#86. Romans 3:22 – The Faith of Jesus (Justification Series, Part IX)
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… His Faith, His Death, Undisturbed As we know now, the evangel of God concerning His Son attests to the death of Christ for our sins, His entombment, and His rousing on the third day, according to the scriptures. These three components of the evangel are presented in Romans in relation to the salvation of sinners. The first portion, the death of Christ, is presented in Romans 3:22 as the “righteousness of God through Jesus Christ’s faith. ” This special demonstration proving God’s righteousness is manifest on the cross , and could not be presented at any prior point in history. Those who have disagreed with Paul – which is often to the surprise of the students of scripture – by attesting to some “objective genitive” go far beyond the grammatical claim. While they say that this is fai...
