– The obvious meaning, therefore, of this important passage is, that God has publicly set forth the Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of the intelligent universe, as a propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of men. It is the essential idea of such a sacrifice, that it is a satisfaction to justice. It terminates on God. Its primary design is not to produce any subjective change in the offerer, but to appease God
Charles Hodge
We, as sinners, are justified in Christ and Christ alone. He is the grounds of all righteousness imputed to those who receive the grace of justification through faith.
Listen as we continue through the Epistle to the Romans and delve into God’s amazing grace: