The Book of Romans - Lesson 5

All Under Sin

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I. SIN DEMANDS JUDGMENT (Romans 3:1-8)

A. By the Oracles of God (3:1-4; Acts 7:38; Hebrews 5:12; 1Peter 4:11)

- oracles: an utterance of divine revelation

1. The Jewish advantage (v.1-2; 9:4-5; Deuteronomy 4:32-34)

2. The sinner’s accuser (v.3-4; John 12:48)

B. By the Truth of God (3:5-8; 2:2)

1. The righteous judge (v.5-6; 2Timothy 4:8)

2. The guilty sinner (v.7-8; 14:12)

II. SIN DEMANDS GUILT (Romans 3:9-20)

A. The Universal Character of Sin (3:9-12)

1. All under sin (v.9; see v.19)

2. None righteous (v.10; 1John 5:17)

3. None seeking God (v.11; Isaiah 53:6; Proverbs 14:12)

4. None doing good (v.12; James 4:17)

B. The Universal Practice of Sin (3:13-18)

1. Sins of the tongue (v.13-14; James 3:5-6)

2. Sins of the feet (v.15-17; Isaiah 59:7-8)

3. Sins of the eyes (v.18; Psalm 36:1)

C. The Universal Knowledge of Sin (3:19-20)

1. Accusing all the world (v.19; Galatians 3:22)

2. Proven by the law (v.20; 4:15; 7:7)

III. SIN DEMANDS GRACE (Romans 3:21-31)

A. Based on the Righteousness of God (3:21-23)

1. Without the law (v.21; Galatians 3:11-12)

2. By the faith of Christ (v.22a; Philippians 3:9; Galatians 2:16)

3. For the benefit of believers (v.2b-22; 2Peter 3:9)

B. Bought by the Redemption of Christ (3:24-26)

1. Our cost of redemption (v.24; 5:15-18)

2. The extent of redemption (v.25; Hebrews 9:15)

- propitiation: Christ’s satisfaction of God’s demand

3. Our access to redemption (v.26)

C. Received Through Justification by Faith (3:27-31)

1. Without the boasting of man (v.27; Ephesians 2:8-9)

2. Without the deeds of the law (v.28; see v.20)

3. Without the exclusion of race (v.29-30; 1:16)

4. Without the rejection of the law (v.31; 10:4)

MEMORY VERSE: Romans 3:9

What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

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