Through Faith Alone, the sinners are declared righteous with the “alien” righteousness of Christ accomplished in the death of Christ.

1. Declaration as Guilty – The Role of the Law (Romans 3:19-20)
• The Law Silences Everyone. – “Self-Justification” Ceased
• The Law Justifies Nobody.
• The Law Exposes Sin.




2. Declaration as Righteous – Justification by Faith (Romans 3:21-26)


• The Righteousness of God Revealed (Romans 3:21-22a)
• God’s promise through the Law and the Prophets.
• God’s righteousness is an “alien” righteousness.




• The Means of Our Justification (Romans 3:22b-24)
• Our faith is the vehicle of salvation, not the reason for it.
• Our faith does not save, but the object of our faith saves.




• The Grounds of Our Justification (Romans 3:25-26)
• Christ bore our just penalty for sin.
• God justifies sinners through faith in Christ.