Romans 3:1-8.JEWISH OBJECTIONS ANSWERED. In fact (as Paul will go on to show the logical conclusion), let's sin the more and make him look all the better!" Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! There is no one who does good, not even one. Wednesday Bible Study - Romans 3:1-20 (NKJV) 1. Paul says the Law does three things to us: First, it stops our mouth: We have nothing to say. New International Version (NIV), “So that you may be proved right when you speak. Romans 3:1-20 ESV. (1) The Grand Excuses (Romans 3:1-8) 1. That is what Paul wants us to hear. We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin. There is no advantage to being one of God’s chosen people. 3:9-20 Look in the Mirror 3:21-31 God of Grace and God of Glory. Paul then quotes David's fifty-first psalm, that wonderful psalm written after the twin sins of murder and adultery, in which he was caught red-handed. 4 Absolutely not! Then what advantage has the Jew? This is the answer of the apostle to the objection in Romans 3:1. Paul strengthens this argument with a personal illustration in Verses 7-8: Someone might argue, "If my falsehood enhances God's truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?" (Romans 3:5-6 NIV), As Paul says, this is a common human argument. "Their tongues practice deceit." If you do not believe that, just step out on the street and hit the first fellow that comes by right on the mouth and see what comes out -- cursing and bitterness! Objections answered. Romans 3:1-20 Listen to this Talk. (Romans 3:11b NIV). 3 What then? there is no one who does good,       not even one." 9:30am, 18 February 2018. May anyone here without this now turn and open his life to you, knowing that this is the only way out of the judgment of God. Thank you for loving us enough to shut up all other ways -- to block them out and tell us they are wrong and they do not lead anywhere -- so that we give up trying to make ourselves good enough to belong to you. The second a confirmation of his doctrine from the testimony of scripture; and a formal drawing out and declaration of his conclusions that by the works of the law no flesh living can be justified before god, Romans 3:9-20. (Romans 3:1-8) Leave a reply. Answer: 2. That is what constitutes a Jew and nothing else; all these other distinctions are laid aside. Paul anticipates and answers questions or objections which his Jewish opponents might raise in opposition to his teaching (Romans 3:1-8). God has said that some will believe. (Romans 3:1-2) At the end of Chapter 2 Paul had shown that true “Jewishness” is not an external matter but a matter of the heart. God, looking at them, says, "There's not one among them that is righteous, not even one." Or what is the benefit of circumcision? PAUL ANSWERS AN OBJECTION. Just imagine, for instance, an island in darkness, populated with people. Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? I think it would be a little better to change this phrase from, "Are we any better?" STUDY FIVE: WHY A 'RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM GOD' IS NECESSARY [PART 3] - ROMANS 3:9-20. The first contains a brief statement and refutation of the jewish objections to the apostle's reasoning Romans 3:1-8. In our own culture, you can place any religionist in place of the Jewish objector -- a Mormon, a Christian Scientist, a Hindu, a Buddhist, a Mohammedan, a Baptist, a Presbyterian, a Catholic. 1. If some were unfaithful, c will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? The world is lost without it.” [Sanday and Headlam, p. 40] “The revelation of the righteousness of God (ver. Or what is the value of circumcision? (D) 4 Not at all! That question, and Paul's answer, are phrased in the first two verses of Chapter 3. The State of Israel has never been able to settle that question. Romans 3:10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" In the 23rd verse of this chapter Paul makes it very clear that all have sinned. The Apostle asks, What is the real value of these apparent advantages? None Is Righteous November 10/11/12, 2015 Romans 3:1-20 Aim: To affirm that no one is righteous in the eyes of a faithful and righteous God; as a result, we all stand condemned in our own works before our just judge. (Matthew 3:9, Luke 3:8). Her mouth was stopped. I. (1-8) Continuing the subject, but with a long digression in Romans 3:3 et seq. All these things the Law states are simply loving ways of acting. 5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,(H) what shall we say? They were given the written Word on stone, so that it was permanently preserved. