“Now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets” ( Rom. 3:21 )
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“Now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets” ( Rom. 3:21 )
Read more at the source: Monday: The Righteousness of God
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Read Romans 3:19-20 . What is Paul saying here about the law, about what it does, and about what it does not or cannot do? Why is this point so important for all Christians to understand? Image © Lars Justinen Goodsalt.com Paul is using the term law in its broad sense as the Jew in his day understood it.
Read more at the source: Sunday: The Deeds of the Law
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Image © Pacific Press from GoodSalt.com Read for This Week’s Study: Rom. 3:19-28
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Further Thought: “Thus the biblical terminology shows that sin is not a calamity fallen upon the human unawares, but the result of an active attitude and choice on the part of the human. Further, sin is not the absence of good, but it is ‘falling short’ of God’s expectations. It is an evil course that the human has deliberately chosen. Image © Stan Myers from GoodSalt.com It is not a weakness for which humans cannot be held responsible, for the human in the attitude or act of sin deliberately chooses a way of rebellion against God, in transgression against His law, and fails to hear God’s Word. Sin attempts to pass beyond the limitations God has set.
Read more at the source: Friday: Further Thought – The Human Condition
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“Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?” ( Rom. 2:4 ). What message is here for us in regard to the whole question of repentance? Image © Lars Justinen from GoodSalt.com We should notice that God’s goodness leads, not forces, sinners to repentance
Read more at the source: Thursday: The Gospel and Repentance