Lesson 13 : Romans Chapter 3 Verses 21-26

Righteousness Through Faith

27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith.

28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.Prayer:

Father God, thank you for your grace and mercy.

We praise you for being Lord over all. You alone are worthy of all praise. You alone can save us. We can do nothing without you. Not even our faith can be attributed to ourselves. Help us to, everyday, choose you, Lord Jesus. Everyday abide in you and you in us. May our good deeds come from a place that you ordained. Let our good deeds glorify you and draw others to you. Let us never stop doing good but always remember that it is you who makes us good and holy and righteous. It is you alone Lord Jesus. Amen

Lesson 12 : Romans Chapter 3 Verses 21-26

Righteousness Through Faith

21But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.

22This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,

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

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

25God 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—

26he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

Lesson 11 : Romans Chapter 3 Verses 9-20

No One Is Righteous

9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;

11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.

12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”

13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.”“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”

14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16 ruin and misery mark their ways,

17 and the way of peace they do not know.”

18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.Prayer:

Praise you Father God! We thank you for your Word which is life. You say that as the rain comes down it will not return to heaven without watering the earth, so it is with your Word that it goes forth from your mouth and it will not return to you empty but will accomplish what you desire and achieve the purpose for which you sent it, Lord God.

Your word convicts our hearts and draws us to repentance. Help us to respond to your word which is truth. Help us to walk by faith and not by sight. We recognize that your law reveals to us that we don't measure up to your righteousness but through our faith in you Jesus we are made righteous. Thank you for your blood that cleanses us from all unrighteousness. Thank you for your Holy Spirit that leads us into all truth. Lord, increase within us so that we may decrease. In Jesus' precious name, Amen.