The Righteousness of God

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The Righteousness of God

• Romans 319-26
• Romans 103-4

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The Righteousness of God

• GOD (Holy)

• MAN (Sinners)

• How can a holy God accept sinners into His
  fellowship?
• How do sinners escape punishment for their sins
  and God remain just?
• How does God justify sinners?

• Answer revealed in the gospel, Romans 116-17
• Righteousness of God
• From faith to faith
• The just shall live (have life) by faith,
  Hab 24 (113 21-4)
• Justified -- Live Gal 311

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The Righteousness of God

• The means by which God declares sinful man
  righteous or just, Phil 39

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The Righteousness of GodHow will God count man
righteous?

• God, by His very nature, is totally righteous,
  Psa 4810 506 7115-16
• How can the righteous God remain righteous and
  not immediately punish all sinners for their sin?
  Ezek 1820 Rom 623
• God shows His righteousness by setting forth
  Jesus as the appeasement of His wrath against
  sin, Rom 325-26

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The Righteousness of GodHow will God count man
righteous?

• Due to his sin, man is unrighteous and under
  wrath, Rom 118 39-10, 19 323
• Dilemma How can unholy sinners approach the holy
  God without immediate condemnation?
• Answer The righteousness of God is
  demonstrated in the redemption that is in Christ
  Jesus, Rom 321-22, 24-26 (Mercy, 1132)

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The Righteousness of GodHow God declares sinners
righteous Romans 116-17 319-26

• Not by works of the Law, Rom 320-21 (9, 12,
  23) Phil 39
• Why not by the Law?
• If by the Law, then faith is void and the promise
  is of no effect, Rom 414
• Law brings wrath--not redemption, Rom 415
• Through faith in Christ, Phil 39 Gal
  216 Acts 1338-39 (Rom 117)

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Redemption that is in Christ Jesus

• Righteousness of God
• Justification by God

• From faith to faith
• By grace through faith

Romans 322-24 416 (Gal 216, 21 311-14)
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How was Abraham Justified? Romans 41-5

• WORKS (LAW)

• FAITH (GOSPEL)

• Perfect law-keeping
• IF SO, THEN
• He could boast in the flesh
• He could not boast in God
• God would be indebted to him
• His works would be imputed for righteousness
• BUT Abraham sinned
• NOT BY WORKS!

• Sinner seeking grace
• IF SO, THEN
• Could not boast in the flesh
• He could boast in God
• God would be merciful to him
• His faith was imputed to him for righteousness
• SO Abraham believed God
• JUSTIFIED BY FAITH!

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SALVATION OF ISRAEL Romans101-4

• WORKS (LAW)

• FAITH (GOSPEL)

• Righteousness that is of the deeds of the Law is
  not the righteousness of God, Rom 103-5 (327-30)

• Righteousness that is of faith is revealed in the
  word of faith (the gospel), Rom 106-8

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The Righteousness of God Justification by grace
through faith

• Gospel is preached to produce faith leading to
  salvation, Rom 108-13 617-18
• Personal faith is accounted for righteousness,
  Rom 45-8
• From faith (gospel) to faith (personal), Rom
  117 1017
• No boasting, Eph 29 (Rom 327-28)

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The Righteousness Which is from God by Faith

• Philippians 38-11

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Without the righteousness which is from God by
faith, you

• Cannot be in Christ, 39 Gal 326-27
• Cannot know Him, 310, Rom 51-2
• Power of His resurrection, Jno 1125-26
• Fellowship of His sufferings, 2 Cor 521
• Conformed to image of His death, Rom 64-5
• Cannot attain to resurrection from the dead
  (unto eternal life), 311 Rom 623 John 529
• No crown of righteousness, 2 Tim 46-8

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The Righteousness of God

• Romans 319-26

• Obtain life by faith No other way, Rom 117
• Faith that saves is faith that obeys
• God will justify you by grace, through faith