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2 This Journal Belongs To: FULL NAME PLEASE RETURN TO VOUS CHURCH

3 How To S.O.A.P You ll need three items (Bible, Pen & Journal) to S.O.A.P. each day! S Scripture Open your Bible to your reading for the day. Take time reading and allow God to speak to you. When you are done, look for a verse that particularly spoke to you that day, and write it in your journal. O Observation What do you think God is saying to you in this scripture? Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you and reveal Jesus to you. A Application Personalize what you have read, by asking yourself how it applies to your life right now. Perhaps it is instruction, encouragement, a new promise, or corrections for a particular area of your life. Write how this scripture can apply to you today. P Prayer This can be as simple as asking God to help you use this scripture, or even a prayer for a greater insight on what He may be revealing to you. Remember, prayer is a two-way conversation, so be sure to listen to what God has to say! Now, write it out. 002

4 Introduction to Romans The Jerusalem Council c. AD 50 Paul Writes Romans c. AD 57 Paul Martyred In Rome c. AD The letter to the church at Rome is one of Paul s most magisterial books. At the time of writing, Paul had never visited the vibrant church at Rome, though he clearly held the church in high regard and longed to visit it soon (1:8-15). He wrote this theological treatise in order to summarize the message of the gospel for a church at such a critical cultural nexus in the world of that day. Paul began with a formal introduction of himself and his calling as a slave or servant of Jesus (1:1-7). Paul then described the plight of sinners living in a fallen world, who willingly chose to worship created things rather than the Creator (1:25). All human sin is explained by this foolish exchange. God must judge human sin. His holiness cannot dwell in the presence of sin, and his justice necessitates a proper punishment for all wickedness. Death is the only just wage for sin (6:23) and all people Jew and Gentile alike should receive their just condemnation (3:23). But God graciously made a way for salvation through Jesus. God poured out his punishment for human sin on Christ, who served as God s appointed wrathbearing substitute (5:6-11). Those who place their faith in Christ are forgiven because of Jesus work on the cross. Jesus pays for their sin. In addition, God s people are given the righteousness that Christ earned through his perfect life. They can now know peace and fellowship with God (5:12-20). This is true for Jews, though most will scorn Jesus offer of salvation, and for Gentiles, who can now be grafted into God s family tree (Chs. 9-11). Nothing in all of creation can take God s love away from those he has saved because salvation is of God, from God and for God. Those whom God saves offer up their lives as living sacrifice[s] to God, which is their act of proper worship (12:1). Paul ends his letter by demonstrating the scope of the transformation that the gospel should produce. Christians should worship God through their gifts in service to the church, by loving what is good, by rejoicing in all things, by serving one another in love, by submitting to governmental leaders, by making wise decisions and by bearing one another s burdens. These actions, and a host of others like them, demonstrate God s work of salvation in a person s life and produce in them a hope, joy and peace that can never be taken away. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 003

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7 Week 01 Key Terms The more one understands the key terms Paul chose to explain the gospel, the deeper one s experience will be with the gospel. Righteousness of God: The righteousness of God is both attribute and action. The righteousness of God signifies the fidelity and justice of God s character, the demonstration of his character as the judge of all the earth, and his faithfulness toward Israel in Jesus Christ. The righteousness of God, then, is the character of God embodied and enacted in his saving actions. It is a saving event that is comprehensive, and it involves salvation to new life, justification, and transformation. (1:16-17) Justified, Justification: God s declaration, from his position as judge of all the world, that someone is in the right, despite universal sin. This declaration will be made on the last day on the basis of an entire life (Romans 2:1 16), but is brought forward into the present on the basis of Jesus achievement, because sin has been dealt with through his cross (Romans 3:21 4:25). The means of this present justification is simply faith. This means that Jews and Gentiles alike are full members of the family promised by God to Abraham (Romans 4). 006

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9 Week 01 Monday Romans 1:1-17 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 008

