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4. Redemption in Romans Contents 1 Paul and RomeHistorical Background 2 Jew and GentileTheological Background 3 All Have SinnedChapters 1-3A 4 Justified by FaithChapter 3B 5 Justification and the LawChapter 4 6 Expounding the FaithChapter 5 7 Victory Over SinChapter 6 8 The Man of RomansChapter 7 9 Freedom in ChristChapter 8 10 Redemption for Jew and GentileChapter 9 11 The Election of GraceChapters 10, 11 12 Love and LawChapters 12, 13 13 All the Rest Is CommentaryChapters 14-16

5. It was light from the book of Romans that scattered the darkness, light that revealed not only the great truth of Christ pardoning sinners but also the power of Christ to cleanse from sin. And it’s light from these pages that we, this quarter, will seek to uncover for ourselves as we study the great theme of salvation by faith alone as revealed in the book of Romans. Redemption in Romans Our Goal {5}

6. Redemption in Romans Lesson 2, July 10 Redemption in Romans Lesson 2, July 10 Jew and Gentile

7. Key Text John 1:17 NKJV “For the Law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

8. Jew and Gentile Initial Words {20} Despite a firm decision by the council not to trouble the Gentiles with a host of regulations and laws, some teachers continued to plague the churches by insisting that Gentile converts to the faith were required to keep these rules and laws, including circumcision. In some ways, these issues exist today, only in a different form.

9. Jew and Gentile Quick Look 1. The Jews in Galatia (Hebrews 8:6) 2. The Gentiles in Galatia (Acts 15:1) 3. The Galatian Heresy (Galatians 1:6, 7)

10. Jew and Gentile 1. The Jews in Galatia Hebrews 8:6 NKJV “But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.”

11. 1.The Jews in Galatia Better Promises {21} The entire body of ritual and ceremonial laws that were distinctly Israelite, that were distinctly tied to the Old Covenant, all of which pointed to Jesus and to His death and ministry as High Priest, were discontinued, and a new order was introduced, one based on “better promises.”

12. 1.The Jews in Galatia Jewish Laws and Regulations {23} Old Testament laws 1. Moral law. The Ten Commandments sums up the moral requirements of humanity. Spoken by God directly to the people; set apart as especially important. 2. Ceremonial law regulated the sanctuary ritual. Kept only while a sanctuary was in operation.

13. Jewish Laws and Regulations Old Testament Laws {23} 3. Civil law defines a citizen’s relationship to civil authorities and to fellow citizens. No longer imposed after the Jews lost their independence. 4. Health laws define ceremonial uncleanness, and include hygienic and health principles. Ceremonial precepts no longer observed after the temple was destroyed.

14. Jew and Gentile 2. The Gentiles of Galatia Acts 15:1 NKJV “And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

15. 2. The Gentiles of Galatia “No Greater Burden” {27} Over the years some of the leaders had, through their oral traditions, turned many of the laws, which were meant to be blessings, into burdens. The council sought to spare Gentiles from these burdens. Notice that there was no mention or question of the Gentiles not needing to obey the Ten Commandments.

16. Although Jewish believers weren’t to impose their rules and traditions on Gentiles, the council wanted to make sure that the Gentiles didn’t do things that would have been deemed offensive to the Jews who were united with them in Jesus. 2. The Gentiles of Galatia “No Greater Burden” {27}

17. The apostles and elders, therefore, agreed to instruct the Gentiles by letter to abstain from meats offered to idols, from fornication, from things strangled, and from blood. Could we, in some ways, be laying burdens on people that are not necessary but are more from tradition than divine command? If so, how? 2. The Gentiles of Galatia “No Greater Burden” {27}

18. Galatians 1:6, 7 NKJV “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.” Jew and Gentile 3. The Galatian Heresy

19. Prompted Letter to Rome {29} The Judaizers were contending that the law God had given them through Moses was important and should be observed by Gentile converts. Paul was trying to show its true place and function. He didn’t want these people to gain a foothold in Rome as they had done in Galatia.

20. Some read in Paul’s letters to the Galatians and the Romans evidence that the moral law, the Ten Commandments (or, in truth, only the fourth commandment), is no longer binding on Christians. 3. The Galatian Heresy Prompted Letter to Rome {29}

21. Paul, as we’ll see, stressed that salvation was by faith alone and not by keeping the law, even the moral law—yet that isn’t the same thing as saying that the moral law shouldn’t be kept. Obedience to the Ten Commandments was never an issue. 3. The Galatian Heresy Prompted Letter to Rome {29}

22. Jew and Gentile Final Words {22} Like the early Christian church, there is still the tendency to focus on what we do, rather than depending entirely on Christ’s atoning sacrifice and His promise to live out His life in us.