Two Ways You Can't Become Righteous - Romans 3:1-20 (10.14.18) - Pastor Jordan Rogers

Some people think they are moral enough to get to heaven and some people think they know enough about the Bible to get to heaven. In reality, you cannot earn your way to righteousness by moral living, and you can’t learn your way to righteousness through knowledge of God’s commands. You cannot achieve righteousness, but you can receive righteousness as the free gift of God when you put your faith in Jesus Christ.
This past Sunday, I preached this sermon from Romans 3:1-20, which a passage where the Apostle Paul explains two ways in which a person cannot achieve a righteous standing before God, who will be our Judge. I hope this sermon video helps you understand God’s Word and the truth about how to be sure you are right with God through faith in His Son Jesus.
Below you will find both the video recording of the sermon, the text of Scripture, and a sermon outline to help you along as you watch.
Sermon Title: “Two Ways You Can’t Become Righteous”
Text: Romans 3:1-20
“(1) Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what value is circumcision? (2) Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. (3) What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? (4) By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, “That You may be justified in Your words, and prevail when You are judged.”
(5) But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath upon us? (I speak in a human way.) (6) By no means! For then how could God judge the world? (7) But if through my lie God’s truth abounds to His glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? (8) And why not do evil that good may come?-as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
(9) What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks are under sin, (10) as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
(11) no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
(12) All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
(13) Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
(14) “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
(15) “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
(16) in their paths are ruin and misery,
(17) and the way of peace they have not known.”
(18) “There is not fear of God before their eyes.”
(19) Now we all know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. (20) For by works of the law no human being will be justified in His sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.”
Single Sentence Sermon Summary: You can’t earn or learn your way to righteousness.
Sermon Structure:
** vs.1-8-The Righteous Judge
** vs.9-The Indictment
** vs.10-18-The Evidence
** vs.19-20-The Verdict
Two ways you can’t become righteous:
- Way #1: You can’t earn your way to righteousness by moral living.
- Way #2: You can’t learn your way to righteousness by knowing God’s commands.

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Very insightful teachings on Romans. God bless you

[@teddyches4648]

I know this sermon is 4 years old.. doesnt matter i still listen to them as if they were made today because the Word never changes and who else to speak God's Word But Dr. Rogers... Thank you for all your sermons.

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we cant learn or earn our way of righteousness