Category: Romans
Session 5 – Romans 3
Romans 3 — The Defense Caves In Recall that in Romans 2, God establishes the principle that a real relationship with God cannot be accomplished by our own vain attempts at righteousness. So, as Paul points out, when any person (Jew or Gentile) depends on outward acts for redemption, he fails. Apart from Christ in our life, each of us has a “stubborn and unrepentant heart” (Rom. 2:5) and fails before God’s judgment, even the Jew who “possesses” circumcision and the Law. Picture the prosecution and defense in a court room, laying out a case to the jury regarding the…
