermon explores the theological tension between divine justice and mercy, using the courtroom metaphor to illustrate how a just God acquits the guilty. It begins by establishing the universal guilt of humanity as presented in the first three chapters of Romans, covering the immoral, the religious, and the Jewish. The central message focuses on the pivot point of "but now," where the righteousness of God is revealed apart from the law, witnessed by the prophets and received through faith in Jesus Christ. The exposition highlights key terms such as "justified freely," "propitiation," and the cross as the new mercy seat where God's wrath is fully satisfied. The conclusion urges believers to stop attempting to pay their own spiritual debts and instead rest in the completed work of Christ, who is both just and the justifier of those who believe.