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“Jesus our Lord…who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification” (Romans 4:24-25).
All our offences—our sins, were against us, and a holy God could not just forgive our offences; the penalty had to be paid for them. But the Lord Jesus stepped forward in our place (if we are true believers) and took the awful punishment for sin upon Himself. Then something else happened: He died and was placed in a grave, but then rose again the third day. Why does it mention His resurrection as being connected with our justification?
It is because when the Lord Jesus rose from the dead, it was the sign of God’s approval and perfect satisfaction with the work He had done on the cross. We can be absolutely sure of our salvation because our Savior rose from the dead. If He had not risen, it would have meant that the work was not complete, and that God was not satisfied. But our Lord Jesus did rise, and we can be sure of our justification because of this.
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