Romans 1:16-17

Man may try his best to make it about himself but he will always fail. 

Scripture tells us time after time that It is nothing to do with us and our denomination but…..EVERYTHING to do with our faith in JESUS.

In the past, the believer has been saved from the penalty of sin. In the present, the believer is being saved from the power of sin. In the future, the believer will be saved from the very presence of sin.

Paul explains that Jesus Christ is the Second Adam whose righteousness and substitutionary death have provided justification for all who place their faith in Him. 

In other words, Romans presents a Jesus who offers His righteousness as a gracious gift to sinful people like us because He bore God’s condemnation and wrath for our depraved nature. 

Paul makes it quite clear that the Savior’s life, death, and resurrection are the basis for our redemption, justification, reconciliation, salvation, and glorification. 

What is more, Paul contends that the Spirit of Jesus can motivate us to live responsible, Christlike lives.

Romans 1:16-17

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. ¹⁷ For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

²⁴ but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 

1 Corinthians 1:24

⁹ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 

Philippians 3:9

¹¹ But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.” 

Galatians 3:11