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4. Redemption in Romans Contents 1 Paul and RomePhysical Background 2 Jew and GentileTheological Background 3 All Have SinnedChapters 1-3A 4 Justified by FaithChapter 3B 5 Justification and the LawChapter 4 6 Expounding the FaithChapter 5 7 Victory Over SinChapter 6 8 The Man of RomansChapter 7 9 Freedom in ChristChapter 8 10 Redemption for Jew and GentileChapter 9 11 The Election of GraceChapters 10, 11 12 Love and LawChapters 12, 13 13 All the Rest Is CommentaryChapters 14-16

5. It was light from the book of Romans that scattered the darkness, light that revealed not only the great truth of Christ pardoning sinners but also the power of Christ to cleanse from sin. And it’s light from these pages that we, this quarter, will seek to uncover for ourselves as we study the great theme of salvation by faith alone as revealed in the book of Romans. Redemption in Romans Our Goal {5}

6. Redemption in Romans Lesson 3, July 17 Redemption in Romans Lesson 3, July 17 All Have Sinned

7. Key Text Romans 3:23 NKJV “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” “Both Jew and pagan sinned and forfeited God’s glory.” JB

8. All Have Sinned Initial Words {33} Unless a person acknowledges that he or she is unrighteous, that person will sense no need for justification. For Paul, the first step in justification is that a person recognize himself or herself as a helpless, hopeless sinner. Paul presents first the terrible depravity of the Gentiles. Paul then shows that the Jews are just as bad.

9. All Have Sinned Quick Look 1. Hopeless Without Christ (Romans 3:10-18) 2. Losing Sight of Christ (Romans 2:1-4) 3. Hopeful in Christ (Romans 1:16, 17)

10. All Have Sinned 1. Hopeless Without Christ Romans 3:10-18 NKJV “There is none righteous, no, not one; … there is none who seeks after God. … There is none who does good, no, not one. Their throat is an open tomb…. Their feet are swift to shed blood…. There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

11. 1.Hopeless Without Christ The Human Condition {36} Some challenge the idea of human sinfulness, arguing that people are basically good. The problem stems from not understanding what true goodness is. People can compare themselves to someone else and feel good about themselves. However, when we contrast ourselves to God, and to the holiness and righteousness of God, none would come away with anything other than disgust.

12. Romans 3:23 talks about “the glory of God.” Perhaps the simplest interpretation is to give the phrase the meaning it has in 1 Corinthians 11:7, “He [man] is the image and glory of God” (RSV). 1.Hopeless Without Christ The Human Condition {36} In Greek, the word for “glory” may be considered as loosely equivalent to the word for “image.” Sin has marred the image of God in man. Sinful man falls far short of reflecting the image or glory of God.

13. All Have Sinned 2. Losing Sight of Christ Romans 2:1-4 NKJV Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. … Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

14. 2. Losing Sight in Christ Then and Now {38} The twentieth century was one of the most violent and barbaric in all history, thanks in great part to the advances of science, which made it much more possible for people to kill others on a scale that the most depraved madmen of the past could only dream about. What was the problem?

15. 2. Losing Sight in Christ Then and Now {38} When humanity lost sight of God, a floodgate of sin and error and degradation opened. We, today, each of us, are living the consequences of that problem. In fact, unless we are moment by moment surrendered to God, we become part of the problem, as well.

16. In Romans 1, Paul was dealing specifically with the sins of the Gentiles, the pagans, those who had lost sight of God a long time ago and, thus, fallen into the most degrading practices. But he wasn’t going to let his own people off the hook either. Despite all the advantages that they had been given (Rom. 3:1, 2), they, too, were sinners. Jews and Gentiles are the same. 2. Losing Sight in Christ Then and Now {38}

17. “Do not think yourself better than other men, and set yourself up as their judge. Since you cannot discern motive, you are incapable of judging another. In criticizing him, you are passing sentence upon yourself; for you show that you are a participant with Satan, the accuser of the brethren.”—The Desire of Ages 314. 2. Losing Sight in Christ Then and Now {38}

18. It’s often so easy to see the sins of others and to point them out. How often, though, are we guilty of the same kinds of things, or even worse? The problem is that we tend to turn a blind eye on ourselves, or we make ourselves feel better by looking at just how bad others are in contrast to ourselves. 2. Losing Sight in Christ Then and Now {38}

19. Romans 1:16, 17 RSV “I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, ‘He who through faith is righteous shall live’.” All Have Sinned 3. Hopeful in Christ

20. Key Words {34} 1. Gospel. Modified by the phrase “of Christ,” it means “the good news about the Messiah”. In Jesus and in His perfect righteousness— and not in ourselves, or even in God’s law— can one find salvation. 2. Righteousness refers to the quality of being “right” with God; a righteousness He has provided. The only righteousness good enough to bring us the promise of eternal life.

21. 3. Hopeful in Christ Key Words {34} 3. Faith. In Greek the words translated believe and faith (KJV) in this passage are the verb and noun forms of the same word: pisteuo (“believe”), pistis (“belief ” or “faith”). The meaning of faith as related to salvation will unfold as we study Romans. Could you be living a lifestyle that denies your profession of faith?

22. As bad as we are, our situation is not hopeless. The first step is for us to acknowledge our utter sinfulness and also our helplessness in and of ourselves to do anything about it. It is the work of the Holy Spirit to bring about such conviction. If the sinner does not resist Him, the Spirit will lead the sinner to cast him/herself upon Christ. 3. Hopeful in Christ Repentance {36}

23. God’s goodness leads, not forces, sinners to repentance. God uses no coercion. He is infinitely patient and seeks to draw all men by His love. A forced repentance would destroy the whole purpose of repentance, would it not? If God forced repentance, then would not everyone be saved, for why would He force some and not others to repent? 3. Hopeful in Christ Repentance {42}

24. All Have Sinned Final Words {44} “Many are deceived concerning the condition of their hearts. They do not realize that the natural heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. They wrap themselves about with their own righteousness, and are satisfied in reaching their own human standard of character; but how fatally they fail when they do not reach the divine standard, and … meet the requirements of God.” (SM 1:320)