Romans 3:23-26

In Him. Through Him. With Him. In the unity of the Holy Spirit. We are one.

No one can live up to what God created us to be; we all fall short of His glory. We cannot save ourselves because as sinners we can never meet God’s requirements. 

Our only hope is faith in Jesus Christ. 

Christ Jesus died to provide redemption, which means He died to pay the price required to ransom sinners. 

Through God’s initiative, they have been restored to a proper relationship with Him. Because of Christ’s death, God does not compromise His holiness when He forgives a sinner.

Romans 3:23-26

²³ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, ²⁶ to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

²² But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 

Galatians 3:22

¹⁶ Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all 

Romans 4:16

⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 

Ephesians 2:8

⁵ not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 

Titus 3:5

⁷ that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 

Titus 3:7

¹⁴ in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. 

Colossians 1:14

⁶ who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, 

1 Timothy 2:6

¹⁸ knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 

1 Peter 1:18

¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 

1 Peter 1:19

⁴ Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 

Romans 2:4