Study of Romans - Romans 3:1-20

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Lesson     4                                           Passage: Romans 3:1-20

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Question of Jewish Advantage with God (Romans 3:1-4) a. Advantage – first entrusted with Words of God (1-2) b. Unfaithfulness – God is true and faithful (3-4)

No Advantage gained unrighteousness; no one righteous (Romans 3:5-18) a. Does our unrighteousness bring unjust wrath?  No (5-6) b. Does falsehood enhance God’s truthfulness?  No (7) c. Does God let us do evil so that good results? No (8) d. All are alike under power of sin – No one is righteous (9-18)

Law does not provide Advantage; it points to sin. (Romans 3:19-20) a. No argument; we’re accountable to God  (19) b. No righteousness in God’s sight; law only points to sin (20)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Question of Jewish Advantage with God	Romans 3:1-4
No Advantage gained unrighteousness; no one righteous	Romans 3:5-18
Law does not provide Advantage; it points to sin.	Romans 3:19-20

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

None righteous all are accountable to God deserving condemnation.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that there is no advantages all are deserving of God’s just condemnation

Specific Application Questions

1.	Where are you looking for excuses for being unfaithful?
2.	Our unfaithfulness is not to our advantage.  What slanderous actions are you doing that does not honor God?
3.	What has God made you conscience of that needs to be changed?  When will that happen?  If not now when?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	God’s Word is entrusted to us – Let God be true.
2.	God’s condemnation is Just.
3.	God’s law makes us conscious of  sin.
4.

Characteristic of God

Faithful

Theme

No One is righteous; not even one.