Question 1

What advantage did the Jew have if all are under sin?

Accepted Answer

Paul says the Jews did have a real advantage, because they were given the "oracles of God." That means God entrusted them with his words in Scripture, his promises, and his covenant. They had clear light about who God is and how he wanted to be worshiped. But this privilege did not mean they were automatically saved or better in God’s sight. It meant they were more responsible to believe and obey what God had shown them. In the end, both Jews and Gentiles still need the same Savior.

Question 2

Does Jewish unbelief make God’s promises fail?

Accepted Answer

No. Paul is very clear that human unbelief does not cancel out God’s faithfulness. He says, "Let God be true, but every man a liar." Even if some of the people God blessed and called do not believe, God’s promises and character do not change. He keeps his word and will carry out his plan. Paul even uses the example of someone like David, whose sin only highlighted that God was right in his words and judgments. God remains faithful, even when people are not.

Question 3

Why does Paul say there is none righteous, no, not one?

Accepted Answer

Paul gathers several lines from the Old Testament to show that, by nature, no person is truly righteous before God. No one perfectly understands God, no one naturally seeks him, and our words, actions, and paths are bent by sin. This applies to both Jews and Gentiles. He is not saying no one ever does any kind of kindness, but that no one meets God’s standard of holiness. The point is to shut every mouth, so no one can boast, and to show that everyone needs God’s mercy in Christ.

Question 4

What does it mean that by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified?

Accepted Answer

Paul explains that no human being will be declared right with God by doing the works the law requires. The law is good, but it was never given as a ladder we could climb to earn acceptance. Instead, the law shows us God’s holiness and exposes our sin. When we compare our lives to his commands, we see we fall short. So the law brings the knowledge of sin, not the power to remove it. Justification comes in a different way, through faith in Jesus, not through our performance.

Question 5

What is the righteousness of God apart from the law?

Accepted Answer

Paul says that now a righteousness from God has been shown that does not come from keeping the law, though the law and the prophets pointed to it. This righteousness is God’s way of putting people right with himself. It is given, not earned, and it comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Instead of us bringing our own goodness, God counts Christ’s obedience and sacrifice to us. This way of being made right is open to Jew and Gentile alike, with no difference.

Question 6

What does it mean that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God?

Accepted Answer

Paul sums up the human condition by saying that every person has sinned and misses the mark of God’s glory. God made people to reflect his goodness and to share in his glory. Sin broke that, so now none of us live up to the purpose and standard God set. We are not just a little off; we come short of what God deserves from his creatures. This prepares the way for the good news: those same people can be justified freely by God’s grace through Jesus.

Question 7

How are we justified freely by God’s grace through redemption in Christ?

Accepted Answer

To be justified is to be declared right with God. Paul says this does not happen because we have earned it, but "freely by his grace." Grace means a free gift we do not deserve. The way God can do this and still be just is through the redemption that is in Jesus. Redemption means a price paid to set someone free. Jesus gave his life, shedding his blood, as that price. When we trust him, God counts that sacrifice to us, forgives our sins, and calls us righteous in his sight.

Question 8

What does it mean that God set forth Jesus as a propitiation?

Accepted Answer

Propitiation is a word that points to a sacrifice that turns aside God’s wrath. Paul says God presented Jesus this way, and we receive the benefit "through faith in his blood." Our sins deserve judgment, but Jesus, by his death, took that judgment on himself. This shows that God is both merciful and just. He did not ignore sin; he dealt with it in his Son. At the same time, he can now forgive those who believe in Jesus and still be righteous in his judgments.

Question 9

Why is boasting excluded if we are justified by faith?

Accepted Answer

If people were made right with God by their own works, they would have something to brag about. Paul says that is not how it works. Justification comes by the "law of faith," not the law of works. Faith is simply trusting in what God has done in Christ, not bringing our own goodness. Since salvation is by grace through faith, all the glory goes to God. There is no room to look down on others, whether Jew or Gentile, because everyone comes to God on the same terms.

Question 10

Do faith and justification make the law useless?

Accepted Answer

Paul raises this question himself: if we are justified by faith apart from works of the law, do we make the law empty? His answer is strong: "God forbid: yea, we establish the law." The law is upheld because it shows our sin and our need for Christ. It is also fulfilled in Jesus, who kept it perfectly and bore its curse. When we trust him, we honor the truth and holiness the law reflects. So faith does not throw the law away; it puts the law in its right place.

Romans 3:1

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

God Remains Faithful

There Is No One Righteous

Righteousness through Faith in Christ

God Remains Faithful

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What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

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God Remains Faithful

There Is No One Righteous

Righteousness through Faith in Christ

God Remains Faithful

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