Romans 3:19-20
19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
Summary of Romans 1:18-3:20:
God has revealed himself through natural law or his written law to all mankind that they would be held accountable before and silent before him. And everything we did will not save us because the law revealed we were not the creator, and we are not perfect.
Three uses of the law:
The first use is that it is a mirror unto ourselves to show us who we are and who God is more accurately.
- Hebrews 4:12-13
- Romans 3:19-20
- 1 Peter 1:14-16
- Galatians 2:2
The second use is for the restraint of evil.
- Psalm 1
- Psalm 119
- Romans 13:4
The third use is to show us how we ought to conduct our life to please the Lord.
- John 14:15
- John 1:12
- Philippians 2:13
What doctrines does the resurrection teach us?
- Man’s inability to save Himself
- Sin and its eternal consequences
- Proper understanding of Justification through faith and not the law
- The Gospel
- Faith – Assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Our eternal life is ahead of us. But we live by faith now.
Christology – Fully man, Fully God, Prophet, Perfect Sacrifice.
Soteriology – Christ’s complete and effectual atonement of the imputed sin of God’s elect. Who now by the free gift of grace and the power of the Holy spirit in His resurrection receive his imputed righteousness, live an everlasting life in christ.
Ecclesiology– The function and life of the church which is Christ’s bride and body.