Only by Grace (Romans 4:1-5) The religions of the world teach that people can be saved by works. Judaism is no different. But the gospel declares that salvation is possible only by the grace of Go...

Faith Accounted for Righteousness (Romans 4:1-3) The Jews believed that their forefather Abraham was the most righteous man on earth, a man with perfect character and perfect deeds. But Paul says,...

I Have Nothing to Boast Of (Romans 3:27-31) The Jews believed that because they had received the word of God directly and had kept it, they alone were the people who could be accepted by God. But ...

Painful Forbearance (Romans 3:25-26) Sinners may go without recompense, but God is not indifferent. Sinners may seem to receive no recompense, but God is not indifferent. God endured in pain, with...

Free Grace, Costly Sacrifice (Rom 3:23-25) Justification does not mean that a person’s nature has become righteous. It means that a sinner who was bound for hell now has the legal ground by which ...

Saving Faith (Rom 3:21-22) Not the righteousness gained by rigorously keeping certain rules, but the righteousness gained through faith in Jesus Christ! This is the righteousness that God recogni...

Guilty Verdict (Rom 3:19-21) It is we, human beings, who are swept along by a raging current toward destruction—and yet remain utterly unaware of the peril closing in around us. When God reveals ...

Fearing God (Rom 3:15-18) This repeated cycle where people hurt one another, where the strong destroy the weak, and where people speak of peace yet never attain it, is not a story that belongs to...

Speech (Rom 3:12-14) Humanity has been indicted as sinners. We do not need to look far to confirm that the charges in this indictment are true. The very “speech” that human beings pour out of the...

The Nature of a Sinner (Rom 3:11-12) As we come to see what we truly are, God’s love becomes all the greater to us. We cannot help but become more grateful to Him. “A sinner deserving of eternal ...