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Boasting or Treasuring?
Romans 3:21-4:5
1. Background
• the wrath of God against all humans (1:18-3:20)
• the grace of God in the gospel (3:21-8:39)
• the grace of God in the gospel (3:21-8:39)
2. Righteousness Revealed 21-26
• sovereign intervention
• human deficiency
• rescuing activity
• glorious resolution
• human deficiency
• rescuing activity
• glorious resolution
3. Righteousness Defended 27-31
• boasting excluded
• distinctions removed
• iaw upheld
• distinctions removed
• iaw upheld
4. Righteousness Illustrated 1-5
• our forefather Abraham
• justified by works or counted righteous?
• justified by works or counted righteous?
5. So What?
• Because of God’s intervention at the cross, guilty offenders like us can be reconciled to Him.
• Trust and Treasure
• “Since from His bounty I receive such proofs of love divine, had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, they should all be Thine.” (Stennett, “Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned”)
• Trust and Treasure
• “Since from His bounty I receive such proofs of love divine, had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, they should all be Thine.” (Stennett, “Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned”)