Tag: Salvation

  • Romans, All are Justified by Faith

    Romans, All are Justified by Faith

    All are Justified by Faith Lesson 4 Romans 3:20-31 “But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe” (Romans 3:21, 22). The Important “But Now” (Romans 3:21, 22 “But…

  • Romans Salvation for All: The Whole World is Guilty

    Romans Salvation for All: The Whole World is Guilty

    The Whole World Is Guilty (Romans 3:1-20) At this point Paul drops his third bomb, with the Jews as his exclusive target. “What shall we conclude then?” is the New International Version’s interpretive rendering of the first part of Romans 3:9. And most readers by this time are ready for some concluding remarks about human…

  • Romans Salvation for All: The Sin of the Churchly Types

    Romans Salvation for All: The Sin of the Churchly Types

    The Sin of the Churchly Types Romans 2:1-29 Paul is an excellent psychologist. Paul, in the second half of Romans chapter 1, Paul aggressively condemns the sins of the Gentile world of his day. Even today, you can also hear the “amens” from the Jewish and other churchly types. They had been living “good” lives.…