ROMANS 3:21-24 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

A STORY OF ROMANS AN UNDESERVED GIFT!

MORE SPECIFICALLY: How we are made right through faith to Jesus.

ROMANS 3:21-24 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

IMPORTANT TRANSITION: “But now”

Romans 3:21-22 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,

IMPORTANT TRUTH: The Gospel always points to good news.

DEFINED: Righteous: you define in terms of proof of worth or poof of value.

THE GOSPEL SAYS: You can’t earn it, it’s a gift that is given.

ROMANS 3:23 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

ROMANS 3:24 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

ROMANS 3:25 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—

II CORINTHIANS 5:21 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

ROMANS 6:23 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

A STORY OF ROMANS AN UNDESERVED GIFT!