How can I have peace with God when I keep failing?

Chuck Smith: "if I were justified by works, then I would have peace with God as long as I was doing good. But when I failed, that peace would again be broken." The peace rests on faith, not performance: "being justified by faith, we have peace with God" (Romans 5:1). Read Chuck on Romans 5:1 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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