ROMANS Study Guide

b. All must be saved the same way – both Jew and Gentile!

Rom 3:24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Rom 3:25 whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness through the passing by of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God; Rom 3:26 for the display of His righteousness at this time, for Him to be just and, forgiving the one being of the faith of Jesus.

5. Three key Words: Description of our salvation

a. Redemption : To buy back or restore

b. Jesus has become our propitiation (one who has appeased or

placated) God’s wrath through faith in the offering of Jesus’

blood to justify us before God. (Heb.2:17)

c. The price of our redemption is Jesus’ Blood

It is important here to realize that the Blood is not for us… the

blood is for God. The blood satisfies his justice and allows God

to remain just in the face of the wickedness of mankind. The

price for our sins have been paid in full. We are now made

acceptable to God...restored to a right relationship with Him

through Jesus Christ. God remains just (there was payment for

sins) by allowing a perfect man to bear our sins - taking our

judgment.

Rom 3:27 Then where is the boasting? It is excluded. Through what law? Of works? No, but through the law of faith.

Rom 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the works of the Law. Rom 3:29 Or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the nations? Yes, of the nations also, Rom 3:30 since it is one God who will justify circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

6. There can be no BOASTING… we could do nothing to merit

God’s forgiveness … it is all by the LAW OF FAITH (we can

consistently depend on Christ to justify (and sanctify)

us before God (never by our keeping the law of Moses). This is