Lesson 31 Amplified – JUSTIFY

 

DIKAIOO

American: to render just, justify 

In Amplified Lesson Eighteen, we studied the state of being “just” before Theos. Now, we consider being made just, or being justified. We are justified by our having faith that Jesus’ suffering and death atoned for all our hamartiai [misses of the mark or goal, offenses, sins]. 

Almost Greek: [Words in italics are translator’s additions.] 

Galatians 2.15: We natural Jews (not being hamartoloi [offending, sinning] non-Jews) are knowing that a man isn’t dikaioutai emergent from working at law, if not [but] via pistis in Jesus the Christou. We even had pistis [reliance, faith] into Jesus the Christou in order that we may be dikaiothomen emergent from pistis (in the Christou and not emergent from working law) on the very account that all flesh [no flesh] dikaiothomen [will be justified] emergent from working law. Now, if we, seeking to be dikaiothenai in the Christo, ourselves are found to be hamartoloi, is then the Christos a servant of hamartias? Let it not be caused to be! For if I rebuild the things I have destroyed, I establish myself as a parabates [one going contrary to; a violator]. For via law, I died to law in order that I might live to Theos. I have been crucified with the Christo, but I live; but [yet] NO longer I, for the Christos lives in me. For the life, that I now live in the flesh, I live in pistis to the Son of Theos; He agapesantos [unconditionally loving] me and surrendering-over Himself on my behalf. I not set aside the charin [graciousness] of Theos. For if dikaiosune comes via working law, then the Christos died for not even one thing. 

Galatians 3.9: Know then that those emergent from pistis, these are the sons of Abraham. Now, foreseeing the Graphe [Scripture, part of Old Testament] that Theos dikaioi [would render just] the ethne [races, non-Jews, Gentiles] emergent from pistis, He proclaimed the euaggelion [good news, gospel, evangel] in advance, to Abraham, “...that all ethne will be blest in you.”

GENESIS 12.3 [Adonay {Kurios} speaking],

“... and in you shall all the families [tribes] of the earth be blest.” 

Galatians 3.24: The Law [Pentateuch, Books of Moses, first five books of the Old Testament] has been caused to be our trainer into the Christon, in order that we might be dikaiothomen emergent from pisteos. Now, pisteos having come [arrived], we are no longer under a trainer. For you are all sons of Theos via pistis in Jesus the Christo. For as many of you as were ebaptisthete [immersed, submerged, baptized] into the Christon, you put on the Christos. There aren’t in you Jews nor Greeks; there isn’t in you slave nor freeman [citizen]; there isn’t in you male nor female; for you are all one in the Christo Jesus. Now, if you are of the Christou, then you are spermai [descendants] of Abraham; even heirs down to epaggelian [announcement, proclamation, promise]. 

1^st Corinthians 4: So, let us inventory a man as huperetes [under-oarsmen, galley slaves] of the Christou and stewards of the musterion [secrets, mysteries] of Theos. Furthermore, it is sought among stewards that they are found pistos [faithful]. It is to me the smallest thing in order that I am scrutinized by you or under a man’s day; conversely, I not scrutinize myself. For I do not scrutinize even one thing of myself; conversely, I not dedikaiomai [have been rendered just] in [by] this process. He, scrutinizing me is Kurios. So, not judge anything ahead of time (before the Kurios comes), Who will both shed light on the hidden things of obscurity and will reveal the advice of the hearts. Then praise will be to each one from Theos. 

1^st Corinthians 6.9: Or not know you that those adikeo [being unjust] won't be heirs to the Kingdom of Theos? Do not be led astray! Not pornoi [male prostitutes], nor idolaters, nor moichoi [adulterers], nor effeminate, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor plunderers; in no way shall they be heirs to the Kingdom of Theos. And some of you were these, but you were totally washed; but you hegiasthete [were made holy]; but you edikaiothete [were rendered just] in the name of the Kuriou and in the Hagios Pneuma of our Theos. 

Romans 2.12: For as many as hamarton, without The Law, will be totally destroyed without The Law; as many as are hamarton, in [under], The Law will be krithesontai [judged, put on trial] via The Law; for the hearers of The Law aren’t dikaioi with Theos; conversely, the performers of The Law dikaithesontai [shall be rendered just]. 

Romans 3.4: Theos is true and all of mankind a liar, just as it has been written,

“Whatever (However) You dikaiothes [might be rendered just] in Your logoi [words] and will prevail in Your krinesthai [being on trial].” 

Luke 18.9: Now, He also spoke (to some of those relying upon themselves; that they are the dikaioi, but also despising the rest) this parable: “Two men went up to the Temple to proseuchasthai [to humbly beg God; to pray], the one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. Standing, the Pharisee was proseuchto to himself these words, ‘Theos! I am grateful that I am not just as the rest of men; rapacious, unjust, moichoi or even as this tax-farmer. I fast twice a week. I tithe everything, as much as I get.’ And the tax-farmer (standing at a distance) wouldn’t even raise up his eyes to Ouranon [Heaven]; conversely, he thumped his chest saying, ‘Theos! reconcile me, the hamartolo, to You.’ I say to you, the same went down to his house dedikaiomenos [having been justified], rather than that other one, because everyone (elevating himself) will be humiliated, now [but] he (humiliating himself) will be elevated.” 

Titus 3: Quietly remind them to subordinate themselves to chiefs and authorities (to submit to authority); to be ready toward all good work (vilifying not even one person), to be amachous [without-fighting, peaceable], all appropriate [moderate], showing gentleness toward all men. For we were also once without understanding; unpersuadable, caused to stray, slaving for lusts and motley sensual pleasures, passing time in kakia [worthlessness] and ill-will; stugetoi [hateful]; misountes [hating] one another. But chrestotes [usefulness] and philanthropia [love of mankind] shone forth from Abba Theos our Soteros [deliverer, savior], not emergent from works of dikaiosune which we had done, but down to his compassion, He esosen [made safe, saved] us via bathing of spiritual rebirth and renovation of the Hagios Pneuma, Whom He copiously poured forth upon us via Jesus the Christou, our Soteros, in order that dikaiothentes [being justified] by that charity [graciousness], we might be caused to be heirs down [according] to the elpida [expectation, hope] of eternal life.

End of Thirty-first Lesson