The Consequence Principle
That Principle by which God explains the reason or grounds for His action through the use of the words "wherefore" and "therefore".
Luke 1:35-"Therefore"---Because the humanity was created by God.
Acts 13:35 -"Wherefore"-To give us an ever-living Saviour, an all-powerful Saviour.
Philippians 2:9 -"Wherefore"-He took the steps down to humiliation, and God takes Him up to exaltation.
Hebrews 10:4, 5 -"Wherefore"-the blood of bulls and goats could not take away sin, so One had to come Who had a sinless life and sinless blood to give and shed for sinful people.
Hebrews 13:12, 13 -"Wherefore"-He went to the place of death to die as the Lamb of God. "Therefore" (vs. 13). If our lives are to tell for 1-jim, we must be willing to suffer reproach for Him, serving Him outside and away from those who think we are abnormal.
The word "therefore" is found 27 times in the book of Romans. Romans is the foundation epistle.
Romans 2:1-"therefore"-a shame to glory in one's own self. Condemnation. The first chapter of Romans speaks of moral corruption, the blackness of sin, men who would not worship God, but made idols to bow down to. Jews (in chapter 2) are just as bad. Judgment upon all men-(Rom 2:6). No man living has the knowledge to sit in judgment upon his fellow man. In judging another, he judges himself. Take a liar, for example: you do not like a liar, but when you condemn a liar, you condemn yourself. You hate the Jew because he delivered Christ up to die? Who nailed Him to the tree? You did! When you condemn another for it, you condemn yourself.
Romans 3:28 -"therefore"-brings to us "justification by faith".
It means to clear the slate of any record against us. It is by faith and not by works.
Romans 3:20-therefore"-take a look at yourself in the light of the Law and you will be condemned. The law of God never saves a man; it condemns him. The law pronounces a curse upon him (Galatians 3:10). Romans 4:16-"therefore"-justification is by faith so that it can be by grace, a gift of God's love; never earned.
Romans 5:1-"therefore"-having been justified by our simple faith in the finished work of Christ upon the cross, there is peace in our hearts; it is for the peace with God. Justification does not mean the feeling in your heart, but peace with God! In Egypt there was the blood on th& door posts; no doubt there were many of the firstborn of the Israelites who were very restless during the night the LORD passed over. The same is true that there were many of the first-born of the Egyptians who were not even troubled at all, although living under the curse and soon coming to destruction. Man is not safe because he thinks he is safe.
Romans 8:1-"therefore"-throws back to what?-to the Cross of Calvary!
Romans 12:1-"therefore"-to do something for Christ, because He did everything for us.
Romans 14:19-"therefore"---saved by grace through faith; this is true, but let us work as Children of God.
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