Romans: God Is Righteous to Make the Unrighteous Righteous by Faith in Christ (Romans 3:21–26)

Main Point: God Is Righteous to Make the Unrighteous Righteous by Faith in Christ

Text: Romans 3:21–26

Outline:

A. Righteousness apart from the law (v. 21)

B. Righteousness in Christ (v. 22–25a)

C. Righteousness in you (vv. 25b, 26)

Romans 3:21–26

[21] But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—[22] the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, [25] whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. [26] It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. (ESV)