What the world's people don't know or understand is that most of us have been in one form or another brainwashed to believe a lie from the very beginning of our development in life. This being done through of all places the very religion and church that we hang our hats on, and come to depend on so religiously all of our lives. That being said, I will now turn my attention to the issues at hand in Romans 3 beginning at verse 19. Then we shall look at our justification by faith the very thing that so many people get hung up on, for they have a hard time threading the eye of the needle on this one. Not realizing that all is of GOD and His doing, while Jesus His divine messenger was nailed to the wood stack of our due, the cross and is what was meant in this, 'It is Finished!'
Romans 3:19-20 "Now we know that what things soever the Law saith, it saith to them who are under the (requirements, demands and rule of this) Law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds (required) of the Law there shall no flesh be justified (G1344 from G1342) in his sight: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin." (KJV)
Romans 3:19-20 "Now we know that whatever the Law says it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. For by works of the Law no human being will be justified (G1344 from G1342) in his sight, since through the Law comes knowledge of sin." (ESV)
Romans 3:19-20 "The fact that all these quotations are from the Jewish writings, confirm that their Law of moral conduct did not free them from the very same sins the rest of the world was (held captive by as in) trapped in. The entire human race is now confronted with the [1; G1344 from G1342] righteousness of GOD. (The word [1; G1342, from G1349] upodikos, is from upo meaning under and dikay, two parties finding likeness in each other, the stem of the word (G1343) dikaiosunay, is righteousness (the Hebrew of H6663: tsâdaq, tsaw-dak'). Look also at Romans 1:17, 4:25, also Acts 17:31) The Law proves all of humanity equally guilty and confirms that their most sincere duty-driven decision and "self-help" programs are within the confines of the flesh cannot give them any sense of improved confidence in their standing before GOD" (The Mirror)
Romans 3:21-26 "But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon (G1519) all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned (G264), and come short (G5302) of the glory (G1391) of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance (G463) of God; To (G4314) declare (G1732), I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier (G1732) of him which believeth in Jesus." (KJV)
Romans 3:21-26 "But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all (G1519) who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned (G264) and fall short (G5302) of the glory (G1391) of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received (G1732) by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance (G463) he had passed over former sins. It was to (G4314) show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier (G1732) of the one who has faith in Jesus." (ESV)
Romans 3:21-26 "We are now talking a completely different language: the gospel unveils what GOD did right not what we did wrong! Both the Law and all the prophets writings pointed to this moment! (This brings us back to the theme of our ministry, chapter 1:1-2, 5, 16-17. There is no point in telling people how condemned they are! Tell them how loved they are! GOD's dealing with his humanity is based on the fact that their conscience continues to bear witness to their original design. Romans 7:22.) Jesus is what GOD believes about you! In him the righteousness of GOD in on display in such a way [1; G1519)] that everyone may be equally persuaded about what GOD believes about them, regardless of who they are; there is no distinction. (The preposition, [1; G1519] eis, indicates a point reached in conclusion.) Humanity is in the same boat; their [1; G264, from G3313] distorted behavior is proof of a [2; G5302] lost [3; G1391 from G1380] blueprint. (The word sin, is the word [1; G264, G1 from G3313] hamartia, an is from ha, a negative or without and meros, portion or form, thus to be without your allotted portion or without form, pointing to a disorientated, distorted, bankrupt identity; the word meros, is the stem of morphe, as in 2Corinthians 3:18 where the (G3339, from G3326 and G3445) word metamorphe, with form, which is the opposite of hamartia - without form. Sin is to live out of context with the blueprint of one's original design; to behave out of tune with GOD's original harmony. Look at Deuteronomy 32:18, "You have forgotten the Rock that begot you and have gotten out of step with the GOD who danced with you!" Hebrew (H7876; H2342), khul or kheel , to dance. Look at Romans 9:33. The word [2; G5302] hustereo, to fall short, to be inferior, [3; G1391 from G1380] doxa, glory, blueprint, is from (G1380) dokeo , opinion or intent.) Jesus Christ is proof of GOD's grace gift; he redeemed the glory of GOD in human life; humanity condemned is now humanity justified! (He proved that GOD did not make a mistake when he made you in his image and likeness! Sadly the evAngelical world proclaimed verse 23 completely out of context. There is no good news in verse 23, the gospel is in verse 24! all fell short because of Adam; the same 'all' are equally declared innocent because of Christ! The Law reveals what happened to humanity in Adam; grace reveals what happened to the same humanity in Christ, the second Adam of promise. (Genesis 3:15) Their is no distinction - all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of GOD - now they are justified freely as a gift through the redemption [the liberating action] of Jesus Christ!) Jesus exhibits GOD's mercy. In his blood conciliation GOD's Faith persuades humanity of his righteousness and the fact that he has brought closure to the historic record of their sin. (Not by demanding a sacrifice but providing the sacrifice of himself, again as promised in Genesis 3:15.) Jesus is the unveiling of the Father's heart towards us. (Look at Hebrews 8:12 and also 1John 2:2) All along GOD [1;G463] refused to let go of humanity. At this very moment GOD's act of [2] righteousness is [3; G1732] pointing them to the evidence of their innocence, with Jesus as the [4] fountainhead of faith. ( GOD's tolerance, [1; G463] anoche, to echo upwards; GOD continues to hear the echo of his likeness in us. Look at Romans 2:4. in both these verses [25+26] Paul uses the word, [3; G1732] endeixis, from where we get the word indicate from. It is also part of the stem of the word translated, righteousness, [2; G1343] dikaiosune. To point out, to show, to convince with proof. Then follows, [4; G1537, G4102-G3982] ek pisteos iesou; ek, source or origin and iesou is in the Genitive case, the owner of faith is Jesus! He is both the source and substance of faith! Hebrews 11:1, 12:2 "The Incarnation means that GOD Himself condescended to enter into our alienated human existence, to lay hold of it, to bind it in union with Himself; and the consummation of the Incarnation in the death and resurrection means the Son of GOD died for all men, and so once and for all constituted men as men upon whom GOD had poured out His life and love, so that men are for ever laid hold of by GOD and affirmed in their being as His creatures. They can no more escape from His love and sink into non-being than they can constitute themselves men for whom Christ has not died. How can GOD go back upon the death of His dear Son? How can GOD undo the Incarnation and go back upon Himself? How can GOD who is Love go back upon the pouring out of His love once and for all and so cease to be Himself? That is the decisive, final thing about the whole Incarnation including the death of Christ, that it affects all men, indeed the whole of creation, for the whole of creation is now put on a new basis with GOD, the basis of a Love that does not withhold itself but only overflows in our unending Love. That is why creation still continues in being, and that is why man still exists, for GOD has not given him up, but on the contrary poured out His Love upon him unreservedly once and for ever, decidedly and finally affirming man as His child, eternally confirming the creation as His own handiwork. GOD does not say Yes, and No, for all He has done is Yes and Amen in Christ. That applies to every man, whether he will or not. He owes his very being to Christ and belongs to Christ, and in that he belongs to Christ he has his being only from Him and in relation to Him.) (The Mirror)
Until we meet again and the good LORD willing, we shall pick this back up at verse 27.
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