7. A Righteousness from God (Romans 3:21-31)

The Epic Life - Bob Hallman · Jul 17, 2023 · 49m

Summary of last week:

Paul exposed the comprehensiveness of man's depravity: no one is righteous

He then described the fruit of man's depravity: words and deeds are evil

Finally he stated the cause of man's depravity: there is no fear of God before their eyes.

Paul has backed all sinful mankind, Jew and Gentile alike, into the totally dark and

seemingly inescapable corner of God's wrath ((1:18-3:20)

This situation presents a dilemma for both God and man.

1. From God's perspective, sin demands the full expression of His wrath and punishment.

Yet, God loves man and desires reconciliation

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