Justified

Verse 1

Let's set the context, I promise you- It's not complex

So far, Paul has been explaining why God's vexed

Mad at us, His wrath is Just, we lack trust

Blasphemous, even though we know it's hazardous

Chapter one, verses eighteen to thirty-two

He talked about our great schemes and the dirt we do

He said people refused to give God His due praise

Suppressing the truth in their wickedness, they're ruthless

Therefore, God gave them over to their sinful ways

And because of nature, we have No Excuses

Chapter Two's for those who think they don't fit in this category

They think they're on the path to glory-Nope, wrath & fury

They point the guilty to hell, they're swelled-

Lacking humility, even though they're filthy as well

Needing more than a bath, because like a greedy man who hoards his cash-

In the same way, they're storing up wrath

For the day when God's righteous judgment is revealed

And all see their sin debt's an infinite amount

When no secret word, thought or deed will remain concealed

Before God, to whom we must give account

That's why

Hook:

It feels so good to be justified

Either trust or die, you must decide

Stakes is high- make the right decision

For the Lamb who's life was given-Christ is risen

Verse 2

As we continue, the apostle Paul is a man on a mission

To convince you of hostile, fallen humanity's condition

Learn what God disperses- "hurt your pride" verses

Romans 3:12 "All have turned aside, they're worthless"

Bound by sin, a race of hopeless slaves

Verse 13: "Their throat is an open grave"

It says that "they use their tongues to deceive"

"The poison of vipers is under their lips"

Look at Hip-hop; that's not a hard one to believe

Cats who run with their cliques with guns on their hips

Doesn't it fit? Thugs found dead in clubs

Verse 15: "their feet are swift to shed blood"

Police end up deceased in mad hot zones

Verse 17: "The way of peace they have not known"

Everybody appears hard- despite the clear odds

Verse 18: bottom line- "Nobody fears God"

His Holy Word declares we're all lawbreakers, well

That's the explanation for this planet's confusion

If God didn't intervene, the fall would take us all to hell

But Praise the Lord! He granted a solution!

And

Hook:

It feels so good to be justified

Either trust or die, you must decide

Stakes is high- make the right decision

For the Lamb who's life was given-Christ is risen

Verse 3

Verse 21- God's righteousness- He manifested it

But that's nothing new- it's in the Old Testament

It belongs to those who put their faith in Christ

If you believe, you're redeemed because He paid the price

We were hostages, but then He set us from the bondage of sin-

So now we pay homage to Him

Verse 24- Divine gift- JUSTIFICATION!

The most important term in a Christian's vocabulary

And most believers can't define it- that's frustrating

'Cause understanding this helps us resist the adversary

Christ spilled His capillaries; that's why our Savior can't be Mary

That's a burden only the God-Man can carry

In Justification:

God declares sinners to be righteous by Grace Alone through Faith Alone

In the finished work of Christ Alone- He saves His own

Add anything to that, you're in the danger zone

At the cross, God treated Christ as if He lived my life (what?)

I'm so perverted- that's why He was broken and murdered

Through faith, God treats me like I lived the perfect life of Christ

Yo, I can't earn it, and no I don't deserve it but

Hook:

It feels so good to be justified

Either trust or die, you must decide

Stakes is high- make the right decision

For the Lamb who's life was given-Christ is risen