Romans: Righteousness Revealed

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Romans: Week Seven

Read Romans 3:21-26

In a way, this week’s passage is the climax Paul has been building up to. Chapter after chapter, Paul tries to get the reader to understand God is righteous but none of us are righteous; that the law makes sinners out of all of us. And honestly, it feels like a hopeless cause, a dead end, like we’re all doomed. “But” - that one word turns the tide. It’s the first word in verse 21 that transitions from Paul’s earlier point to this week’s lesson: how an unrighteous person can get access to the righteousness of God through faith. 

Read Romans 3:21-26 and journal through the following questions this week: 

  • Can a human obtain the righteousness of God? If yes, how?

  • What does it mean to receive something through faith in Jesus Christ?

  • In verses 22-25, Paul talks about how there is no distinction amongst us. Read the following passages to study this concept deeper: Acts 10:34-35, Romans 2:11, Galatians 3:28.

  • What does it mean that Jesus was the propitiation for our sins? See 1 John 2:2, 1 John 4:10, Hebrews 2:17, John 3:16 and 1 Peter 3:18

  • Why was the death of Jesus Christ necessary for us to obtain the righteousness of God?

  • Verse 25 mentions former sins - what is this referring to? 

  • How does God’s forbearance illustrate the Gospel before Jesus Christ?

  • Read Benson’s commentary on Romans 3:25-26 and jot down what stands out to you most about his observations of these passages. 

  • What does it mean that God is just and the justifier? 

  • Why are works not grounds for justification?

  • What role does the law have to play in us being justified before God? See Galatians 2:16-17 and Galatians 3:24

  • How are we justified? See Titus 3:7, 1 Corinthians 6:11 and Philippians 3:9

Reflect & Respond

  • What does this passage teach me about God?

  • How does this change the way I live? 

Scripture to memorize

“In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” -1 John 4:10 (ESV)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Yelena is the founder and editor in chief Tirzah. Yelena works as an attorney in tax and in her spare time, she is working on her first book for unmarried twenty-something women in extended waiting seasons and running Tirzah. She has a passion for pointing young women to Christ, and enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and spending time with her family.

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