06/22          Romans 4:6 

David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it: 7 “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight. 

SAVED

You can say it many different ways but the truth is that Jesus has saved us from our sin.  He brings peace with God and His righteousness into our life.  Praise God for His solution to our lost-ness.  Jesus is Lord. 

06/21          Romans 4:4-5 

When people work, their wages are not a gift, but something they have earned.  5 But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. 

GRACE

Our faith in Jesus is the reason that we can stand in the face of our sin.  Jesus forgives us.  We accept His forgiveness and seek His guidance to live each day.  We do what we do right now.  We are becoming more like Jesus. 

06/20          Romans 4:1-3 

Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God? 2 If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way. 3 For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” 

BELIEVE

We believe that the Lord God is a just and good God and that what He says He will do He does.  HE saves us and we believe it.  Faith is the activity of believing that the Lord has put us in relationship with Himself.  Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith.  This relationship is a gift from God to us. 

06/20          Romans 4:1-3 

Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God? 2 If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way. 3 For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” 

BELIEVE

We believe that the Lord God is a just and good God and that what He says He will do He does.  HE saves us and we believe it.  Faith is the activity of believing that the Lord has put us in relationship with Himself.  Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith.  This relationship is a gift from God to us. 

06/19.         Romans 3:29-31

After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is. 30 There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. 31 Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.

FAITH

We do all things in Christ including our faith in Him.  I believe in Jesus.  Lord help my unbelief.  Clean me up Lord and guide me today. 

06/18.         Romans 3:27-28

Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. 28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.

FAITH

We believe what God has said in Jesus Christ.  We live our life with full confidence in His Word.  You have been saved.  We believe this and it impacts everything we do.  No longer on our own we belong to the Lord.  He will never leave us and willingly involves Himself in everything we do. 

06/17.         Romans 3:25-26

For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26 for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.

RIGHT

As a free gift the Lord God declares us righteous.  He decided this before anything was and it extends to this very moment.  When we come into the family of God we live and exist and are because of the sacrificial work of the Lord Jesus Christ.  His free gift of life is so that no one can boast for each and every one of us has sinned and Jesus gives us His righteousness. 

06/16. Romans 3:24
Yet God freely and graciously declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
GIFT
Salvation is a gift of God so that no on can boast. It is all from Jesus. No such thing as working your way to Christ. Jesus saves and He is Lord.

06/15. Romans 3:22-23
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is
true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
ASK
Ask Jesus to forgive you of your sin. Lest you come as a little child trusting the Lord to do what he said he will you will not find Him. Trust in the Lord and He will do it.

06/14. Romans 3:21
But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago.
FAITH
By faith we trust Jesus to save us. He brings us into a right relationship with the Father. It is not what can I do? We do not have a works relationship with the Lord.