Men’s Bible Study 10.19.22

Romans 3 24-end and 4:1-4

Romans 3:24 NKJV

24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Both morally and physically a certain transfiguration takes place in the Christian

2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

We still carry the same physical attributes as we did before

Our spirit is reborn

John 3:3 NKJV

3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Some people want to hold onto their old identity

Or how they viewed or identified themselves

What do you identify as?

Romans 3:25 NKJV

25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,

Propitiation- Hilasterion

serves as an instrument for regaining the goodwill of a diety; expiation, atonement

blood for a sin offering which was sprinkled on the mercy seat

Jesus became our last and final sacrifice

Going back to the passover in the land of Egypt

Out of bondage of Egypt and a temporary covering

We are once and for all justified through Jesus’ blood

Romans 3:27 NKJV

27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

We have to keep a humble perspective

What keeps your perspective aligned correctly?

Romans 3:28–31 NKJV

28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, 30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.

We are justified through faith

How do you keep faith?

Romans 4:1–4 NKJV

1 What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” 4 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.

He uses Abraham as an example because it was he who all the nation of Isreal came out of

It wasn’t by his works but being obedient to God and trusting his plan

It was accounted to Abraham righteousness by saying yes to God

Waited 25 years to receive the promise of a Son

God asked him to sacrifice him and he says YES

Are you trusting the process?

How do we say yes to God?