Bible Studies
Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 - Proud and Holy
Key Verses: (NCV)
- 1:16: "I am proud of the Good News, because it is the power God uses to save everyone who believes…" - Paul is proud and unashamed to preach the Gospel because it is the power of God released upon His people in order that they can and will experience salvation.
- 17: "The Good News shows how God makes people right in Himself - that it begins and ends with faith. As the Scripture says, 'But those who are right with God will live by trusting in Him.'" - Noah and other examples of righteous people in the Bible became so through a simple trust in God.
- 3:22b-24a: "This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all people are the same: 23All have sinned and are not good enough for God's glory, 24and all need to be made right with God by His grace…" - No one is free from the clutches of sin and no one can lift themselves from the pit of death and destruction. Only through the grace of God are such things possible.
- 26: "And God gave Jesus to show today that He does what is right. God did this so He could judge rightly and so He could make right any person who has faith in Jesus." - Paul had just painted a dark and hopeless picture of humanity's failed attempts at living righteously within the Law of God. Now, the Good News…
- 28: "A person is made right with God through faith, not through obeying the law." - "All sin is rooted in unbelief. All righteousness is rooted in belief. Believe God for all His promises and He will count it unto you as righteousness."1
- Are you proud of your belief in Christ?
Promises of the Gospel:
When we studied the story of Noah and the flood we came away with an understanding of the adverse affect sin has on our relationship with God. Sin can be a depressing topic because of the unlikelihood that we will be able to become, through our own efforts, the type of righteous person that God desires us to be. That is why the message of Christ is referred to as the Gospel or the Good News - our eternal failings are reversed in Christ. There is nothing we can do to earn salvation but on the other hand, our failings and shortcomings will not keep us separated from the love of God. This is good news! Yes, God is deeply saddened by our sin and would prefer it if we would live holy and righteous lives. However, He also knows that we are incapable of doing this on our own. Because of our weaknesses He has provided a mechanism to holiness that will insure our salvation. This mechanism is called Faith. Only in our belief, faith, and trust in Christ will our sinful lives be transformed into holy lives - lives aligned with God's will and immersed in His love.
1From "Unto the Hills" by Billy Graham, ref. "The Devotional Bible, New Century Version," edited by Max Lucado, © 2003 Thomas Nelson, Inc., pp. 1363.
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