Romans Chapter 3 Vs. 22

 

The Righteousness of God Through Faith 

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: Romans 3:22


for there is... No difference whether Jew or Gentile (Rom. 1:16; 2:7-11; 1Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:28).



The first part of this verse is not a new sentence in the Greek; it is an appositional clause, and could be rendered, “a righteousness from God through faith.” These words reminded Paul again of the Jewish insistence on their special position before God. As a result he added, There is no difference (cf. Rom. 10:12), introduced in the Greek by the word “for” to tie it to what precedes. True saving faith is supernatural, a gracious gift of God that He produces in the heart and is the only means by which a person can appropriate true righteousness. Saving faith consists of 3 elements:

(1) Mental: the mind understands the gospel and the truth about Christ

(2) Emotional: one embraces the truthfulness of those facts with sorrow over sin and joy over God’s mercy and grace; and

(3) Volitional: the sinner submits his will to Christ and trusts in Him alone as the only hope of salvation.

(4) Genuine faith will always produce authentic obedience.

Our righteousness is but filthy rags in ourselves. Our righteousness that is acceptable to God is the righteousness of Jesus Christ that we put on when we accept Jesus as our savior and Lord.

Any prior privilege the Jews had is gone in this Age when God is offering a righteous standing before Him to all sinful people on the basis of faith in Christ alone. Since all are “under sin” (Rom. 3:9), salvation is available “to all” on an equal basis.


True saving faith is supernatural, a gracious gift of God that He produces in the heart and is the only means by which a person can appropriate true righteousness. Saving faith consists of 3 elements:

(1) Mental: the mind understands the gospel and the truth about Christ

(2) Emotional: one embraces the truthfulness of those facts with sorrow over sin and joy over God’s mercy and grace; and

(3) Volitional: the sinner submits his will to Christ and trusts in Him alone as the only hope of salvation.

Genuine faith will always produce authentic obedience.

Our righteousness is but filthy rags in ourselves. Our righteousness that is acceptable to God is the righteousness of Jesus Christ that we put on when we accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord.