Romans - Lesson 3

Paul has made an argument that all of us fall short of the glory of God. Our feeble efforts at “being sinless” fall woefully short. Yet Paul makes it clear that “Now, righteousness from God apart from the law, has been made known….This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ.” (Romans 3:21-22). Paul now turns his focus back to the patriarch, Abraham.

We need to remember that the Jews at the time of Jesus thought they had an inside track to the Living God. For them, being in the bloodline of Abraham, the rite of circumcision, and the Law of Moses meant they were part of the kingdom of God. They looked down on the Gentiles who were the idol-worshiping pagans.