Midterm: Romans 3:21-6:23 Flashcards
faith is the ONLY basis for justification because:
- faith excludes boasting
- faith includes the Gentiles
- faith complements rather than nullifies the law
the ____ of God has dominated, but now the ____ of God does
wrath; righteousness
what was now available independently from the law
righteousness
what was unto all and upon all if they simply believe
righteousness
the Bible is clear that everyone with exception has _____ and ____ short of the glory of God
sinned; fallen
being justified is a ____ _____ of the highest significance
legal reality
how are we actually acquitted before God
because we have received an imputation of actual righteousness
free but costly
- “freely” because of God’s grace
- “redemption” illumines the cost necessary to secure this pardon
what did Christ become?
our “mercy seat”
the OT mercy seat was hidden behind the ____; the new mercy seat is _______ ______
veil; publicly displayed
God is ____ (satisfied), and our sins are _____ (taken of the record)
propitiated; expiated
what declares that God is righteous in remitting our sins
the cross
is God’s righteousness for the past only?
no, but the present as well
how does God justify sinning men with perfect righteousness?
because Christ at the cross paid the penalty for those sins
what eradicates any boasting?
justification by faith
salvation is not earned by our _________ but is received by faith in God’s __________
accomplishments
refers to a rule or principle
law
what is the only “rule” that we have to keep to be saved?
turning from rules to the finished work of Christ
what do we exercise faith in?
the finished work of Christ
faith _____ the law; it does not _____ it
establishes: nullify
how are the demands of the law fulfilled perfectly?
through the imputed righteousness of Christ
why was Abraham used?
- “father” of Jewish nation
- role model of true piety
what takes God out of the picture?
boasting
what is “believe” connected with?
attaining righteousness
men are not justified by what they have _____ but by what they have ______ ______
earned; freely received
hypothetically, what would works salvation place God in?
man’s debt rather than the other way around
the person who is ____ by way of contrast is the person who does not depend on ___ ___
justified; good works
what is the only righteousness acceptable to God?
the imputed righteousness of Christ
what is another OT example of imputed righteousness?
David
what is the basic component of justification?
forgiveness
when was Abraham declared righteous?
before he was circumcised
what was used as an example of circumcision?
street sign
who does the date of Abraham’s circumcision also make him the “father” of?
“father” of the Gentile believers
did God ever intend anyone to be saved by the law?
no
the law renders people more ______ to God than they were without the law
accountable
one becomes a Christian when righteous is ____ to his account
reckoned
where is there a direct correlation between?
justification and the resurrection
what is the key theme of chapters 5-8?
assurance
what is the blessing of justification?
- peace with God
- access to grace
- joy in trials
- love in our hearts
- salvation from wrath
what Jewish word connects with “peace”?
shalom
how do we have access to grace?
Jesus
what is the reason that we can rejoice in suffering?
afflictions produce endurance, the ability to bear up under
what is prove by the objective witness of the cross and also by the subjective witness of the Spirit
love
what is justification replaced with?
reconciliation
how is one belong to either Adam or Christ?
the sentence of death or life because of what Adam and Christ did
is Paul’s main point original sin or original death?
original death
what type of figures were Adam and Christ
corporate figure
how is Adam a type of Christ?
the universal impact of his one act prefigures the universal impact of Chris’s one act
God took not only Adam’s sin, but all ___ ones, and ___ them with grace
successive; answered
what we have through Christ is ____ _____
much more
condemnation to death and righteousness to life each came from ___ ____
one man
Adam’s action was an act of _____ and Christ action was an act of _____
disobedience; obedience
grace is only the ____ by which sin can truly be defeated
means
when has the Christian died to sin?
positionally when we died with Christ at Calvary and efficaciously when we embraced His death as our own
what is the picture of the co-death, co-burial, and co-resurrection?
baptism
what does “body” connote to?
the person as the instrument of contact with the world
how should we view our new position?
present imperative; constantly
“mortal body” refers to what?
to our whole person t hat has been crucified with Christ
_____ can cage the animal, but only ____ can kill it
legalism; grace
what is the freedom for the Christian?
freedom from sin not a freedom to sin
slavery to sin is not just a ___ ___; it is a ___ ___
legal status; daily experience
what language does Paul use to describe the believer’s new status?
freedom
notice the contrast
- the master that is served: sin v. God
- the outcome of that service: death v. eternal life
- the means by which the outcome is attained: wages v. a gift
