righteousness of god revealed romans chapter 3:21-31

Righteousness Of God Righteousness Of God Revealed Revealed

Romans Chapter 3:21-31Romans Chapter 3:21-31

“Righteousness of God”

Can be understood in two Can be understood in two ways...ways... God's own personal God's own personal

righteousness (His justice)righteousness (His justice) God's system of making man God's system of making man

righteous (forgiving man of sin)righteous (forgiving man of sin)

By By The Law And ProphetsThe Law And Prophets

Righteousness Of God Righteousness Of God RevealedRevealed

By The Law & Prophets

““But it means simply what the But it means simply what the apostle had been endeavoring to apostle had been endeavoring to show, that justification could not show, that justification could not be accomplished by be accomplished by personal personal obedience to any law of Jew or obedience to any law of Jew or Gentile, and that it must be Gentile, and that it must be accomplished in some other accomplished in some other way.” – way.” – BarnesBarnes

Righteousness Apart From Righteousness Apart From Law.Law.


““a system of justification that a system of justification that does not depend upon one’s does not depend upon one’s perfect obedience”perfect obedience”

Righteousness Apart From Righteousness Apart From Law.Law.


Witnessed by the Law.Witnessed by the Law.

How?How? Through shadows and figures Through shadows and figures

(e.g., animal sacrifices) - (e.g., animal sacrifices) - He 10:1-He 10:1-44

Prophetic utterances - Prophetic utterances - Gen 15:6; Gen 15:6; Isa 53:4-6,10-12; Hab 2:4Isa 53:4-6,10-12; Hab 2:4

By By The Gospel And ApostlesThe Gospel And Apostles

Righteousness Of God Righteousness Of God RevealedRevealed

Demands faith in Demands faith in Jesus.Jesus.

Romans 3:22Romans 3:22

““even the righteousness of God, even the righteousness of God, through through faith in Jesus Christfaith in Jesus Christ, to , to all and on all who believe. For all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;”there is no difference;”

By The Gospel And Apostles

Demands faith in Demands faith in Jesus.Jesus. We must believe in HimWe must believe in Him

Or die in our sins -Or die in our sins -

John 8:24John 8:24 "Therefore I said "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."am He, you will die in your sins."


Demands faith in Jesus. We must believe in HimWe must believe in Him

Or die in our sins - Jn 8:24Or die in our sins - Jn 8:24 If we desire eternal lifeIf we desire eternal life


Demands faith in Jesus. We must believe in HimWe must believe in Him

Or die in our sins - Jn 8:24Or die in our sins - Jn 8:24 If we desire eternal lifeIf we desire eternal life John 20:31John 20:31

But these are recorded, But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name. may have life in his name.


Demands faith in Jesus. TTo all who believe in Jesus o all who believe in Jesus

Romans 3:22-23Romans 3:22-23 even the righteousness of God, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,the glory of God,


Involves justification by God. Offered Freely by His GraceOffered Freely by His Grace

Romans 3:24-25Romans 3:24-25 being justified freely by His grace being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously the sins that were previously committed,committed,



Eliminates Boasting by Man.

Excluded by the Law of Faith.Excluded by the Law of Faith.

Romans 3:27-30 Romans 3:27-30 What reason, then, is there for What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith. 28 For this reason, then, of faith. 28 For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law. faith without the works of the law.

Eliminates Boasting by Man. Excluded by the Law of Faith Excluded by the Law of Faith

Romans 3:29-30 Romans 3:29-30 Or is God the God of Jews only? Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles: 30 If God Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles: 30 If God is one; and he will give is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not through faith to those who have not circumcision. circumcision.



Establishing the Principle of Establishing the Principle of LawLaw

Romans 3:31 Romans 3:31 Do we, then, through faith Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that way: but we make it clear that the law is important.the law is important.



Establishing the Principle of Establishing the Principle of LawLaw

Matthew 28:20 Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to keep all Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.to the end of the world.



Establishing the Principle of LawEstablishing the Principle of Law

Titus 2:11-12 Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God has come, giving For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men, training us so salvation to all men, training us so that, turning away from evil and the that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;of God in this present life;


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