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(Romans 3:19-20) Summation: the law cannot save us from our sin and the penalty it deserves. Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Romans 3 begins with a question-and-answer session, as if between Paul and an imagined opponent. Paul poses questions, much like those one would expect from someone taking issue with what Paul wrote in Romans chapter 2.
Romans Chapter 3 makes it clear that EVERYONE is a sinner! There is only One that has ever walked the earth perfectly, our Savior, Jesus Christ. The rest of us are sinners, as the Bible makes clear in the following three verses: “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” - Romans 3:23,
Romans chapter 3 continues Paul's exploration of sin, righteousness, and the law, presenting crucial theological concepts central to Christian doctrine. This chapter addresses the universality of sin, the righteousness of God apart from the law, and the principle of justification by faith.
Romans 3:1-3 God’s Righteousness Upheld. “Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? By no means!
OBJECTIVES IN STUDYING THIS CHAPTER. To understand the particulars of God's righteousness: grace, redemption, propitiation, faith in Jesus, and justification. To see the difference between a law of works and the law of faith.
18 sie 2004 · 3:21 The phrase But now (Νυνὶ δὲ, nuni de) is extremely significant in Romans and marks off the “post-Christ’s coming” era—including the ministry of the Spirit—as a new development in the salvation historical plan of God. Now, Paul says, is the eschatological time of fulfillment in Christ (7:6).
