2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)The precious benefits and privileges which flow from justification are such as should quicken us all to give diligence to make it sure to ourselves that we are justified, and then to take the comfort it renders to us, and to do the duty it calls for from us. The fruits of this tree of life are exceedingly precious. I. We have peace with God , Rom. 5:1. It is sin that breeds the quarrel between us…
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