The only way to be right with God. Romans 3:19-31

PAUSE FOR THOUGHT.

We can never be right before Holy God by obeying the law. Only through faith in Jesus Christ. This means a genuine heartfelt reliance on Jesus Christ being certain that He went to the cross on my behalf. 3:22

No good deed that we ever do will make us right with God, God declares us righteous because we have put our faith in His Son Jesus! Righteousness is a gift ! 3:22,5:17

When God declares us not guilty every sin that we’ve ever committed is forgiven God no longer has a record of our sins. From God’s perspective it’s as though we never sinned. 3:24

Romans 6:23 “the wages of sin is death” Jesus never sinned so He didn’t earn sins wages. But Jesus paid the debt “ransom” in full when He died on the cross for our sins. The debt that was owed was owed to God. The wonderful thing? Only Jesus could afford to pay the debt which we owed. 3:24

Because Jesus Christ bore the wrath of God that we deserve then it is no longer stored up for us. 2:5, 3:25

By sending Jesus to die on the cross for us God was proved Just in punishing sin and yet At the same time justifying us (making us right) through our faith in Jesus Christ.

Justified To be declared righteous in God’s sight. (As though we have never sinned) Redemption a release secured by the payment of a ransom ( the price paid was the blood of Jesus) Propitiation the appeasement of divine wrath.

MEMORY VERSE.
Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on our good deeds. It is based on our faith.

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