“For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.” Romans 3:20 Did you notice the words I highlighted for you yesterday? Here they are again: Our righteousness before Him …
The Gospel In A Nutshell Gems
Romans 3:21-26 is described by a number of Bible scholars as the Gospel in a Nutshell. Reading these eight Gems attentively will help you to understand the core of the Gospel by taking a detailed look at these six verses.
Bible Gem 151 – The Gospel in a Nutshell (Rom 3:21-26)
Announcing the GOOD NEWS. The Gospel within the 5th Gospel. Some call it the Gospel in a Nutshell: Oh you need it larger? Well ok then. Here it is below. Now it is ready for you to work on. Study this passage well. Pick it …
Bible Gem 152 – Setting this Gem in its context (Rom 3:21-26)
To see the full context of Romans 3:21-26 we need to go back to Romans 1:17 and 18. There Paul says: For in it God’s righteousness is being revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, “The righteous will live by faith.” For God’s …
Bible Gem 153 – Comparing the versions (Rom 3:21-26)
I have told you before the best way for you to dig deeper into the Biblical text when you don’t have the original languages is to compare the English translations alongside each other. Each will shed some new light on the understanding behind the text. …
Bible Gem 154 – His Righteousness not Ours (Rom 3:22)
Remember these Scriptural quotes? Our righteous before Him is as filthy rags, Isaiah 64:6 unless your righteousness greatly exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven! Mathew 5:20 Note Paul says “now a new righteousness of God is …
Bible Gem 155 – Propitiation or Expiation? Talk English man! (Rom 3:25)
There are two deep concepts in this one verse. (One today and the other we will deal with in the next Gem). Today’s focus is on the word [ἱλαστήριον] hilastērion (hil-as-tay’-ree-on). “ for being justified freely by His grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus, …
Bible Gem 156 – Over looking past sins? Really? (Rom 3:25)
Romans 3:25 This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when He held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for He was looking ahead and including them in what He would do in this present time. (NLT) Through the passing …
Bible Gem 157 – Just and Justifier – God’s big problem (Rom 3:26)
He Himself is righteous and that He justifies and accepts as righteous him who has [true] faith in Jesus. [AMP] that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus. [ASV] so that he might himself be upright, and …