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. We've made him look good. Or what is the benefit of circumcision? or what profit [is there] of circumcision? I had a friend who told me she was given a traffic ticket one day. During the service, the camera is scanning, picking up your thoughts --. StudyLıght.org. (21-31) Commentary on Romans 3:1-8 (Read Romans 3:1-8) When certain of the Pharisees boasted to Jesus that they were "children of Abraham," Jesus said, "Don't you understand that God can raise up from these stones children unto Abraham?" That is what the Law wants us to see, because, then, when all else fails, we are ready to listen to what follows. That is what he is sharing with us now. Wipe them out!" Much in every way. (Romans 3:1-2 NIV). They may not be Christians, but they are nice people -- good neighbors, kind and gracious people who speak lovingly. Would their lack of faith nullify God's faithfulness? What shall we conclude then? Not at all! Much every way; chiefly, because--rather, "first, that." (19,20) It is owing to the free grace of God, through faith in the righteousness of Christ, yet the law is not done away. Thus they had a knowledge of the mind and will and character of God that other people did not possess. It would demean God. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. b 3 What then? Do we have any advantage? Romans 3 Bible / Bible ... Paul Answers an Objection. (Romans 3:1-2) The fact that Paul says "first" leads us to look for what is also second and third. 13"Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit." It begins deep down in the throat, it comes then to the tongue, then the lips, and then the whole mouth. (J) 7 Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory,(K) why am I still condemned as a sinner?”(L) 8 Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”? When you read a statement like this, there is really nothing left to say, is there? Chapter three begins with what almost seems like a detour in Paul’s argument, but perhaps it should be seen as a pause to answer questions or objections to his teaching. That would suggest that God is the failure. 21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, # Rm 1:17; 9:30 attested by the Law and the Prophets. Romans 3, Joseph Beet's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary was written by Joseph Beet, a member of the faculty of theology in the University of London. Certainly not! Man’s only hope is to have God save him once he (while depraved) exercises personal repentance and faith in … He opposes God's righteousness. Why? (I am using a human argument.) 3 So what advantage does the Jew have? It moves from the inward to the outward. 14"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness." (Romans 3:18 NIV). Romans 5 5:1-5 A Foretaste of Glory Divine ... 1-20 The Power of Positive Encouraging 16:21-27 To God Be the Glory! When we take that one way, we find we have learned to love -- not by the Law, but by the provision of the Son of God. 3 What if some were unfaithful? It is not the knowledge or possession of the Law that makes a man a Jew; it is not the rite of circumcision; it is not the claim to a special relationship with God. He went on acting as though he were righteous and let people think that he was still the godly king of Israel. I love this because it means that Paul does not consider himself, even as a believer, beyond the judgment of God; he is just as capable of falsehood as anyone else. By no means! It is given to them not only so that they can find the bridge, but also so they can show others the way out. Every preacher ought to close his message by saying, in effect, what Walter Cronkite says at the end of every broadcast: "That's the way it is, this Sunday, January 18, 1976.". So God would be at fault. Website © 2021 by Ray Stedman Ministries. Jesus said that all the Law is summed up in one word: Love. "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness ... of men..." When men reject God, they lose everything. Why do adults like words with double meanings? He says, "If my falsehood..." If you look back in Romans you can see how he has narrowed this circle: In Chapter 1 he talks about what "they" do; "They are without excuse." A question concerning the unrighteousness of man 4. The Scriptures are considered, but are not really taken as authoritative. If everyone lived on that basis, then nobody could be judged and God would be removed as judge of all the world." Perhaps this actually happened many times in the course of Paul's travels throughout the Roman Empire. Are we any better? These things you say don't count are the very things God himself has given to us." 9 What shall we conclude then? I. Though the Law condemns us, it is that very condemnation that makes us willing to listen, so that we find the right path. This is what people are saying today. This is clearly not only an issue of what has happened in the Garden but with the very choices man makes today in a postmodern society. 