We must make clear that by the works of the law, the world will not be justified, but will be held accountable: I. Accountable for being under sin’s dominion. (9-10a) II. Accountable for practice of sin in thoughts/words/action (10b-18).III. Accountable in knowing silence (19-20).So what???? 9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No,…
In Romans, after Paul has stated that all people need justification because they are under sin (Romans 1). He then explains that the Jews misunderstood justification because they wrongly believed that merely having Abraham as an ancestor, the scriptures from Moses, and Jewish religious rituals gave them an advantage regarding justification (Romans 2). In Romans…
