ThreeTypesofPeople

—TheDepraved——TheCri.calMoralizer—

—Paul’sownJewishPeople—

“Circumcisionoftheheart”waswhatma3eredmosttoGod.

Paul’sGospelwasjarring…

WhatPaulissayinguptothispointisthis:

“Allpeople,ofalltypes,

needthegospel.”

“Whatadvantage,then,isthereinbeingaJew,orwhatvalueisthereincircumcision?Muchineveryway!Firstofall,theJewshavebeenentrustedwiththeverywordsofGod.Whatifsome

wereunfaithful?WilltheirunfaithfulnessnullifyGod’sfaithfulness?Notatall!LetGodbetrue,andeveryhumanbeingaliar.Asitiswri3en:‘Sothatyoumaybeprovedrightwhenyouspeakandprevailwhenyoujudge.’ButifourunrighteousnessbringsoutGod’srighteousnessmoreclearly,whatshallwesay?ThatGodisunjustinbringingHiswrathonus?(Iamusinga

humanargument.)Certainlynot!Ifthatwereso,howcouldGodjudgetheworld?Someonemightargue,‘Ifmyfalsehood

enhancesGod’struthfulnessandsoincreasesHisglory,whyamIsSllcondemnedasasinner?’Whynotsay—assomeslanderouslyclaimthatwesay—‘Letusdoevilthatgoodmayresult?’Their

condemnaSonisjust!”

Romans3:1-8

FirstObjecSon:

1.Whatadvantage,then,isthereinbeingaJew,orwhatvalueisthereincircumcision?

It’sasthoughtheobjectorissaying,

“Paul,you’reunderminingGod’scovenant!”

Paul’sResponse:

2.Muchineveryway!Firstofall,theJewshavebeenentrustedwiththeverywordsofGod.

Itwasavalueofresponsibilityratherthansecurity.

SecondObjecSon:

3.Whatifsomewereunfaithful?WilltheirunfaithfulnessnullifyGod’sfaithfulness?”

It’sasthoughtheobjectorissaying,

“So,couldtheunbeliefofsomecauseGodtobreakHispromise?”

Paul’sResponse:

4.Notatall!LetGodbetrue,andeveryhumanbeingaliar.Asitiswri3en:‘Sothatyoumaybeprovedrightwhenyouspeakandprevailwhenyoujudge.’”

“Wheneverthereisaques@onwhetherGodormanisright,alwaysproceedonthebasisthatGodisright

andeverymanisaliar.”

Godisfaithful!

ThirdObjecSon:

5.ButifourunrighteousnessbringsoutGod’srighteousnessmoreclearly,whatshallwesay?That

GodisunjustinbringingHiswrathonus?(Iamusingahumanargument.)

Paulwantsustoknowthisargumentisunworthyofseriousconsidera@on.

Paul’sResponse:

6.Certainlynot!Ifthatwereso,howcouldGodjudgetheworld?”

IftherewereanypossibilityofGodbeingunrighteous,

thenhowcouldHebefittojudgetheworld?

FourthObjecSon:

7.Someonemightargue,‘IfmyfalsehoodenhancesGod’struthfulnessandsoincreasesHisglory,

whyamIsSllcondemnedasasinner?’

Paul’sResponse:

Paulrespondswithacounterques@onintendedtoshowtheridiculousnessofsuchanobjec@on:

8.Whynotsay—assomeslanderouslyclaimthatwesay—‘Letusdoevilthatgoodmayresult?’Their

condemnaSonisjust!”

Salva@onisbygracealone,throughfaithalone,inJesusChristalone.

RememberEphesians2:8-10,

“Foritisbygraceyouhavebeensaved,throughfaith—andthisisnotfromyourselves,itisthegiaofGod—notbyworks,sothatnoonecanboast.ForweareGod’shandiwork,createdinChristJesustodogoodworks,

whichGodpreparedinadvanceforustodo.”

Thebeliever’slifestyleshouldbeevidenceoftheirsalvaSon.

GalaSans5:22-23

ButthefruitoftheSpiritislove,joy,peace,forbearance,kindness,goodness,

faithfulness,gentlenessandself-control.Againstsuchthingsthereisnolaw.

Conclusion:1.   Godisfaithfulevenwhenwe’renot.2.   BecauseofourrelaSonshipwithChrist,wehave

greatprivilegeandresponsibility.3.   Noma3erwhatyou’regoingthrough…knowthat

Godcanbetrusted…RememberHeisfaithful!

“Godisnotaman,thatHeshouldlie,norasonofman,thatHeshouldchangeHismind.

DoesHespeakandthennotact?DoesHepromiseandnotfulfill?”

Numbers23:19“TheLORDAlmightyhassworn,‘Surely,asIhaveplanned,soitwillbe,andasIhavepurposed,

soitwillstand.’”Isaiah14:24

ApplicaSon1.   Beonguardagainstanythingthatcangiveusa

falsesenseofsecurity.“Anyonewholistenstomyteachingandfollowsitiswise,likeapersonwhobuildsahouseonsolidrock…”

Ma3.7:24-27

ApplicaSon2.StandfirmonGod’spromises.

“SonowthereisnocondemnaSonforthosewhobelongtoChristJesus.Andbecauseyoubelongto

Him,thepowerofthelife-givingSpirithasfreedyoufromthepowerofsinthatleadstodeath.”

Romans8:1-2

Confession:

“ButifweconfessoursinstoHim,Heisfaithfulandjusttoforgiveusoursinsandtocleanseus

fromallwickedness.”1John1:9