Romans 3:21-31 Christ Took Our Punishment

Christ Took Our Punishment
Romans 3:21-31

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Christ Took Our Punishment

21But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Mosesi and the prophets long ago. 22We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.

23For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. 25For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.

27Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. 28So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.

29After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is. 30There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.j 31Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.

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Other Resources: 

God's Grace  Romans  3

Romans 3:1-20 God Remains Faithful

Romans 3:1-20
God Remains Faithful

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God Remains Faithful

1Then what’s the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision? 2Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God.a

3True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful? 4Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him,

“You will be proved right in what you say,

and you will win your case in court.”b

5“But,” some might say, “our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn’t it unfair, then, for him to punish us?” (This is merely a human point of view.) 6Of course not! If God were not entirely fair, how would he be qualified to judge the world? 7“But,” someone might still argue, “how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?” 8And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, “The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned.

All People Are Sinners

9Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles,c are under the power of sin. 10As the Scriptures say,

“No one is righteous—

not even one.

11No one is truly wise;

no one is seeking God.

12All have turned away;

all have become useless.

No one does good,

not a single one.”d

13“Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.

Their tongues are filled with lies.”

“Snake venom drips from their lips.”e

14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”f

15“They rush to commit murder.

16Destruction and misery always follow them.

17They don’t know where to find peace.”g

18“They have no fear of God at all.”h

19Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. 20For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.

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Other Resources: 

God's Grace  Romans  3

Romans 2:17-29 The Jews and The Law

The Jews and The Law
Romans 2:17-29

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17But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God 18and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; 19and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. 24For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

25For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. 26So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded^b as circumcision? 27Then he who is physically^c uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code^d and circumcision but break the law. 28For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.

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Other Resources: 

Hypocrisy And Judgment  Romans  2

Romans 2:1-16 God’s Judgment of Sin

God’s Judgment of Sin
Romans 2:1-16

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God’s Righteous Judgment

1Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. 2We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? 4Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

6He will render to each one according to his works: 7to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8but for those who are self-seeking^a and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. 9There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, 10but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. 11For God shows no partiality.

God’s Judgment and the Law

12For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. 14For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.

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Doing The Right Thing

On Mother’s Day, José Nuñez Romaniz was helping his grandfather with some online shopping when he noticed his account was a little low. The 19-year-old student at Central New Mexico Community College decided to make a quick trip to the nearest Well Fargo® ATM to make a deposit. When he got there, he spied a transparent plastic sack on the ground next to the machine. In the sack—cash. Lots of cash. Bundles of $50 and $20 bills. Lots of bundles. José whipped out his phone and called the 800 number on the ATM and the Albuquerque police.

The police arrived and took possession of the money. They discovered two things quickly: the money was mistakenly left by a technician refilling the ATM, and it amounted to $135,000. The Albuquerque Police Department drew attention to the young man’s honesty and he has been praised and rewarded on all sides. At least three businesses have contributed $500 each to help pay his college tuition, he’s received gift cards, sports tickets, a proclamation from mayor Tim Keller and a job offer from Police Chief Mike Geier. But his best reward was his mother’s call to tell him she was so proud of him for doing the right thing. You see, it’s not so much that he did the right thing; the real benefit is that he’s the right kind of person.

“There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism” (Romans 2:9-11 NIV).

One of the persistent themes of the Bible is the observation that generally when you do what is right, good things come from that. Also, generally when you do what is morally wrong, bad things come from that. Yet we don’t seek to do what is right hoping for some kind of repayment or reward; we do what is right because it is right. Moral right and wrong are simply a reflection of the nature of the God who made us along with the rest of the universe. These are principles woven into the very fabric of nature and we ignore or violate these laws to our peril in this life and to our doom in the next. Since moral righteousness is not instantly self-enforcing like, say, the law of gravity, some people think they can choose another moral path without consequence. Not so.

God calls us to moral integrity because He wants all His children to be the right kind of people. The right kind of people hold to His standards of righteousness and reflect His family values. When they’re confronted with a temptation, they don’t have to stop and ask what might be the best thing to do. They just continue to act in harmony with God’s will and that ensures that they do the right thing. Generally, things go well with us when we do that, because God shows no favoritism and His moral rules continue to operate within the universe. It turns out that to do the right thing is actually the right thing to do!

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Other Resources: 

Hypocrisy And Judgment  Romans  2

Romans 1:18-32 God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity

God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity
Romans 1:18-32

Who in your family is a lover of the great outdoors?
What causes you to stand in awe of God? Being in the mountains? Walking along the seashore? Working in the garden?

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God's Wrath on Unrighteousness

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,[g] in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. 29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

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Document for DBS

Series: Be Different “Making Transformative Moves” Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Title: Different God

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Opening Thoughts: Our hearts' tendency is to be drawn to idols that promise immediate gratification. As someone has said, we often "turn good things into God things." You can be different by submitting your longings and loyalties fully to the one and only God.

v  “Track Walking” all in the same direction.

v  Romans 12:2

o   You are either conformed or being transformed

o   Scamming the Scammers

§  John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

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Text: Romans 1:18-32

God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity

¹⁸ The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, ¹⁹ since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. ²⁰ For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

²¹ For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. ²² Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools ²³ and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

²⁴ Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. ²⁵ They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

²⁶ Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. ²⁷ In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

²⁸ Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. ²⁹ They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, ³⁰ slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; ³¹ they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. ³² Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

 

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Summarize the main story: Describe the events of the story in your own words.

v  Review and retell the story.

Reflections for applications:

v  You were created to know, love & worship your Creator God

v  Many people trade the real God for a phony version of God

o   Psalm 106:20 They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull which eats grass.

o   Exodus 32:4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods Israel who brought you up out of Egypt.”

v  Deceit leads to distorted thinking, and distorted thinking darkens our hearts to God.

v  Idols are so deadly because they deceive us, distort our thinking, and ultimately destroy us.

o   Idol of the historic buddha.

§  Our transformative move: We need to move from idol worship to God worship.

§  Romans 12:2 (NIV) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

§  Romans 12:2 (NLT) Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.

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Digging Questions:

·         How will you respond in generosity?

·         What do these biblical texts tell you about God and His nature?

·         What is God calling us to do?

Take Away Challenges

·         What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage? How will you apply it to your life this week?

·         Whom do you know who needs to hear this?

·         What is God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts or actions need to be addressed or changed?

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Getting Excited About God! Romans  1