Romans Chapter Three
Lesson 33
Intro:
Why the
Necessity of the Cross?
There is
a barrier that stands between a Holy God and mankind!
Barrier Solution
1.
Sin Redemption
2.
Penalty for Sin Expiation
3.
Physical Birth Regeneration
4.
Relative Righteousness Imputation/Justification
5.
Character of God Propitiation
6.
Position in Adam Position
in Christ
The
Significance of the Resurrection of Christ
Rom 1:4
Rom
Back to
Rom 3
verse
3 begins "What then?" This introduces the 2nd question and its
answer;
Paul gives the answer: 3:4
Begins with the strongest negative answer in the Grk.
Examples
of use:
Rom
3:3-4 that somehow man's unbelief
cancels God's faithfulness;
May it never be!
6:14-15 Since we are not
under the Law but under grace, we are free to sin as we please.
7:6-7 We are free from
the Law, so there must be something sinful about the law, May it never be! false and
irreverent!
God is always true, always faithful!
- Paul repudiates even the suggestion that somehow God is not true, faithful; alhqhj the very suggestion he says is reprehensible
Examples
of usage: of God Jn
- The force that Paul is attempting to get across to us is
that God is completely reliable;
He is
still true/faithful/reliable in fulfilling His word when He brings judgment whether national [Neh.
His
faithfulness to His word to
- God stands in stark contrast to man in respect to His
word;
Always
faithful, always true to it;
man is not! all found to be a liar; all fail to live up to the light that they
have!
Paul
quotes Psa. 51:4b in 3:4 point = David declares that his sin
does not make God unjust in condemning him rather it vindicates God's justice.
So if
man's sin/failure does not in any way cancel God's justice; then neither does the failure of the
religious Jew to believe God cancel God's faithfulness and truthfulness.
Question
and answer #3: Idea Paul is refuting here: Since our sin magnifies God's righteousness, How can He judge us??
Logic/reasoning
is quite clear: Because of the great
contrast God's righteousness is more clearly seen.
- Idea Paul is dealing with here is that the righteousness
of God shines all the more brightly against the backdrop of man's
unrighteousness.
Where
they go wrong is in their conclusion that since their sin has promoted God's righteousness, to
magnify it all the more; then how can God judge me!