Romans 6 The Message (MSG) When Death Becomes Life. It’s simply perverse to say, “If my lies serve to show off God’s truth all the more gloriously, why blame me? 9-20 So where does that put us? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision? 27-28 So where does that leave our proud Jewish insider claims and counterclaims? And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. 21-24 But in our time something new has been added. Basically, all of us, whether insiders or outsiders, start out in identical conditions, which is to say that we all start out as sinners. How else would things ever get straightened out if God didn’t do the straightening? Do we Jews get a better break than the others? What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. They race for the honor of sinner-of-the-year. 3 1-2 So what difference does it make who’s a Jew and who isn’t, who has been trained in God’s ways and who hasn’t? 2-6 First, there’s the matter of being put in charge of writing down and caring for God’s revelation, these Holy Scriptures. They open their mouths and pollute the air.They race for the honor of sinner-of-the-year,    litter the land with heartbreak and ruin,Don’t know the first thing about living with others. They open their mouths and pollute the air. This makes it clear, doesn’t it, that whatever is written in these Scriptures is not what God says. to whom these Scriptures were addressed in the first place! I’m doing God a favor.” Some people are actually trying to put such words in our mouths, claiming that we go around saying, “The more evil we do, the more good God does, so let’s just do it!” That’s pure slander, as I’m sure you’ll agree. Romans 6. Basically, all of us, whether insiders or outsiders, start out in identical conditions, which is to say that we all start out as sinners. 31 But by shifting our focus from what we do to what God does, don’t we cancel out all our careful keeping of the rules and ways God commanded? Font Size. 4 1 So how do we fit what we know of Abraham, our first father in the faith, into this new way of looking at things? 2 As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference - but not the difference so many have assumed. Scripture says the same: Your words stand fast and true;Rejection doesn’t faze you. Ted Grimsrud A sermon preached at Shalom Mennonite—April 12, 2015—Romans 3:9-31 There is a famous story that almost for sure didn’t really happen. Scripture leaves no doubt about it: There’s nobody living right, not even one,    nobody who knows the score, nobody alert for God.They’ve all taken the wrong turn;    they’ve all wandered down blind alleys.No one’s living right;    I can’t find a single one.Their throats are gaping graves,    their tongues slick as mudslides.Every word they speak is tinged with poison. Not on your life! Will their unfaithfulness nullify God's faithfulness? God decided on this course of action in full view of the public—to set the world in the clear with himself through the sacrifice of Jesus, finally taking care of the sins he had so patiently endured. Scripture: Romans 3:25, Romans 8:32, Acts 4:27–28. Romans 3:23-24. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God. They open their mouths and pollute the air. Romans 5 The Message (MSG) Developing Patience. What it does is force us to face our complicity in everyone else’s sin. Font Size. —this is current history! Romans 3:24 The Message (MSG) God Has Set Things Right. That’s first. Update. What we’ve learned is this: God does not respond to what we do; we respond to what God does. I'm speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. 2-6 First, there’s the matter of being put in charge of writing down and caring for God’s revelation, these Holy Scriptures. 5-8 Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Romans 3:10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" In the 23rd verse of this chapter Paul makes it very clear that all have sinned. 13 1-3 Be a good citizen. God Has Set Things Right. Yes, canceled. For there is no difference between us and them in this. There’s nobody living right, not even one. The Message Update. 25-26 God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. I’m doing God a favor.” Some people are actually trying to put such words in our mouths, claiming that we go around saying, “The more evil we do, the more good God does, so let’s just do it!” That’s pure slander, as I’m sure you’ll agree. When we are lowered into the water, it is like the burial of Jesus; when we are raised up out of the water, it is like the resurrection of Jesus. Depend on it: God keeps his word even when the whole world is lying through its teeth. 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem 1 in Judea, in the time 2 of King Herod, 3 wise men 4 from the East came to Jerusalem 5 2 saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? What happens, in fact, is that by putting that entire way of life in its proper place, we confirm it. A pure gift. 5 1-2 By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. I write this letter to all the Christians in Rome, God's friends. The Message of Romans: The Bible Speaks Today, by John Stott is a great addition to anyone's library. Not at all. Our involvement with God’s revelation doesn’t put us right with God. What we’ve learned is this: God does not respond to what. If you’re irresponsible to the state, then you’re irresponsible with … Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. We’ve finally figured it out. Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them—living and breathing God! Romans 3 The Message Bible. He also makes it possible for us to live in his rightness. 