Romans 3:9–31

January 28, 2013

A lot of life (and death) has happened since I've last written. When the right time comes I will write about it. While we are exhausted, we are also grateful for the opportunity to serve and for the healing of hearts that took place. Our faith in who God is has increased, and our sorrow is over-shadowed by the joy in our hearts. My husband's brother has reached his eternal home. Blessed be the name of the LORD.

All people are guilty of sin—ALL! Jane's Scofield KJV Bible lists a summary of the Greek words and their meanings for sin. Sin is:

1. Transgression—an overstepping of the law... the boundary between good and evil
2. Iniquity—an act inherently wrong whether expressly forbidden or not
3. Error—a departure from right
4. Missing the mark—a failure to meet the divine standard
5. Trespass—the intrusion of self-will into the sphere of divine authority
6. Lawlessness—or spiritual anarchy
7. Unbelief—an insult to the divine truth

Sin originated with Satan; entered the world through Adam; incurs the penalty of spiritual and physical death; has no remedy but in the sacrificial death of Christ; and can only be availed by faith. Sin is summarized three ways  An act—the violation of or want of obedience to the revealed will of God; A state—the absence of righteousness; A nature—enmity toward God.

Salvation is a free gift from God.

"Money can't buy it.Man's righteousness can't earn it.  Social prestige can't help you acquire it Morality can't purchase it.  It is, as Isaiah said, "...without money and without price." " ~ From Day to Day with Billy Graham

Romans 3:23–31 - "All have sinned and are not good enough for God's glory, and all need to be made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift. They need to be made free from sin through Jesus Christ. God gave him as a way to forgive sin through the faith in the blood of Jesus' death... God always does what is right and fair... A person is made right with God through faith, not through obeying the law... faith causes us to be what the law truly wants."

"To be" is not a one time act of seeking forgiveness. It is an active and continual state of living for Christ.


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