Romans 3:1-20

 Homiletics                                                Study:        Romans from Guilt to Grace                             

Lesson    04                                            Passage:    Romans 3:1-20

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Let God be true (3:1-4) 1. Jewish advantage and circumcision; trusted with the words of God (1-2) 2. Question: Does unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness (3) 3. Answer: God is true and humankind is a liar (4a) 4. Result: God proved right in speech and judgment (4b)

Unrighteousness just Condemnation (3:5-8) 1. Human argument: If our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteous is wrath unjust? (5) 2.  Response: Certainly not and judge the world (6) 3. Another argument: If falsehood highlights God’s truthfulness; and increases God’s glory; why am I condemn as a sinner (7) 4. Another argument: why not do evil that good may result (8a) 5. Response: Condemnation is just (8b)

Accountable to God (3:9-20)  1. Conclusions: Are there advantages… No all are alike under the power of sin (9) 2. The Bible says: (10-18) a. None righteous b. No one understands c. No one who seeks God d. All have turned away; become worthless e. No one does good f. Throats are open graves; tongues practice deceit. g. Poison of vipers on lips; cursing and bitterness. h. Feet shed blood; ruin and misery mark ways. i. Way of peace they do not know j. No fear of God before their eyes. 3. Under Law world accountable to God (19) 4. None declared righteous in God’s sight; the law made us conscious of sin (20)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Let God be true	Romans 3:1-4
Unrighteousness just Condemnation	Romans 3:5-8
Accountable to God	Romans 3:9-20

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

Jewish advantage, sin brings condemnation but none righteous; all accountable

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that there is no argument against it; the law points it out, our consciences confirm it and no one is righteous in God’s sight.

Application Questions

What has God entrusted to you? And how and to who will you share it?

How do you justify your sin? What sins today do you need to Confess and Repent?

As God see’s you life, How does it reflect Him in you?

Principles to Remember

God is True

God is Righteous

God holds us to Account

Characteristic of God

Holy and Just

Theme

As it comes down to it, even being entrusted with God’s word, there is no argument to justify sin. No one is righteous in God’s eyes.