introduction

this particular chapter focusses on the faith that we have obtained through christ jesus, and it centers on the redeption christ and forgiveness of our sin through  faith in the attonment of his blood. it also explains the important of faith and how we are justified and made right with God.

21 “but now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revied, being witnessed by the law of the prophets” -paul gives an intoduction of righteousness through faith, by reaveling the powerful revelation which has been witnesed by the law and the prophets. 22 “This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference,”-hire paul not only give another revelation to romans by telling them that all who b e live through faith in jesus christ are one and their is no difference weather they are jews, gentile or greek. i believe this statement was written in older for every one to know that in christ we are equal.

 23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” – this scriputure to me is very powerful because it distroys all religious systeam that are trying to earn their way to god through ritual or another and it puts to shame anyone who believe they can get to heaven just by being nice or keeping some ritual i.e the law. because it states that we are all sinners and we need to get right with God. I believe this was paul’s aim to remind the jews and also reveal to the romas that no one in the world is perfect.

 24 “and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”- justification is given free by the grace of God through jesus christ death and reselection. it is only through his redeption we are made right with god.

 25 “God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished”- hire paul expiains the reason  chrst was given as a sacrifise, all have sined and every sin needs a blood atonment so God gave christ’s blood as attonment for sin once and for all. which means man no longer have to give another sacrificial attonment but must believe through faith in the blood of jesus and reselection of jesus.  

26  “he 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.” the reason christ was given was demostrate the justice of God and also to reveal his son as the one who justifies. 

 27  “Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith.” this particular verse i believe is aimed at the jews who bost in his law as their justification before God, God was putting an end to their boasting because they boasted about the law but did not keep it why because no one can ever live according to the law of moses this is why christ was given in love mearcy and compassionate. 

28 “For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.” -the law is still of use but only through the grace of God through faith in christ jesus, christ told us he did not come to stop the law but to fulfil what was written in the law. so we don’t ignore the law but we keep it through faith in jesus christ our mediator. 

29 “Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,” God is the God of all no matter what colour tribe and origin. this is also a revelation given to ecourage the gentiles in their faith that God loves them as much as he loves the jews.

30 “since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.” -their is only one God and it is the God who will justfy the all world who believe in him through christ jesus by faith. 

31 “Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.” i love this verse because it expresses with an incredabie passion that as christians we need to uphold the law by faith and not distroy it.

conclution

paul cleary states that to look for righteousness through the law is pointless because man can never live according to the law because he will always fall. he argues planly on our guilty for sin and why the law can never justfy us because it points out our wrong but on the other hand faith brings us closer to God through the righteouness of christ. in relation to my life this scriptures simply tells me that i have to live by faith.