10 Week 01 Tuesday Romans 1:18-32 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 009

11 Week 01 Wednesday Romans 2:1-11 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 010

12 Week 01 Thursday Romans 2:12-16 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 011

13 Week 01 Friday Romans 2:17-29 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 012

14 Week 01 Saturday Romans 1:1-17 Salvation The letter to the church in Rome contains a comprehensive, clear and detailed explanation of the gospel message. Paul s thesis statement not only of this letter, but also, in many ways, of his entire ministry can be summed up in Romans 1:16-17: For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith. Paul and the other New Testament writers portray Jesus Christ as the author and provider of salvation on the basis of his sacrificial death on the cross in the place of sinners. This salvation is by grace alone and through faith in Jesus alone. Through faith, the righteousness of Christ is credited to sinners, who are declared righteous on the basis of that faith. only rescue from our sin, but it is also rescue from the justified punishment of God. God is perfect in his justice, and because of that, is justified in his wrath toward those who don t trust him. However, the rescue that comes through faith in Jesus completely erases the eternal separation between a holy God and imperfect humanity. What is the result of this great salvation that comes by grace and through faith? The answer is a reconciled relationship with God (Ro 5:1). The fact that stands at the heart of the gospel is that God desires to be in relationship with his people. Rebellious people are reconciled with their holy God through the cross. Ultimately, all who come to Jesus in faith and trust are saved to the great glory of God. Because salvation is by grace alone, apart from good works, God alone receives the credit for this complete and astonishing deliverance. The word salvation itself implies rescue. Paul makes it clear in Romans chapters 1-3 that all humanity is desperately lost in sin. The just punishment from a holy God for that sin is death. Salvation, then, is not Notes: 013

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17 Week 02 Key Terms The more one understands the key terms Paul chose to explain the gospel, the deeper one s experience will be with the gospel. Expiation: The releasing from sin by means of cancellation; the canceling or covering of one s sin. (Romans 3:25) Koinonia: Greek for, fellowship or participation ; used to describe the relationships we experience between God the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and each other. (3:27-31) Propitiation: The atoning of sin by means of an acceptable sacrifice. (Romans 3:25) 016

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19 Week 02 Monday Romans 3:1-8 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 018

20 Week 02 Tuesday Romans 3:9-20 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 019

21 Week 02 Wednesday Romans 3:21-31 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 020

22 Week 02 Thursday Romans 4:1-12 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 021

23 Week 02 Friday Romans 4:13-25 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 022

24 Week 02 Saturday Romans 3:21-26 The Righteousness of God Righteousness is a core component of the gospel message. The holy and eternal God expects that people who are in relationship with him to be without sin. This is, as we all know, a requirement that is utterly impossible for any of us to meet on our own! However, in the gospel, God delivers his righteousness to unrighteous people without sacrificing his own righteousness in the process. Paul spends the opening chapters of this book making his case that all people are guilty of sin, regardless of their supposed morality or their association with the things of God. There is no wiggle room in this argument (3:23) all people have sinned; all have fallen short of God s righteous standard. The only hope for humanity, then, is the gift of righteousness that comes not by works of the law but instead through faith alone. This righteousness by faith is not a departure from God s work in the Old Testament; then as now, no one can live up to God s righteousness standard. The only way men and women have ever come into righteousness is through faith. But before Jesus came to earth, there was in the air a lingering question of cosmic importance: How could a righteous God, perfect in every way, freely forgive and justify sinful and guilty human beings? Because God is perfectly holy and perfectly righteous, there must be punishment for sin. Otherwise, God s perfect character would be compromised. The pivotal moment in universal history, the day when Jesus took away the sin of the world, was not only about the souls of men and women; it was about the very character of God. The cross is the answer to the question above; the crucifixion is the apex of God s love and mercy but also of his justice and righteousness. At the cross, God not only provided the ultimate answer for how a person can be made righteous by faith, but he also dispensed his justice. At the cross, God poured out his wrath on his own Son so that sinful human beings might be forgiven and granted the righteousness of Jesus life. At the cross, the God of righteousness both demonstrates and grants righteousness, for he is both just and the One who justifies. Notes: 023

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27 Week 03 Key Terms The more one understands the key terms Paul chose to explain the gospel, the deeper one s experience will be with the gospel. Charisma: Greek word meaning gracing or grace-gift, used in reference to the gift of eternal life (Romans 5:15-16; 6:23). Paul also uses this term in reference to what is typically translated as spiritual gifts Romans 12:3-8). Christology: The contemplation and study on the person and work of Jesus. (Romans 5:12-21) Salvation: The Greek word for salvation, soteria, is a broad term that connotes rescue and deliverance from peril. For Paul, salvation is both now and not yet. These dual concepts are evident in Romans where Paul discusses salvation as something already achieved by Jesus death and resurrection in terms of justification by faith and peace with God (Romans 5:1; 8:1), yet he holds out hope for salvation in the future (e.g., 8:23; 13:11). Throughout Romans, Paul uses a wide array of images for salvation, including justification, redemption, reconciliation, peace, freedom, and life. At their core is the notion of sharing in life from God in Christ through the Spirit. 026

