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Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law of faith. For we conclude that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. (Romans 3:27-28)   The obedience of faith is better than obedience to the law. When we seek to be righteous through the law, we can become prideful, and God hates pride. But when we live by faith, obedience…

God presented him as the mercy seat by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed. God presented him to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so that he would be just and justify the one who has faith in Jesus. (Romans 3:25-26)   God is patient with us, not wanting to condemn us for our sins but wanting to forgive us. But we can often mistake God’s…

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. (Romans 3:23-24)   Part Three: The Redemption that is in Christ Jesus In the ancient world, when kings went to war, after the battle, the troops that the victorious king captured would have to be redeemed by the opposing king. In the same way, the human race was captured by the Devil when…

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. (Romans 3:23-24)   Part Two: The Grace of God. We are not justified by our works but by the Grace of God. Such a great truth is hard to embrace at first. We like feeling good about ourselves, so when we are doing well, we give ourselves credit. The problem is that when…