Romans 3:1-31

The Book of Romans reveals how man continues to feel the need to have to contribute something to be saved.

Romans Chapter 1 reveals the unrighteous of man, and shows how degraded man becomes when he rejects God. We see it in the news everyday – murders, rapes, school shootings, etc. When you take the sanctity of life (the bible and God) out of life, society degrades.

Romans Chapter 2 reveals how man becomes self-righteous in his behavior and attitude after rejecting God.

Romans Chapter 3 reveals what God thinks of man's attitude in His written Word.

Vs1: The Jews put so much emphasis on their race and being circumcised that they became self-righteous. God tells man it is circumcision of the heart that matters, not the other. What's the good of being circumcised? Why are the Jews so special?
Vs2: it is because God took a small group of slaves and raised them in His mercy, and for the first time in history, God gave them His written word, His laws, His oracles. That's what made the Jews special. God put in place His written word in their hands and they were to take that word and be an example to the rest of the world. That's our task as Christians. Be an example to the rest of the world; teach them the word of Christ, of God.
Vs3: just because the Jews were unfaithful after receiving the word of God, it did not affect God's love for them. He will still raise the Jews and make them the leading nation of the world.
Vs4: Just because man is unfaithful doesn't mean God will ever be unfaithful to His promises to man. Every man is a liar, and God is always true. Man can use every excuse in the book to claim his righteousness – it is not true.....