Lesson 3
The Key to the Trap of God’s Wrath: God’s Righteousness (Romans 3:21-5:11)
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Lesson Theme: We can have a righteousness that comes from God
Lesson Objective: To understand the righteousness that God has given us through Jesus Christ.
Reminder from last week:
· Those who did not have the law had no excuse
· Those under law could not be justified by the law.
Man’s Righteousness Can Never Satisfy God’s Wrath! (Isaiah 64:6)
We are trapped by God’s wrath
This is the most dismal picture of humanity possible, but it is followed by the most uplifting and promising verses in all of scripture:
Read Romans 3:21-26
BUT NOW!
A RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM GOD
HAS BEEN MANIFESTED APART FROM THE LAW (BUT)
THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS BEAR WITNESS TO IT
Two Very Important Statements:
God’s Righteousness is the Key to God’s Wrath
God’s wrath can only be satisfied through God’s Righteousness
Question: What is righteousness?
Answer: Righteousness is the state of being without guilt
I. The Source of Righteousness is:
Romans 3:22 says it all!
A. From God
Another way to say “From God”: By Grace (Romans 3:23-24)
Romans 4:1-5
B. Through Faith (Romans 4:13-16)
C. To ALL who believe (Romans 4:17-18)
Believe in what? The work that Jesus did on the cross.
Romans 4:23-24
Righteousness is given
By Grace
Through Faith
For all who Believe
Question: What exactly is this work of righteousness?
II. The Work of God’s Righteousness is:
A. Sacrifice of Atonement (Romans 3:24-25)
Jesus was a guilt/sin offering
Hebrews 9:6-7, 11-12; Hebrews 10:5-10
Three important requirements for the sacrifice of atonement
1. The atoning sacrifice must be unblemished
2. The atoning sacrifice must be costly/precious (provisions were made for the poor)
3. The atoning sacrifice must be of blood (must be a blood sacrifice)_
Jesus satisfied all of these requirements with his death.
· Jesus was unblemished and without sin
· Jesus was God’s only Begotten Son – how much more costly and precious could that be
· Jesus shed his blood
See 1 Peter 1:18-19
B. Demonstration of both Love and Justice
God’s Love
Romans 5:6-8
Who would die for a righteous man? Very few
Who would die for a good man? Maybe someone
Who would die for a sinner? Jesus
Now we have two diametrically opposed concepts: The Love of God and the Justice of God
In order for the Love of God and the Wrath of God to balance, there must be a demonstration of God’s Justice
God’s Justice
Romans 3:25-26; Isaiah 53:4-12
When Jesus died on the cross, he not only was an unblemished in offering for our unintentional and unknown sins, he paid the full penalty associated with every high-handed and rebellious sin we ever committed or ever will commit. Jesus literally suffered hell for us. (See Matthew 27:45-46; Luke 22:44; Ephesians 4:8-10)
D. Satisfaction of God’s Wrath (Romans 5:9)
The first big “Therefore” in Romans - Romans 5:1
· Because we are without excuse
· Because we cannot obtain righteousness by our works
· Because we cannot obtain righteousness through the law
· God provided his righteousness through Jesus Christ
· THEREFORE… The Results of Righteousness are as follows
III. The Result of God’s Righteousness is:
A. Peace with God (Romans 5:1)
1. We have been reconciled to God – we are literally at peace, not at war
2. We also have God’s peace bestowed upon us
Peace requires a lifestyle of faith
B. Hope for the future (Romans 5:2)
Hope requires a lifestyle of faith
D. Joy in suffering (Romans 5:3-5; Philippians 4:4 )
It is because of God’s righteousness that we can have joy in suffering because:
1. Suffering produces endurance
2. Suffering produces character
3. Suffering produces hope
See Romans 8:16-18
Suffering identifies us with Christ
Suffering requires a lifestyle of faith
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