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Righteousness in the Epistle of Paul to Rome1. The Righteousness God Bestows

2. The Need for the Righteousness God Bestows *

3. The Basis on which God Bestows Righteousness

4. The Means by which God Bestows Righteousness

5. The Condition on which God Bestows Righteousness

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1. The Need of Mankind in General (1:18-32)

The Need for Righteousness

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The Need for RighteousnessFor the wrath of God is revealed For the wrath of God is revealed

from heaven against all from heaven against all ungodliness and ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to in them, for God has shown it to them. them.

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The Need for RighteousnessFor since the creation of the For since the creation of the

world His invisible attributes are world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, by the things that are made, even His eternal power and even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are Godhead, so that they are without excuse, without excuse,

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The Need for Righteousnessbecause, although they knew because, although they knew

God, they did not glorify Him as God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were and their foolish hearts were darkened. darkened.

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The Need for RighteousnessProfessing to be wise, they Professing to be wise, they

became fools, and changed the became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like into an image made like corruptible man--and birds and corruptible man--and birds and four-footed animals and creeping four-footed animals and creeping things. things.

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The Need for RighteousnessTherefore God also gave them up Therefore God also gave them up

to uncleanness, in the lusts of to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. forever. Amen.

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The Need for RighteousnessFor this reason God gave them For this reason God gave them

up to vile passions. For even up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the their women exchanged the natural use for what is against natural use for what is against nature. nature.

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The Need for RighteousnessLikewise also the men, leaving Likewise also the men, leaving

the natural use of the woman, the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one burned in their lust for one another, men with men another, men with men committing what is shameful, committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was penalty of their error which was due. due.

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The Need for RighteousnessAnd even as they did not like to And even as they did not like to

retain God in their knowledge, retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; which are not fitting;

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The Need for Righteousnessbeing filled with all being filled with all

unrighteousness, sexual unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, whisperers,

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The Need for Righteousnessbackbiters, haters of God, backbiters, haters of God,

violent, proud, boasters, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; unmerciful;

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The Need for Righteousnesswho, knowing the righteous who, knowing the righteous

judgment of God, that those who judgment of God, that those who practice such things are practice such things are deserving of death, not only do deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of the same but also approve of those who practice them. (1:18-those who practice them. (1:18-32)32)

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1. The Need of Mankind in General (1:18-32)

2. The Need of both Jews & Gentiles (2:1-16)

The Need for Righteousness

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The Need for RighteousnessTherefore you are inexcusable, O Therefore you are inexcusable, O

man, whoever you are who man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the for you who judge practice the same things. But we know that same things. But we know that the judgment of God is according the judgment of God is according to truth against those who to truth against those who practice such things. practice such things.

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The Need for RighteousnessAnd do you think this, O man, And do you think this, O man,

you who judge those practicing you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the that you will escape the judgment of God? judgment of God?

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The Need for RighteousnessOr do you despise the riches of Or do you despise the riches of

His goodness, forbearance, and His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to the goodness of God leads you to repentance? repentance?

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The Need for RighteousnessBut in accordance with your But in accordance with your

hardness and your impenitent hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who righteous judgment of God, who "will render to each one "will render to each one according to his deeds":according to his deeds":

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The Need for Righteousnesseternal life to those who by eternal life to those who by

patient continuance in doing patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness--indignation unrighteousness--indignation and wrath, and wrath,

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The Need for Righteousnesstribulation and anguish, on every tribulation and anguish, on every

soul of man who does evil, of the soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; Jew first and also of the Greek; but glory, honor, and peace to but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For there is no the Greek. For there is no partiality with God. partiality with God.

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The Need for RighteousnessFor as many as have sinned For as many as have sinned

without law will also perish without law will also perish without law, and as many as without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be have sinned in the law will be judged by the law (for not the judged by the law (for not the hearers of the law are just in the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; law will be justified;

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The Need for Righteousnessfor when Gentiles, who do not for when Gentiles, who do not

have the law, by nature do the have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, things in the law, these, although not having the law, are although not having the law, are a law to themselves, a law to themselves,

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The Need for Righteousnesswho show the work of the law who show the work of the law

written in their hearts, their written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else thoughts accusing or else excusing them) in the day when excusing them) in the day when God will judge the secrets of men God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. (2:1-16)gospel. (2:1-16)

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1. The Need of Mankind in General (1:18-32)

2. The Need of both Jews & Gentiles (2:1-16)

3. The Need of Jews in Particular (2:17-24)

The Need for Righteousness

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The Need for RighteousnessIndeed you are called a Jew, and Indeed you are called a Jew, and

rest on the law, and make your rest on the law, and make your boast in God, and know His will, boast in God, and know His will, and approve the things that are and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of excellent, being instructed out of the law, the law,

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The Need for Righteousnessand are confident that you and are confident that you

yourself are a guide to the blind, yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in a light to those who are in darkness, an instructor of the darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. and truth in the law.

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The Need for RighteousnessYou, therefore, who teach You, therefore, who teach

another, do you not teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you man should not steal, do you steal? You who say, "Do not steal? You who say, "Do not commit adultery," do you commit commit adultery," do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? do you rob temples?

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The Need for RighteousnessYou who make your boast in the You who make your boast in the

law, do you dishonor God law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? For through breaking the law? For "the name of God is blasphemed "the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of among the Gentiles because of you,"you," as it is written. (2:17-24) as it is written. (2:17-24)