ROMANS 3

ROMANS 3:27-31
Can 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. So we are made right with God through FAITH and not by obeying the law. After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is. There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by FAITH, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. Well 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.

ROMANS 3:25-26 NLT
For 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, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness….

ROMANS 3:25-31 NLT
For 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…for he himself is FAIR and JUST, and he makes sinners RIGHT in his sight when they believe in Jesus.

1. ONE QUESTION: Why did Jesus have to die?

Romans 3:25-31 NLT
For 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… For he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.

The Greek word for Propitiation is

Reveal Answer
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HEBREWS 9:5 NLT
Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark’s cover, THE PLACE OF ATONEMENT.

2. THE LIE - Because God Forgives Me,

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PSALM 32:5
Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the GUILT of my sin.

3. THE APPLICATION - Share The Gospel

Remember Bring Your One By Easter.

ROMANS 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes…