#80. Romans 3:21 – Righteousness Apart from Law (Justification Series, Part III)
Part III: Our Justification, Confirmed Yet now, apart from law… If we exclude Romans 1:18-3:20 from the equation, we have a perfect build-up to the argument thus far: For not ashamed am I of the evangel, for it is God’s power into salvation to everyone who is believing – to the Jew first, and to the Greek as well. For in it, God’s righteousness is being revealed, out of faith into faith , according as it is written, “Now the just one by faith shall be living. ” Now, apart from law, a righteousness of God is manifest (being attested by the law and the prophets,) yet a righteousness of God through Jesus Christ’s faith, into all and on all who are believing… When we first mapped out Romans 1:1-7, we discovered a structural pattern which is ingrained upon every portion of Romans. This was (1) God, (2) Christ, and (3) you. In Paul’s address, we read of (1) the evangel of God, (2) concerning His Son, and (3) for your faith-obedience. In Romans 1:16-17, this pattern was presented agai...
