Romans 3:26-31

Romans 3:26-31

We Preach Christ Crucified!

Rom 3:26  To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Rom 3:27  Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

Rom 3:28  Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Rom 3:29  Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

Rom 3:30  Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

Rom 3:31  Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

1. We Preach the Righteousness of Christ! – vs. 26a*
1. All Righteousness is contained in Him. There is no hope of justifying or sanctifying myself apart from Christ. He is the gift of God’s righteousness to us by faith.

                                                              i.      1 Corinthians 1:18-31 

2. The Gospel is About Bringing Glory to Christ that He might be Both the Executioner and the Executed. He is the Righteous Judge and the One that Took My Place to Receive My Punishment. – vs. 26b*
1. Romans 4:3-9 
3. Is There Any Room Left For Me To Boast in My Salvation? – vs. 27-28*
1. The Answer Should be Obvious: Absolutely Not.

                                                              i.      Salvation is Not of Works But of Faith – vs. 27b*

1.      Ephesians 2:8-10 

                                                            ii.      Salvation is by Faith Alone – vs. 28

1.      Colossians 3:11 

4. Is God Only the God of the Jews and Not the Gentiles? – vs. 29-30*
1. The Answer should be obvious: all people can receive faith in Christ. – vs. 29*

                                                              i.      The second we move away from salvation by faith alone we lose the inclusiveness of the Gospel. If we believe God favors men by their merit, we are forced to rank them on some kind of scale and we no longer believe in the equality of men before God.

1.      Romans 10:9-13 

2. There is one God that justifies all men through faith in His Son Jesus Christ. - vs. 30*

                                                              i.      The second we move away from salvation by faith alone, we are forced to divide God’s nature and attempt to explain Him through heretical teaching of the trinity. For example Modalism.

1.      Galatians 3:6-9 

5. Is Paul Abolishing the Law by Teaching Salvation Through Faith Alone? – vs. 31*
1. Absolutely not! Now that we are freed from sin by the power of the Gospel we can truly live the law out in our daily lives. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is what give us the power to overcome!

                                                              i.      Ezekiel 36:26-27