Romans #14: 3:21-26 “Faith Is the Key to Righteousness”

Romans #14: “Righteousness Revealed” Romans 3:21-26 Remember where we are in the book. I. SIN: God’s righteousness is revealed through Condemnation (1:18-3:20). a. The Gentiles Guilty (1:18-32) b. The Jews Guilty (2:1-3:8) c. The Whole World guilty (3:1-20) II. GRACE: God’s righteousness is revealed through Justification (3:21–5:21). a. Justification Stated (3:21-3:31) b. Justification illustrated in Abraham (4:1-25) c. Justification explained in Adam (5:1-21) Thought Flow 1. TONIGHT: 2. NEXT WEEK: Faith brings righteousness (3:21–26). Faith excludes boasting (3:27-31). 1. Justified apart from the Law (3:21) Apart from the Law: Witnessed by the Law and the Prophets: 2. Justified through Faith (3:22-25a) 22 What is Faith? F A I T H Faith __________________ ______ __ __________ ______ No difference: 24 Through the redemption: What is redemption? Justification: This word is from the root meaning “righteous.” It is used judicially, meaning “declared righteous.” It involves two things: 1. __________ Removed 2. Righteousness _________ Redemption: This word involves two ideas. 1. ________________ 2. ________________ Redemption means that Christ purchased us with His blood from slavery to sin – its penalty and power. 25 God gave Jesus as the propitiation for our sins. He accomplished this by His blood. Propitiation has two senses in the context. 1. Its meaning: “__________ _____________ ______________” 2. Its referent: The “__________ ________” (see Lev 16). 3. Justified by Justice (3:25b-26) God’s righteousness is demonstrated in two ways. 1. God’s righteousness in the ___________. 2. God’s righteousness in the _____________.