Bible Study - May 29th
May 29th - Memorial Day Sunday
"Justified by Faith"
Romans 1:16-17, 3:22-31
16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement,[a] through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. 28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. 29Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
Notes: The whole question of "justification" by faith has been the bullwark of Protestant belief ever since Martin Luther. More recent interpretations have begun to show that Paul was not thinking about "justification" in the same way it was understood in the Reformation and after. Paul was primarily concerned about the Gentiles, who were not Jews. How were they to enter the Kingdom of God? Did they have to become Jews first and be circumcized? And what about God's promises to Israel? Were all Jews to become Christians in order to be saved, as some believe? Is God of the Jews or of the Gentiles?
And what about circumcision and kosher food? Or eating fish on Friday or many of the other pratices that are praticular to one denomination or another. What is it that determines whether one is a Christian today? Is it having a "born again" experience?
What does it mean to be "saved" or to be "justified" before God?
"Justified by Faith"
Romans 1:16-17, 3:22-31
16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement,[a] through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. 28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. 29Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
Notes: The whole question of "justification" by faith has been the bullwark of Protestant belief ever since Martin Luther. More recent interpretations have begun to show that Paul was not thinking about "justification" in the same way it was understood in the Reformation and after. Paul was primarily concerned about the Gentiles, who were not Jews. How were they to enter the Kingdom of God? Did they have to become Jews first and be circumcized? And what about God's promises to Israel? Were all Jews to become Christians in order to be saved, as some believe? Is God of the Jews or of the Gentiles?
And what about circumcision and kosher food? Or eating fish on Friday or many of the other pratices that are praticular to one denomination or another. What is it that determines whether one is a Christian today? Is it having a "born again" experience?
What does it mean to be "saved" or to be "justified" before God?
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