Romans Chapter 3 Verses 26-31 - Messages In Romans – Justified Through Faith By A Righteous God And Now Declared Innocent - Message 13 Series

In studying the Romans passage, what Paul teaches in Galatians is very helpful. Let us look at a few passages from there.

1. {{Galatians 2:15-16 “We are Jews by nature, and not sinners from among the Gentiles. Nevertheless, knowing that a man is NOT JUSTIFIED BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law, since by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified”}} This excerpt covers the ground we have been looking at. No one could be justified by the Law because no one could keep the Law. Jesus kept the Law and is declared the Righteous One and now can provide us with His own righteousness.

2. {{Galatians 3:10-11 “As many as are of the works of the Law are under A CURSE, for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.’ Now, that no one is justified by the Law before God, is evident, for ‘The righteous man shall live by faith.’”}} Here we have it again. The Law curses a man because the Law curses sinners and all fail, who try to keep the Law, so righteousness with God can not come from the Law. BUT one was cursed for us – {{Galatians 3:13 “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’”}}

3. {{Galatians 3:21-25 “Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? MAY IT NEVER BE, for if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law, but the Scripture has shut up all men under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore THE LAW HAS BECOME OUR TUTOR to lead us to Christ THAT WE MAY BE JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, but now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.”}} We looked at these verses earlier but this is a most important passage. The Law is not contrary to God or His promises but was leading to faith with the promise of a Redeemer. That new change came through Jesus Christ so we now live by faith, not by trying to keep the Law. The Law was the tutor that led to Christ.

Time has gone but I encourage you to look further into Galatians because there are other connection between the Law and faith. God bless you all.

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