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29 Week 03 Monday Romans 5:1-11 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 028

30 Week 03 Tuesday Romans 5:12-21 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 029

31 Week 03 Wednesday Romans 6:1-7 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 030

32 Week 03 Thursday Romans 6:8-14 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 031

33 Week 03 Friday Romans 6:15-23 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 032

34 Week 03 Saturday Romans 5:12-21 Jesus As the Last Adam It has been said that those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them. To reinterpret this quote in light of redemptive history, one might say that believers who fail to understand where they have come from will also fail to understand where humanity has been, where they themselves, as followers of Christ, are now and where they are going. Paul helps his readers see the overwhelming consequence of Adam s sin. When the one man of verse 12 disobeyed God s direct command, sin and death entered the world. Adam represented all future humanity. He was, in many ways, the first and best hope of humanity: there was and never would be a more idyllic situation in which to have perfect and unbroken fellowship with God, and yet he fell. With Adam s choice to sin came the inherited implications to every person born into Adam s race: namely, that all people have a sinful nature at their core. All people are born into sin; all are under the curse of disobedience that came from the Garden of Eden. Any parent can testify to the truth that they never taught their toddlers how to be selfish; they came by that inclination naturally. But Jesus Christ is the new and last Adam. Adam faced temptation in the garden under the best of circumstances; Jesus Christ faced temptation in another garden under the worst of circumstances. Adam bent to his selfish pride and desire to be like God. Jesus withstood temptation and submitted himself to the will of God. Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people (Ro. 5:18). But there s even more. As Paul wrote, although the disobedience that brought about condemnation and alienation was purely evil, the work of Jesus did more good. Through the cross, Jesus overcame sin and death and is now able to bring sons and daughters of God into glory. Where Adam failed, Jesus won. Notes: 033

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37 Week 04 Key Terms The more one understands the key terms Paul chose to explain the gospel, the deeper one s experience will be with the gospel. Glorification: The final state of being for followers of Jesus which is experienced upon Christ s return and raising of all believers to eternal life. (Romans 8:14-39) 036

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39 Week 04 Monday Romans 7:1-6 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 038

40 Week 04 Tuesday Romans 7:7-25 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 039

41 Week 04 Wednesday Romans 8:1-11 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 040

42 Week 04 Thursday Romans 8:12-25 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 041

43 Week 04 Friday Romans 8:26-39 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 042

44 Week 04 Saturday Romans 6:1-14 Fighting Sin Paul the apostle was a realist. He knew that though conversion and justification might happen in a moment, the process of sanctification, or becoming more and more like Christ, is a progression that happens over time for the Christian. In fact, as believers come closer and closer in relationship with Christ they will find not that they are more confident of their own holiness, but less so; in coming closer to Christ, they find more and more corners of their dark hearts exposed in his light. For the Christian, then, fighting sin is a part of life it s a battle in which they must fully engage to take up the work God has done and is doing in their lives. The key difference in this battle for the Christian is that in Christ, a person is no longer fighting for victory; he or she is fighting from victory. Because one s position in respect to salvation has changed and God has initiated an irrevocable change in the heart, this person is no longer under the dominion of sin. Take a moment to let this thought sink in: Sin is no longer in control. That person now has access to the power of the Holy Spirit, who aids in the ongoing, everyday fight for holiness. This is why Paul can speak in such definite terms here that Christians have died and have been raised to life in Christ. This death and resurrection is a reference to one s eternal position of salvation in Jesus. In light of that position, believers are to count, or reckon, themselves dead to sin (vv ). This counting and reckoning involves reminding oneself of what has been done for us and in us through Christ, and then bringing the truth of our position in him to bear on any given situation. When Christians count themselves dead to sin, they remind themselves that they are the blood-bought children of God. Then they allow that truth to impact their daily choices as they remain in Jesus throughout the course of their everyday life (Jn 15:5-8). The process of sanctification requires that Christians continually rely on Jesus teachings and the Holy Spirit, time and time again, as they take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ (2Co 10:5). As they do, believers are offering daily actions, thoughts and attitudes as worship to God because of his glory. Christians no longer give themselves over to the old desires they had before their new life in Christ, but instead they align more and more with the work of the Holy Spirit to become more like Jesus to their families, friends and coworkers. Notes: 043

