Tuesday, November 19, 2024

ROMANS: RIGHTEOUSNESS and LAW

Righteousness and Law  

Passage: Romans 3:1-31

Structure:

a. 3:1-4, What is an advantage to be a Jew, oracles of God

  b. 3:5-8, Righteousness of God

    c. 3:9-18, List of witnesses, Scriptures

    c’. 3:19-20, under the Law  

  b’. 3:21-26, Righteousness of God  

a’. 3:27-31, What becomes of our boasting? Law of faith.        

 

Commentary:

Advantage to be a Jew – to begin with, oracles of God. Later, St. Paul comes up with a list of 8 elements (9:4-5).  

All quotes but one (3:15-17) are coming from Psalter – why?

Jews and Greeks are under the sin – list of witnesses from Psalms, Proverbs, and Isaiah (vv. 9-18).

 

3 juxtapositions:

Unfaithfulness of men vs. faithfulness of God (vv. 3-4)

Our unrighteousness vs. Righteousness of God (vv. 5-8). Righteousness of God is discussed in 1:17. Then, 3:21-26.

Law of works vs. law of faith (vv. 27-31). 

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