Romans 3

"Dear Believer, No one can rightfully boast about being more righteous than others. No one can rightfully claim to be righteous because of the..."

"Dear Father, just and justifier, Thank you that your righteousness has been manifested to us. You made this happen apart from the law, although the....."

"Dear Father, just and justifier, All praise is due you, Father. Our boasting is totally excluded. Our justification is not by our works, but through...."

How far would you go to bring home a stinker? A skunk caught far from home is ushered home by a couple of volunteers and this reminds Patrick of how much God did to bring us home when we were far away and stunk spiritually.

"But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through..."

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."

"[There is no difference between Jew and non-Jew in regard to righteousness,] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by..."

"Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by...."

"What shall we conclude then? Are we any better? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin. As it is written:..."

Inspirational illustration of Romans 3:9-10 -- Are we any better? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 3:27-28 -- Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

"Dear Disciple, Unfortunately, much of the world has repeatedly given up honoring the Creator. Most in the world have chased after worthless and..."

I was taught to appreciate the beauty of the world and to see in that beauty glimpses of its Creator. Patrick Odum challenges us to look at sin, community involvement, engagement in the problems of our world, and what it means to be a citizen of the world in which we live.

"Being justified by faith, we have peace with God. Conscience accuses no longer. Judgment now decides for the sinner instead of against him. Memory..."

"When the believer is adopted into the Lord's family, his relationship to old Adam and the law ceases at once; but then he is under a new rule, and a....."

We are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ. - Romans 3:24

This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. - Romans 3:22

Billy the Kid is still waiting We all need a pardon from God, forgiveness for our sins. But He won't make us wait.

Because we could not be James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that we all needed Jesus' redemptive death on the cross so we could find new life in the grace of God.

Are there really two kinds? Thom Lemmons reminds us that we all need grace.

Can you find your Bible in the list? While there are many specialty Bibles, the Bible is really written for only one group of people: sinners.

Why all the talk about the Passion? God loves us so much that he sent his Son to save us.

You may not need Jesus if these things are true in your life. If you can control nature, your health, and your behavior… then you may not need Jesus.

Are you a hands-on kind of person? God calls us to be a people and a person who touches hurting people because Jesus was willing to touch us.

Where do you unload the baggage and guilt of our mistakes? Russ Lawson talks about unloading the blame and guilt of our sin by admitting it and trusting God to handle it, completely.

What have you found lately? Finding things no one else sees is great, but being found by God is better.

How do you deal with those feelings of remorse? It doesn't matter what you have done. Your sins can be washed away. You can start over. God will cleanse you and give you a new life.

Why should we be content to remain immature in Christ? Mike Barres challenges us to seek spiritual maturity.

Jesus provided us the few simple words we need to return us to that place of righteousness in the eyes of our Father: “Forgive us our debts.” Phil Ware, with Chad Higgins, reminds us of the power of the simple words 'Forgive us our debts' and give us a daily practice to emphasize the power of these words.