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47 Week 05 Key Terms The more one understands the key terms Paul chose to explain the gospel, the deeper one s experience will be with the gospel. Faith: For Paul, faith is both the specific belief that Jesus is Lord and that God raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9) and the response of gratitude to God s grace and mercy. This faith is, for Paul, the solitary badge of membership in God s people in Christ, marking them out in a way that the Law and the works it prescribes can never do. 046

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49 Week 05 Monday Romans 9:1-15 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 048

50 Week 05 Tuesday Romans 9:16-24 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 049

51 Week 05 Wednesday Romans 9:25-33 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 050

52 Week 05 Thursday Romans 10:1-13 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 051

53 Week 05 Friday Romans 10:14-21 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 052

54 Week 05 Saturday Romans 5:1 Justified, Reconciled, Gifted The word justify is a legal term. Behind that word is a courtroom setting, and in this case, God is the judge who has on the docket before him the guilt or innocence of every person ever born. Paul has already in chapters 1-3 made it clear that the guilt of all humanity is not in question. But here is an amazing declaration: despite our clear guilt, God the Jude declares his people righteous. This happens not only because of God s great love, but because God has demonstrated his justice through the death of Jesus. When someone believes in Jesus, God gives that person the righteousness of Christ and in so doing declares them to be right before God. In other words, God declaring our innocence is not an exception to justice because justice was fully dispensed on Jesus instead of on the sinner who repents. This is truly amazing grace. Because God s people have been justified by faith, they have eternal life and peace with God. Of course, if someone can only have peace with God through faith, then the opposite is also true. Outside of a personal faith commitment, all people stand in eternal conflict with God. Could there be anything more terrifying than to be considered an enemy of God? But apart from Christ, that s the status of all people. This is not a relationship of neutrality, but instead of hostility, for all people are born under God s just judgment for sin. However, through Jesus and the gospel the unthinkable happens: God grants reconciliation to those who turn to Jesus in repentance and trust. The word reconciliation means change or exchange, but it s important to remember that true reconciliation involves a change in the attitudes of both parties who had been previously estranged or at odds. Through Christ, sinners are not left as beggars on the doorstep of heaven, hoping God will somehow open the door. Instead, his attitude toward those who believe has been wholly changed because of Jesus Christ s sacrifice. His wrath and justice have been satisfied, and his people are made right with him based on the righteousness of Christ. God sees his people not as former enemies, but as dearly beloved and adopted children. Like the father in the story of the lost son, God s people are welcomed home not as slaves, but with celebration as returning sons and daughters (Lk 15:11-32). Workers are paid for the work they do, and while at times that wage is merited on the quality of the work performed, quite often it is static based on economic realities especially in entry-level jobs. Similarly, Paul notes that all sin, no matter how seemingly innocuous, has earned every person who has ever lived a single and eternal wage from the hand of a just God: death. The gift of God s grace, however, stands in stark contrast to the wages of sin. God gives eternal life not because sinners merit it, but because his Son earned it. Eternal life is a gracious gift from a loving God to his people who repent and trust in his salvation. This gift of eternal life is not static; it s not something that will only be actualized upon physical death. Rather, eternal life is a dynamic relationship that believers enter into through faith in Jesus Christ and experience right here and now. Jesus promised his followers that they could have life to the full while living on this earth (Jn 10:10). This joyful, victorious life is possible through a deep and abiding relationship with God (Jn 15:4-6). Eternal life in heaven and on the new earth is, then, the glorious and unimaginably awe-inspiring extension of the believer s dynamic and growing relationship with God on earth. 053

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57 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God s will is his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:

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59 Week 06 Monday Romans 11:1-10 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 058

