1 Route 66 Understanding Romans Dr. Stephen

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1 Route 66 Understanding Romans Dr. Stephen Rummage, Senior Pastor Bell Shoals Baptist Church May 10, 2017 Romans 1:16 (ESV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Structure of Romans 1. Introduction (Romans 1:1-17) 2. Condemnation (Romans 1:18-3:20) 3. Justification (Romans 3:21-5:21) 4. Sanctification (Romans 6:1-8:39) 5. Restoration (Romans 9:1-11:36) 6. Application (Romans 12:1-15:13) 7. Conclusion (Romans 15:14-16:27) Getting Right with God Romans 3:21-26 Romans 3:21 (ESV) But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— Romans 3:22 (ESV) the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: Romans 3:23 (ESV) For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:24 (ESV) and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, Romans 3:25 (ESV) whom God put forward as a propitiation by His blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over former sins. Romans 3:26 (ESV) It was to show His righteousness at the present time, so that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. 1. God has provided His righteousness for us.

2 Romans 3:21 (ESV) But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— Romans 3:22a (ESV) the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. Romans 1:17 (ESV) For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” 2. We can never make ourselves righteous. Romans 3:22b (ESV) For there is no distinction: Romans 3:23 (ESV) For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:20 (ESV) For by works of the law no human being will be justified in His sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. Romans 4:15 (ESV) For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. Romans 5:12 (ESV) Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— Romans 5:13 (ESV) for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Romans 7:7 (ESV) What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 3. God’s righteousness comes by grace. Romans 3:24a (ESV) and are justified by His grace as a gift … Romans 5:20 (ESV) Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 4. Christ’s sacrifice makes grace possible.

3 Romans 3:24 (ESV) and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, Romans 3:25a (ESV) whom God put forward as a propitiation by His blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, … Romans 8:3 (ESV) For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:4 (ESV) in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5. We receive God’s righteousness through faith in Christ. Romans 3:25b (ESV) …because in His divine forbearance He had passed over former sins. Romans 3:26 (ESV) It was to show His righteousness at the present time, so that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Understanding Romans Meaning: Named for the recipient of the letter Author: Paul Audience: The Church at Rome Date of Writing: 57-58 AD Theme: The righteousness of God. (Used 66 times) Key Verses: Romans 1:16-17 Structure of Romans I. Greetings and Introduction (Romans 1:1-17) II. Condemnation: The Need of God’s Righteousness (Romans 1:18-3:20) III. Justification: The Provision of God’s Righteousness (Romans 3:21-5:21) IV. Sanctification: The Demonstration of God’s Righteousness (Romans 6:1-8:39) V. Restoration: Israel’s Reception of God’s Righteousness (Romans 9:1-11:36) VI. Application: The Behavior of God’s Righteousness (Romans 12:1-15:13) VII. Conclusion, Greetings, and Benediction (Romans 15:14-16:27) Key Doctrines in Romans Mankind’s sinfulness Justification by faith Sanctification Reconciliation

The Roman Road to Salvation Romans 3:23 (ESV) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 6:23a (ESV) For the wages of sin is death … Romans 6:23b (ESV) … but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 5:8 (ESV) But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 10:13 (ESV) For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:9 (ESV) because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 12:1 (ESV) … present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:2 (ESV) Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Route 66: The Highway of Redemption from Genesis to Revelation Bell Shoals Baptist Church - Dr. Stephen Rummage, Senior Pastor