Romans 3

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Romans 3:1–8 ESV
1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4 By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, “That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged.” 5 But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) 6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world? 7 But if through my lie God’s truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8 And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.

Gentiles apart from Christ are unrighteous.

Premise - of 1:18-32 is that the gentiles who don’t have the law are still unrighteous and without excuse.

Jews apart from Christ are unrighteous.

The premise of Romans 2 is that the knowing the law doesn’t make one righteous.

Is there any advantage given Jews towards salvation?

YES!

Is there any advantage to having parents who are believers?

2 Timothy 3:14–15 ESV
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Romans 10:17 ESV
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
What are those advantages?
Does have parents who are believers make it certain that their children will be believers?
Romans 3:9–20 ESV
9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; 11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” 13 “Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.” 14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.” 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 in their paths are ruin and misery, 17 and the way of peace they have not known.” 18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” 19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
The sinfulness of man.
Why is it important for us to understand that man is under sin?
It is true!
Without this truth we keep looking for solutions to the wrong problem.
Under sin gives us a picture as sin crushing us.
It weighs us down.
At the cross at the cross where I first saw the light and the burden of my heart rolled away!
Man has a profound problem! - He is not right with God and can’t make himself right and is not even trying.
Man is lost and not looking for God.
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