3 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? Man is not righteous. People say, "If what we're doing makes God look good because it gives him a chance to show his love and forgiveness, how can he condemn us? We find the longer list of advantages in chapter 9 where Paul adds: the adoption as sons, the divine glory, the covenants, the law, the temple worship, the promises, the patriarchs, and … Jewish unbelief does not make God wrong 3. Since the Jews were so convinced that their possession of the Law gave them special privileges in God's sight, Paul now turns to that subject. He says a man is not a Jew who is one outwardly. The second a confirmation of his doctrine from the testimony of scripture; and a formal drawing out and declaration of his conclusions that by the works of the law no flesh living can be justified before god, Romans 3:9-20. Do we need any documentation of that today? Let God be true, and every man a liar." 3 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? His answer: None at all. Romans 1:18—3:20 is a bleak and frightening exposure of the natural heart in need of salvation. This would produce moral anarchy. So light is given to everyone. First, there is the character of man, as God sees it; the conduct of man, in both speech and action; and the cause of all this. So he can't condemn us for our sins. Then what advantage has the Jew? ... 20 For no flesh will be justified q in His sight by the works of the law, for through the law [comes] the knowledge of sin. Answer: Romans 3:1,2 The Jew’s prerogative, Romans 3:3,4 which is not vacated by the unbelief of some, Romans 3:5-8 nor is God’ s justice impeached in punishing their sinfulness. For permission to use this content, please review Paul gathers up what the Scriptures say on this subject. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. R Ruin (Romans 1:17 – 3:20) – The utter sinfulness of humanity O Offer (Romans 3:21-31) – God’s offer of justification by grace M Model (Romans 4:1-25) – Abraham as a model for saving faith A Access (Romans 5:1-11) – The benefits of justification N New Adam (Romans … You can always tell someone is close to becoming a Christian when they shut up and stop arguing back. God did not send the Law to destroy us (and this is very important); he sent the Law to keep us from false hope. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God's sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin. This is a picture of the tongue used to slander, to plant poison in another person's heart -- the put-down, the sharp, caustic words, the sarcasm that cuts someone off and depersonalizes another being. All rights reserved worldwide. ROMANS 3:1-20. Or what is the benefit of circumcision? You still hear it today. (1-8) All mankind are sinners. She would proceed to convince the judge and all the court that what she did could hardly be avoided and that she was justified in doing it. All the Law asks us to do is to act in love. 1 So what advantage does the Jew have? Are you saying that just because some of us didn't measure up to what God required in the Law, everyone in Israel has lost the promise that God gave them? All ungodliness and all unrighteousness may expect a visitation of wrath. (21) The revelation of righteousness. Doctrinal Point(s) All objections to God’s judgment are answered. Romans 3:9-20 Paul has proven that the heathen (Romans 1:18-32), the moral man (Romans 2:1-16), and the Jew (Romans 2:17-3:8) are lost and in need of a Savior. First, their speech: "Their throats are open graves;       their tongues practice deceit. The Sin of Man (1:18-3:20) “St. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness." StudyLıght.org. The rabbis were arguing constantly over infinitesimal theological differences. "The poison of vipers is on their lips." 4Not at all! Is it religion? We've given him a chance to reveal himself, and that's what he wants. I like that. Let God be true, and every human being a liar. Man is not righteous. When David repented, he wrote this beautiful psalm, in which he confesses his sins to God, So that Thou mayest be in the right in Thy words,       And blameless when Thou dost judge. d Let God be true, even though everyone is a liar, e as it is written: If that were so, how could God judge the world? Romans 1-8 Notes.doc p. 83 2-Aug-15 VI. Their condemnation is deserved. Is a Jew someone who believes the Torah, the Law, and the Prophets? Already he has shown that everyone is under law. Paul is saying that he includes himself in the circle of condemnation. The first contains a brief statement and refutation of the jewish objections to the apostle's reasoning Romans 3:1-8. Therefore they had a tremendous advantage. Father, we thank you for loving us enough to tell us the truth. Objection # 1: Why Be Religious? Romans 5 5:1-5 A Foretaste of Glory Divine ... 