Lesson 5: Justification and the Law (Romans 4)

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Lesson 5: Justification and the Law (Romans 4) — After we learned last week that keeping the law has nothing to do with our salvation, Paul announced that this did not "nullify the law." Instead, we read that by this doctrine "we uphold the law."(Romans 3:31) On the face of it, that seems completely wrong. If the law has nothing to do with salvation, how does that uphold it? A mother says, "Son, your father had nothing to do with your birth or your upbringing." If you were the father would you think that "upheld" you? Of course not! Yet Paul teaches us that grace upholds the law. Let's dive into our study of Romans to see if we can follow Paul's continuing line of argument about grace and law! More...

Recent Bible Studies on Romans

Want to learn more about the Bible? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class.

We are currently studying Romans. Below are links to the available lessons in this series. New studies are posted every Friday.

• Lesson 4: Justified by Faith (Romans 3)
• Lesson 3: All Have Sinned (Romans 2 & 3)
• Lesson 2: Jew and Gentile (Romans 1 & 2)
• Lesson 1: Paul and Rome (Romans 1:1-17)

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