Message Notes

SENIOR SUNDAY SCHOOL 8 October 2023

Text: Romans 3:27-31

Subject: “The law of faith”

1. The concept of “the law”

a) To the Jewish mindset, the word “law” is a reference to the Laws of Moses

b) The “Law” was encoded in the books of Moses

c) They were unable to think outside the Law of Moses

2. Paul’s revelatory teaching

a) He recognized the Law of Moses

b) He introduced a new concept

c) He called this doctrine “The law of faith”

THE LAW OF FAITH

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.

Romans 3:27-31

1. The Law

a) The law of Moses

b) The law of works

c) The law of Faith （Romans 3:27）

2. Justification

a) A person is not justified by works

b) He is not justified by the Law of Moses either

c) He is justified by Faith

d) In this Justification, there is no room for boasting of any kind

3. The Lord God

a) He is the God of the Jews

b) He is also the God of the Gentiles

c) He is the One who will give justification

i) To the Jews who are circumcised

ii) To the Gentiles who are not circumcised

iii) Both would be justified by means of Faith

4. Does Justification by faith make void the law?

a) There is no contradiction

b) The law is not rejected or set aside

c) The law is actually established by the Doctrine of Justification by Faith

OUR CHALLENGE

1. To appreciate afresh the Doctrine of Justification by Faith

2. To treasure our salvation that comes from Justification by Faith

3. To learn how to develop our Faith and to live by it