OUR FATHER WHO IS THE GOD OF JEW AND GENTILE 

Having established that the law has no power to save but rather an instrument to indicate to us that we are in need of salvation,  the Apostle Paul concludes Romans chapter 3 verses 21 - 31 with an exposition of the singular means of the provision of righteousness by faith to all who believe in Jesus Christ.

Paul states that all people have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God and in this condition, are freely justified by grace through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ whom God set forth as a propitiation by his blood which is gained through faith.

In this work of justification, God is shown to be righteous because Jesus, who is the exact representation of God, remained sinnless throughout His life even unto death on a cross.

And this absolute faultlessness of Jesus is what made sacrifice of His blood efficacious in providing redemption for any of mankind who believed and placed their faith in Jesus.

21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 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.

27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, 30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.

The apostle Paul then rhetorically asked if there was any credit that could be claimed by a mankind for righteousness through fulfilling any part of the law.

Paul answers his own question with  an unequivocal ˋNOˋ. He tells us that faith is the only mechanism by which righteousness is gained and therefore, no credit can be applied to any person for fulfilling any portion of their righteousness.

Because slavation for the Jews is by faith and salvation for the gentiles is by the same faith, God is the God of all mankind and has made the same provision of redemption for all of mankind.

Paul then asked if the law is nulified because of faith and to this he answered ˋNOˋ but he asserts that the law is established and meets its fulfilment through faith in Christ.

Amen

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