Posted in Death, Faith, Faith of Christ, Free Grace, Gospel, Grace, Justification, Reconciliation, Redemption, Righteousness, Romans 3, Salvation, Sin, Sovereignty, Substitution on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »
“But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference” Romans 3:21-22
The man who has heard the sound of God’s alarm [...]
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Posted in Election, Faith, Faith of Christ, Free Grace, Gospel, Grace, Justification, Redemption, Righteousness, Romans 3, Romans 4, Salvation, Sin, Sovereignty on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Abraham Believed God
“For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for rightesouness” Romans 4:3
HAVING presented the work of God in justifying sinners “freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus”, Paul goes on at the close of chapter 3 to present three hypothetical questions which [...]
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Paul introduces his letter to the Romans by stating his desire to preach the Gospel to them, “the gospel of God… concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of [...]
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Posted in Faith, Faith of Christ, Free Grace, Gospel, Grace, Justification, Redemption, Righteousness, Romans 3, Salvation, Sin, Substitution on November 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In Romans 3:21 we read of the revelation or manifestation of the righteousness of God in the Gospel - the glorious ‘but now’ of Romans 3. This wonderful, foundational, truth of the Gospel through which the sinner is justified by having the very righteousness of God imputed to him as a result of the death [...]
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Posted in Faith, Gospel, Grace, Romans 3 on November 2, 2007 | No Comments »
“As it is written, the just shall live by faith” Romans 1:17
“…The justifier of him which believeth in Jesus” Romans 3:26
TROUGHOUT the epistle to the Romans a constant theme is reiterated: “The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17). Faith is central to the Gospel and to salvation by that Gospel.
In Romans 3:26 we [...]
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“FOR ALL HAVE SINNED, AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD” Romans 3:23
Here is one of those verses in the Bible that you just can’t run away from. It is addressed to us all.
It says “For all have sinned”.
“ALL have sinned”. Everyone (*). That means you and me.
“But I’m not a sinner!” you say. [...]
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