2 If Abraham, by what he did for God, got God to approve him, he could certainly have taken credit for it. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. Since we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, God did it for us. The Message (MSG) Bible Book List. So, what if, in the course of doing that, some of those Jews abandoned their post? litter the land with heartbreak and ruin. Justification by Faith Is the End of Boasting. Jan 12, 2014. May 30, 1999. I should hope not! Some big time philosopher (or maybe it’s a scientist) lectures about the infinite cosmos and is… Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Scripture References: Romans 3:19-31 More Messages from David Sheath | Download Audio. Since our bad words don’t even make a dent in his good words, isn’t it wrong of God to back us to the wall and hold us to our word? And he did it by means of Jesus Christ. God is the God of outsider non-Jews as well as insider Jews. litter the land with heartbreak and ruin. Romans 3:5-6. nobody who knows the score, nobody alert for God. God didn’t abandon them. How could it be otherwise since there is only one God? As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference—but not the difference so many have assumed. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. God sets things right. Let God be true, and every human being a liar. Yes, there are great benefits! Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it's important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. I readily admit that the Jews are impressively energetic regarding God—but they are doing everything exactly backward. So live responsibly as a citizen. These questions come up. Canceled? What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. People everywhere keep telling me about your lives of faith, and every time I hear them, I thank him. The answer to such questions is. As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference—but not the difference so many have assumed. But in our time something new has been added. Do you think their faithlessness cancels out his faithfulness? Romans 3 So what difference does it make who's a Jew and who isn't, who has been trained in God's ways and who hasn't? << Romans 2 | Romans 3 | Romans 4 >>. 2 First, there's the matter of being put in charge of writing down and caring for God's revelation, these Holy Scriptures. Since our bad words don’t even make a dent in his good words, isn’t it wrong of God to back us to the wall and hold us to our word? Do we Jews get a better break than the others? Don’t know the first thing about living with others. 21-24 But in our time something new has been added. Romans 3:4. The Message. I agree with the Doctor. The most important message this world has ever heard. Yes, canceled. Scripture says the same: But if our wrongdoing only underlines and confirms God’s rightdoing, shouldn’t we be commended for helping out? Insofar as there is peace and order, it’s God’s order. First, there’s the matter of being put in charge of writing down and caring for God’s revelation, these Holy Scriptures. Not really. Not on your life! In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. All governments are under God. God sets right all who welcome his action and enter into it, both those who follow our religious system and those who have never heard of our religion. As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference—but not the difference so many have assumed. 2 Much in every way! If we’ve left the country where sin is sovereign, how can we still live in our old house there? Also canceled. Read verse in New Living Translation He believed that this paragraph is that important to the message of the entire book of Romans. Having faith in him sets us in the clear. Romans 3 God's Righteousness Upheld. It takes one to know one. 1-3 Believe me, friends, all I want for Israel is what’s best for Israel: salvation, nothing less. Our involvement with God’s revelation doesn’t put us right with God. 3 1-2 So what difference does it make who’s a Jew and who isn’t, who has been trained in God’s ways and who hasn’t? From Series: "Romans - Good News"At the heart of Romans is the gospel, the good news that we all need. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG), But if our wrongdoing only underlines and confirms God’s rightdoing, shouldn’t we be commended for helping out? Romans 10:16 But not all of them welcomed the good news. They race for the honor of sinner-of-the-year. Romans 3. Do you think their faithlessness cancels out his faithfulness? I want it with all my heart and pray to God for it all the time. As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference - but not the difference so many have assumed. Not at all. This is not only clear, but it’s. So what difference does it make who’s a Jew and who isn’t, who has been trained in God’s ways and who hasn’t? 1 1 I, Paul, am a devoted slave of Jesus Christ on assignment, authorized as an apostle to proclaim God's words and acts. These questions come up. And it’s clear enough, isn’t it, that we’re sinners, every one of us, in the same sinking boat with everybody else? So where does that leave our proud Jewish insider claims and counterclaims? 1-2So what difference does it make who's a Jew and who isn't, who has been trained in God's ways and who hasn't? God decided on this course of action in full view of the public—to set the world in the clear with himself through the sacrifice of Jesus, finally taking care of the sins he had so patiently endured. Romans 3 Then what’s the advantage of being a Jew? Also canceled. So, what if, in the course of doing that, some of those Jews abandoned their post? I write this letter to all the Christians in Rome, God's friends. