#82. Romans 3:21 – The Righteousness Manifest (Justification Series, Part V)
Yet now, apart from law, a righteousness of God is manifest… Characteristic Three: It Is Manifest Paul told us, in Romans 1:17, that the evangel reveals the righteousness of God. As we inspect it, this fact becomes clear: the evangel does indeed manifest the righteousness of God. It is manifested, as we see in the entire verse, through Jesus Christ’s faith. Admittedly, we discussed how this is manifest during a consideration of the first two characteristics; though we are going word by word, it is difficult and dangerous to divorce these words from each other, as if they have no relation. This is why I quoted verses 21-23 in their entirety; please keep the broad thought in view, as we progress. The words individually compose the broader thought, so we must keep each individual term in mind. But note that we are reading a proper translation, now, so you may see how each word, properly translated and defined, contributes to the whole. Manifest The term “manifest,” in Greek, is phaneroo....