Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant[a] of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
Notice how Paul calls himself first a servant - then an apostle
3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David[b]according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead,
Here is a mystery: Whereby Jesus meets the criteria; for being both the Son of Man and the Son of God.
Romans 2
6 He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking[a] and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.9 There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. 11 For God shows no partiality.
This us described in more detail, in the Book of Revelation
Romans 3
20 For by works of the law no human being[c] will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. See Genesis 3:3-6 (It is the temptation to break/disobey God’s Law
20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
In other words, we cannot boast in attempting to keep the Law: the Law exists because of our lawlessness.
31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
how? By acknowledging that we have broken it, are incapable of keeping it; and putting our faith in Christ’s redemption
Romans 4
4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.5 And to the one who does not work but believes in[a] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, (vs.4-9) This again demonstrates our Father’s love towards us cannot be earned: He gives it as a gift. To attempt to earn it is an insult.
10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. 11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.
Link this with Colossians 2:11-14
10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. 11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.
Again, we honor the Law when we recognize we have fallen short of it and putting our faith in the one who upheld it perfectly. (Galatians 2:19-21)
It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.
Because Jesus fulfilled the righteous requirement of the Law, took the full punishment for all of us who couldn’t fulfill it; and now we are free: For the to (circumcise) write his Law on our hearts
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
Romans 5
10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
…because the life he lives, he lives to God (scripture) to make constant intercession for us (scripture)
16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
Through trusting in Jesus Christ, Grace and Life are supposed to be abounding more than sin and death
Link to 1Peter 4: 6 For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Were it not for sin - our knowledge of it - there would be no grace. What does this grace do? Produce the fruit of gratitude, humility, faith in God and mercy to others who also need it. As Jesus said: “freely you have received (therefore) freely give: This is the offense of the Gospel. It’s not about us!
14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
being under grace means Abiding in Christ - meaning walking in the Light (1John 1) meaning no hiding our sins - but confessing them - meaning no pride but humility - no fear, but Love.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
wages: In other words: we are getting what he deserve…what we have earned.
Gift: Receiving something we have not earned.
Romans 7
13 Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure.
the Commandment brings sin into the Light, rather than it remaining hidden in darkness - which is its natural habitat.
Sin having been brought to Light, must now be dealt with: the wages of sin is death - but: 16 “…God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
John 3:16-17
20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.
because he has been born again.
24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
and it will be that way until Christ returns in glory…this is why we need Grace!
Romans 8
16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
James 4:5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?
Romans 10
6 But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). In other words: to see…to hear…to work:
8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);
Faith
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
6 But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);
Here is the whole gospel: Christ’s death, burial and resurrection. Anyone trying to add to it take away from this, has missed it entirely.
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