Sunday Morning

Perhaps no other doctrine caused so much turmoil during the Reformation as Sola Fide. Paul brings to our attention three logical conclusions of the fact that justification is by faith alone: it silences man’s boasting, it reveals God’s oneness, and it confirms the Law’s requirements.

Romans 3:25-26 We expect a judge to be just in all his decisions. So is God the Divine Judge unjust when He forgives sin? Paul provides the answer in the doctrine of propitiation. These two verses ought to make people tremble as they behold the majesty of the Divine Judge who sits in the heavens and establishes His justice through the cross of Christ.

Romans 3:23-26 There are two facts that summarize the doctrine of justification; really, that summarize the message of the entire Bible. Man has a problem… and God has the cure.

Romans 3:21-22 After stating a rather overwhelming case for the judgment of all men, Paul now shows that God has intervened to inaugurate a new era. This is the light of the glorious gospel, the very heart of the book of Romans. Paul presents two sides to the transaction we call “justification.”

Romans 3:19-20 Paul re-emphasizes that Jews are also held accountable to their Law, while covering what the Law can and cannot do.

Paul begins his summary of the hopeless condition of all people who are outside of Christ with this unique blend of summary statements and Old Testament quotations. He covers both the comprehensive nature and pervasive demonstration of depravity.

Romans 3:5-8 Romans 3:1-8 gives two very good reasons why God must judge sin and, in the course of doing so, two very important attributes of God are presented: His faithfulness and justice.

Romans 3:1-4 After establishing that all men — both Jew and Gentile — are guilty before God, Paul begins to answer counter-questions that the Jew would have. But bigger than the answers themselves are what God has revealed about Himself, namely His own faithfulness.

Romans 2:17-29 For the Jew, trusting in the Law and circumcision for salvation was dangerous grounds. Paul provides more details about the inherent dangers of moralism, including a lifestyle of hypocrisy, the potential of blasphemy, and an absence of true spirituality.