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Hebrews 9:1-
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Romans 3:2
This portion of Romans is a Holy Spirit dissertation on the results of the fall and the results of grace.
The previous two weeks we have looked at the words, “redemption” and “reconciliation”.
This morning we will continue to expand on that and bring into the picture “propitiation”
These three words will work together to show us depth into the work and the completion of the work of Christ.
Remember, we are not at this point discussing anything of mans doing.
We are looking at what God has done:
Redemption - The finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ as far as sin is concerned (sinward) - we covered this last week
Propitiation - The finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ as far as God is concerned (Godward) - we will cover this next week
Reconciliation - the finished work of the Lord Jesus as far as man is concerned (manward) - God is not reconciled to us, we are reconciled to God.
That is, we are completley restored to a former state.
From complete alienation to complet reconciliation.
All three of these words apply fully to those who belong to God.
Now we come to the Epistle of Romans.
This portion of Romans is a Holy Spirit dissertation on the results of the fall and the results of grace.
PREVIOUS CONTEXT:
In the first two chapters of Romans we a study looking at the fall and the total depravity of man.
You can’t hold to that and the synergistic gospel and hold to total depravity.
It is inconssistant and illogical.
The argument of the fall and depravity of man, ends at verse 20 where the word sin is used for the first time.
Sin = is not aiming and missing the mark, but the word actually describes the inability to even reach it.
One who does not even have the stregnth to pull the bow back.
INTERPRETIVE NOTE:
We are not trying to see what Paul is saying but what God is saying.
It is a impossibility for what is said here to contradict with other scripture.
It all has the same author (the Holy Spirit) and He cannot contradict himself.
ROMANS 3:21
But now = The great change between the total depravity of man to the righteousness of God
apart from = separate from the law
righteousness of God = Gods righteousness (a genitive without a preposition)…
there is no preposition “of” in the Greek, that is part of the gentative.
This means the Bible student, the translator, which is you, have to decide which kind of a genetive that is to be understood as.
I believe this to be simply a possessive genitive.
“But now God’s righteousness”
“But now God’s righteousness”
A proper literal translation of the genetive would be “of God”…
A proper literal translation of the genetive would be “of God”…They did not have a possesive in the Greek.
There was no apostrophe ‘s’
They did not have a possessive in the Greek.
There was no apostrophe ‘s’
APPROPRIATE TRANSLATION:
But now, God’s righteousness, separate from the law, has been completely revealed (manifested).
Has been manifested
has been completely revealed
perfect passive: Present reality of a past event.
This is not saying that it is going on now.
What was manifested?
Jesus Christ
What was manifested?
Jesus Christ
God in coming as a man, not only kept the law perfectly, but He kept it entirely, meaning: He suffered it’s penalty.
God in coming as a man, not only kept the law perfectly, but He kept it entirley, meaning: He suffered it’s penalty.
Christ not only kept the law in it’s perfection, but also in it’s penalty.
Christ not only kept the law in it’s perfection, but also in it’s penalty.
Christ was cursed, because He took upon Himself our sins, He died in our place.
Every aspect of the law fufilled.
Christ was cursed, because He took upon Himself our sins, He died in our place.
Every aspect of the law fufilled.
Only God could fulfill both the perfection and penalty of the law.
Only God could fulfill both the perfection and penalty of the law.
The righteousness of God, separate from the law, is God all mighty, incarnate, as our kinsman redeemer, fulfilling the law perfectly and bearing it’s complete penalty, so that we stand before God spotless.
The righteousness of God, separate from the law, is God all mighty incarnate as our kinsman redeemer, fulfilling the law perfectly and bearing it’s complete penalty, so that we stand before God spotless.
being Witnessed by the Law and the Prophets:
even (God’s) righteousness, which is by faith of Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction;
(participle active is concurrent with the main verb if present: main verb = manifested)
The OT is where we learn that the inocent dies for the guilty in a substitutionary manner.
That the seed of the woman will bruise the head of the serpant.
The prophets declaration that God will reveal His righteousness is bearing witness even now.
Christ not only kept the law in it’s perfection, but also in it’s penalty.
Christ was cursed, because He took upon Himself our sins, He died in our place.
Every aspect of the law fufilled.
Only God could fulfill both the perfection and penalty of the law.
The righteousness of God, separate from the law, is God all mighty incarnate as our kinsman redeemer, fulfilling the law perfectly and bearing it’s complete penalty, so that we stand before God spotless.
even (God’s) righteousness, which is by faith of Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction;
Is the genitive objective or subjective?
Is the genitive objective or subjective?
When the greek word pistis (faith) occurs with a genitive and separate from a preposition it is always subjective.
When the greek word pistos occurs with a genitive and separate from a preposition it is always subjective.
Here, we have a genitive, with the greek word “pistis” (faith) and there is no preposition there.
A reasonable translation would seem to be:
Here, we have a genitive, with the greek word “pistis” (faith) and there is no preposition there.
A reasonable translation would seem to be:
"even God’s righteousness, which is by means of Christ faithfulness.”
The word through/by faith, in verse 22 is Gk: dia - it means: “by means of”
APPROPRIATE TRANSLATION:
“even God’s righteousness, which is by means of Christ faithfulness.”
That is what the Greek says.
In that translation you no longer have a contradiction of the text whereby God’s soverignty all of a sudden become subservient to mans desire.
Rather the text, in keeping with what the Holy Spirit is revealing, gives to us a definition of God’s righteousness: The faithfulness of Jesus Christ.
I caution you against taking that “by means of” phrase and interpreting it as saying that God’s righteousness is by means of the action of a totally depraved human being.
If that is your interpretation, well, lets just say, you might as well ignore the verse.
The scary part is that, that without question is modern Christianity, that “God’s righteousness is manifested through mans faith”…oh…God have mercy when that becomes us.
I caution you against taking that “by means of” phrase and interpreting it as saying that God’s righteousness is by means of the action of a totally depraved human being.
If that is your interpretation, well, lets just say, you might as well ignore the verse.
The scary part is that, that without question is modern Christianity, that “God’s righteousness is manifested through mans faith”…oh…God have mercy when that becomes us.
“God’s righteousness is revealed by means of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ.” - Praise God!
That is wonderful.
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