Community Group Notes

READ: Romans 3:21-26

Get Going: How can a divine Holy God of Justice ever love sinnerful people in rebellion against Him?

Recap: We saw last time Paul quoting from Psalm 14:1-3 & 53:1-3; that no one is righteous, no not one, no one understands, no one seeks after God,all have turned aside. This means man has God’s wrath against us.  Everyone. The heart of the human problem is the problem with the human heart, that it is in rebellion against God. Even though creation declares God is real, powerful, and eternal, man in his natural state suppresses that truth under the deep bedrock of a heart that is made of stone.  SInce Chapter 1:18 Paul has been telling us the worst news that every person is non of us a right with God.  We are all under His judgement because we have all by our very nature rebelled against worshiping Him.

Context:  Now we get to the good news that Paul first told us about in Chapter 1 v.17

17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith,[e] as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

BIG IDEA: The Righteousness of God Is the death of Jesus to demonstrate His justice

How God wants to transform us by His Word: To believe in God’s justice, the gospel.

STRUCTURE

• The Righteousness of God v.21-22 (We are saved by God alone)

• Is the death of Jesus v.23-24 (By believing in His Son’s death alone)

• To demonstrate His justice. v.25-26 (For the glory of God alone)

Get Clear:

• Is there anything from the passage or the sermon that wasn’t clear?

• Is there anything from this passage that you didn’t understand?

Get Stuck Into Understanding the Bible:

• What do v.21-23 tell us about what it means to be made right with God?

  • Who makes the first move in becoming right with God?

  • How does this tell us that it doesn’t come from what we do?

  • Why do we need it?

• What does the word redemption mean v.24

• Propitiation means to pay the price through sacrifice.V.25

  • What price was being paid?

  • Who to?

  • And with what?

• What was God showing us by Jesus’ death on the cross?

  • How does this answer our opening question:  How can a divine Holy God of Justice ever love sinful people in rebellion against Him?

    • Where is God’s justice served?

    • How is God’s love shown?

Get on:

• If God was just a God of justice and not love He would be….

• If God was just a God of love and not justice He would be…..

• Do you see by how God deals with our sin by allowing His only Son to die, that He hates our sin?

• Do you believe that through Jesus’ death you are loved by God?

• What does that mean for your life

• Will you tell others?

For the LOST:

• Do you see that the place to begin to get to know God is when you put down our ability, pride, or boasting and say God, I’ve got nothing good to offer you? (v.11-12)

• Have you received God’s gift of grace? (v.24)

Get Praying:

• Father let us see and understand your righteousness and justice so that we may be saved from you, by you, for your glory. Amen

Use the songs below to engage your heart and mind into worshiping God.

Get Praising: Amazing Grace

https://youtu.be/2ksimZ1UobA

And Again

https://youtu.be/lajq1U6X9kI

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