#85. Romans 3:22 – The Righteousness through Jesus Christ’s Faith (Justification Series, Part VIII)
Part III: Our Justification, Confirmed Yet 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… Romans is a book founded upon faith. Aside from this verse, it has only appeared seven times; in reference to the obedience of faith derived from Paul’s grace and apostleship (1:5,) the faith of the Roman ecclesia (1:8,) the consolation brought to each other in faith (1:12,) the transferal of the righteousness of God from His faith to our faith (1:17,) the effectual life the one who obtains faith now has (1:17,) and the faith of God Himself (3:3.) All of this changes, beginning now. From now, until Romans 5:2, the word faith appears 18 more times. This is the channel through which justification is brought. These passages must first establish the faith itself, and how God uses it. At the outset, faith must be shown through the great Mediator between Righteousness and unrighteousness, ...