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. 3 1 So what difference does it make who's a Jew and who isn't, who has been trained in God's ways and who hasn't? For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" So where does that put us? nobody who knows the score, nobody alert for God. 2 The sacred writings contain preliminary reports by the prophets 3 on God's Son. What happens, in fact, is that by putting that entire way of life in its proper place, we confirm it. As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference - but not the difference so many have assumed. Romans 2 The Message (MSG) God Is Kind, but Not Soft. Since we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, God did it for us. But if our wrongdoing only underlines and confirms God’s rightdoing, shouldn’t we be commended for helping out? This makes it clear, doesn’t it, that whatever is written in these Scriptures is not what God says about others but to us to whom these Scriptures were addressed in the first place! As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference—but not the difference so many have assumed. 3-5 There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. The heart of the Christian good news. And not only for us, but for everyon... Read verse in … does, don’t we cancel out all our careful keeping of the rules and ways God commanded? 6 1-3 ... 3-5 That’s what baptism into the life of Jesus means. God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. But it’s kind of funny and it provides a metaphor I want to adapt for this sermon. does. Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Psalms 14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. The Message (MSG) Bible Book List. He also makes it possible for us to live in his rightness. Read verse in The Message Bible Conference Message. As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference—but not the difference so many have assumed. Scripture leaves no doubt about it: There’s nobody living right, not even one. God sets things right. Romans 3:21-26 But in our time something new has been added. 25-26 God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. And it’s clear enough, isn’t it, that we’re sinners, every one of us, in the same sinking boat with everybody else? And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. Not really. 1 So what difference does it make who's a Jew and who isn't, who has been trained in God's ways and who hasn't? What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. The Message Romans 12:3. Depend on it: God keeps his word even when the whole world is lying through its teeth. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. Romans 3 The Message (MSG). Having faith in him sets us in the clear. Romans 4 The Message Bible << Romans 3 | Romans 4 | Romans 5 >> The Example of Abraham. Keep on sinning so God can keep on forgiving? Read and study Romans 3 in the The Message. God is the God of outsider non-Jews as well as insider Jews. Selected pages. Beginning in Romans 1:18 and extending through 3:20, those verses constituted the first section of this epistle. This makes it clear, doesn’t it, that whatever is written in these Scriptures is not what God says, Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about with our new, The Message Outreach Edition, Large-Print, softcover, NIV & The Message Parallel Study Bible Personal Size, Italian Duo-Tone, Dark Caramel/Black Cherry, The Message Bible, Dusty Rose Floral Large Print Leather-Look, The Message Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, crosshatch denim, The Message // REMIX 2.0, Soft Imitation Leather, Color Spectrum. We’ve finally figured it out. First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God. God sets right all who welcome his action and enter into it, both those who follow our religious system and those who have never heard of our religion. And where does that leave our proud Jewish claim of having a corner on God? Every word they speak is tinged with poison. 1 I, Paul, am a devoted slave of Jesus Christ on assignment, authorized as an apostle to proclaim God's words and acts. 4 Not at all! 2 1-2 Those people are on a dark spiral downward. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. 8-12 I thank God through Jesus for every one of you. God was true and faithful still. The answer to such questions is, How else would things ever get straightened out if. They never give God the time of day. When Death Becomes Life. For we saw his star when it rose 6 and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod 7 heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him. No, God brings it all to you. Having faith in him sets us in the clear. Romans 13 The Message (MSG) To Be a Responsible Citizen. Every word they speak is tinged with poison. Since our bad words don’t even make a dent in his good words, isn’t it wrong of God to back us to the wall and hold us to our word? 3 1-2 So what difference does it make who’s a Jew and who isn’t, who has been trained in God’s ways and who hasn’t? 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 Eugene H. Peterson by NavPress Publishing. The Message; Romans 3 Romans 3. Romans 1-3 The Message Bible << Acts 28 | Romans 1-3 | Romans 4 >> Salutation. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. For there is no difference between us and them in this. God didn’t abandon them. The Message (MSG) Bible Book List. 6 1-3 So what do we do? These questions come up. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. A pure gift. Read full review. 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