1-20 The Power of Positive Encouraging 16:21-27 To God Be the Glory! Even if all the Jews fail in their belief, God will still fulfill his promise. People today say, "If God is glorified by human sin and failure, as the Scriptures say, then let's sin all the more.". And the Law was given by God to the Jews. Why do our beautiful mountains and streams become polluted? I never fail to be delighted at how the mind of the Apostle Paul works as he sets this truth out for us. In God's sight, a Jew is one who has faith, who has the presence of the Spirit of God in his heart, who inwardly has faith in Jesus the Messiah. Paul says that is a tremendous advantage. He had stated these things in many synagogues and surely at one time or another some knowledgeable Jewish rabbi would stand up and argue with him. This covers the whole realm of the speech. He showed that the blatantly wicked people end up defying God, therefore they cannot make it. You seem to suggest that God is not interested in the very rituals which he himself instituted. But this is the stark revelation from Scripture of what God sees when he looks at the human race. You find you have been on the wrong track and it is too late to go back. What is down in the heart comes out in the speech -- not only vulgarity, but hypocrisy. The Gospel of Salvation—Paul’s Vocation (Romans 1:1–17) Our Need for Salvation in Life and Work (Romans 1:18–1:32) All Have Sinned (Romans 2–3) Judgment, Justice, and Faith (Romans 3) Judgment, the Source of Broken Relationships (Romans 3:1–20) God’s Justice Through Jesus, the Solution to Our False Judgments (Romans 3:21–26) 7Someone might argue, "If my falsehood enhances God's truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?" (A) First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.(B). CHAPTER 3. He said, "It isn't you who are to blame, God; I did it." Much every way; chiefly, because--rather, "first, that." We hear complaints about your circumstances, where God has placed you, and what he is doing with your life -- cursing and bitterness. When Paul says first, he does not mean first in a long list of advantages, though he did see many advantages in being a Jew. As we look at Romans 3:1-8, this is the final passage before Paul wraps up the first major section on God’s condemnation of the entire human race in its sin. (9-18) Both Jews and Gentiles cannot be justified by their own deeds. But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, a. THIS chapter consists of three parts.The first part extends to the 8th verse inclusively, and is designed to answer and remove some objections to … We do not love. A third objection is raised in Verse 5 and Paul responds in Verse 6. Though the Jews had a tremendous advantage in having the Law, Paul says, they failed to use it properly. All ungodliness and all unrighteousness may expect a visitation of wrath. b 3 What then? No one can make it on those terms. This parallels the situation in our day. It would suggest that God gave a promise and then did not keep his words, just because a few people failed to measure up. So the argument rages. This book has caused many to come to saving faith as they are walked down the Roman Road of Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23 and many others. He was no better off than if he had never known the Law at all because he did not put it to its intended use. But even though everyone has that light, the Jews had an additional degree of light. Read the Scripture: Romans 3:1-20 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. I invite you to pay close attention to it as we look through and see what these arguments are. What you thought when you sat down, What you thought when the person next to you sat down, What you were thinking when we sang the hymn, and What you were thinking when I led in prayer. I never fail to be delighted at how the mind of the Apostle Paul works as he sets this truth out for us. (Romans 3:7-8 NIV). But the apostles never treated Scripture that way. ", We need to return to that in our preaching. Paul imagines three arguments from this Jewish objector. 1. Chiefly - That is, this is the principal advantage, and one including all others. NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print. Man’s only hope is to have God save him once he (while depraved) exercises personal repentance and faith in … (Romans 3:9 NIV). Their condemnation is deserved. Not at all!" Is it someone who is culturally a Jew, who keeps a kosher kitchen and observes all the dietary restrictions, who lives as a Jew and observes the traditions of Judaism? (C) Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? “There is no one righteous, not even one; Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about. All these things follow because "there is no fear of God before their eyes." He let that hypocrisy go on for eighteen months; then God sent Nathan the prophet, who speared him with his long, bony finger, and said, "Thou art the man!" Much in every way. List one advantage that the Jews had over the Gentiles (Romans 3:2). Implied in this is the fact that, though the Jew had this tremendous advantage, he failed to make use of it, and therefore it did him no good at all. 19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Speaker: Clint Lombard. 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