60 Week 06 Tuesday Romans 11:11-24 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 059

61 Week 06 Wednesday Romans 11:25-36 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 060

62 Week 06 Thursday Romans 12:1-8 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 061

63 Week 06 Friday Romans 12:9-21 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 062

64 Week 06 Saturday Romans 8:28-30 Election Throughout the ages, theologians have debated the doctrine of election that Paul brings into consideration in these verses. This doctrine is more than a matter of theological debate; in this context, it is one of the reasons for the great assurance Christians have of God s love that is available in Christ. There are two main opinions that have arisen over the ages in regard to this doctrine. The first opinion is that God s foreknowledge involves his future knowledge of the people who will respond to him by faith and those who will not. Those who accept Christ and the gospel are the elect, for they were predestined according to the choice God knew they would make. Those who take this position find that it reconciles well with the fact that God desires that all people come to a saving knowledge of him (1Ti 2:3-4; 2Pe 3:9) and that salvation is universally available to all who will claim this free gift. It is a whosoever will come kind of call, in which people have the real choice to either accept or reject God s offer of salvation. The other viewpoint understands God s foreknowledge as an unconditional choice. Anyone who is saved, according to this view, is saved only because God chose some that they would believe; indeed, apart from God s active choosing of individuals, all people as so lost in sin that not one would actively choose Christ if left to themselves to decide. Supporting this position is the doctrine of absolute human depravity (Eph 2:1-10), which holds that sinners are dead in their trespasses and incapable of responding to God apart from his divine intervention. God changes the human heart, removes the scales from the eyes of some, and gives them the gift of faith that allows them to believe the gospel message. Where these two views come together is that every person, apart from God s intervening grace in sending Jesus, is hopelessly lost, and the only way to salvation is through his grace and mercy. Furthermore, each understanding of the doctrine, when rightly applied, results in the glory of God alone rather than human pride. Regardless of where we land on the particulars of the doctrine of election, in the end it inspires our worship because we are directed back to the gospel of Jesus Christ, our only hope. Notes: 063

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67 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8 066

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69 Week 07 Monday Romans 13:1-7 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 068

70 Week 07 Tuesday Romans 13:8-10 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 069

71 Week 07 Wednesday Romans 13:11-14 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 070

72 Week 07 Thursday Romans 14:1-11 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 071

73 Week 07 Friday Romans 14:12-23 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 072

74 Week 07 Saturday Romans 10:4 Righteousness One of the predominant themes in both the Old and New Testaments is that of righteousness. Paul s understanding of this word is not that it is an extensive list of rules to keep, but rather something that Jesus earned through his perfectly obedient life and credits to believers by faith. For Paul, righteousness is not so much a description of conduct as it is a condition of a proper relationship between God and a person. In the Old Testament, righteousness is established fundamentally as a characteristic of God. He alone is truly righteous. Because this is true, God always kept his promises even when his people, Israel, were not faithful to theirs. Time and time again, the people abandoned God through their pursuit of idols and their unfaithfulness to the covenant God had made with them, but time and time again, God remained faithful and restored his people. However, eventually God took drastic measures to discipline his people, raising up the pagan nation of Assyria and Babylon to conquer Israel and Judah and bring them into exile in foreign lands. When Judah returned, the people returned with the understanding that their unrighteousness and idolatry had led to God s judgment. Because they realized this, their leaders encouraged the people of Judah to foster a new zeal for the law; they were determined never to let what happened in the exile happen again. Unfortunately, though, the people confused this external and rule-based adherence to the law with true righteousness. True righteousness goes well beyond external compliance to a set of rules; true righteousness comes from a heart that is bent toward loving God and participating in joyful worship. This is why true righteousness can only come about through faith and through the gospel. Jesus alone is fully righteous, inside and out; the only way in which a person can become righteous is by faith in him. When a person believes in Jesus, that person s sin is laid upon Jesus and is paid for by his sacrifice. Meanwhile, the believer in exchange receives the perfect righteousness of Christ. By faith, a person can at long last not only act in a righteous way, but can actually become more and more righteous as their heart is changed by the continual influence of the Holy Spirit. Notes: 073

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77 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had... Romans 15:

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79 Week 08 Monday Romans 15:1-13 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 078

80 Week 08 Tuesday Romans 15:14-22 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 079

81 Week 08 Wednesday Romans 15:23-33 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 080

82 Week 08 Thursday Romans 16:1-16 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 081

83 Week 08 Friday Romans 16:17-27 S Scripture Grab your Bible and read the chapter. Write down the verses that stand out to you the most. O Observation A Application P Prayer 082

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