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Romans Chapter 3
By TA Baisden
In verse one the Jews have asked Apostle Paul these two questions, "What good is it to be a Jew then? and What good does circumcision do us?"  Paul  tells them that God had great love for them and had refer to them as a holy nation, a peculiar treasure.  He had chosen then from all the people in the world to be the "Keeper" of his written law (scrolls or rolls) of all the works he had done from the beginning of time and also of the promise of the Redeemer who was to come. The keeping of God's written word was very important to them even if it meant there lives. But as then as now most Jews chose not to believe in Christ as the redeemer.

The circumcision was what made them stand out as God's children from the rest of the world it showed they belonged to him. God gave the Jews a step up compare to all the rest of the people in the world, but they did not take advantage of this blessing from God.
Even though they had this privilege they fail to do any better then the rest of the world.  God never failed in his promise to them.  Many tried to blame God for the sins they were committing, as in saying if they had not failed then God's laws and promises would not be true. Many believed that by sinning, God should have praised them for it and not punished them for these acts.

Here is an example today for trying to justify sin, Say you told a lie to get someone to come to the only Church that belongs to Christ and you know with out telling that lie they would never come, you did it to try and save there soul. Now in God's eyes what you did was a sin, no matter that your motives were good it still was a SIN.

Paul is also telling them in this chapter that scarifying animals and blooded offerings were still not enough to release them from the bonds of sin. God knew this would not be enough even from the beginning of time.  Obedience to the law would have been enough to make the Jew's righteous but they broke the laws given to them, so they could not be justified by it.  The law condemed and convicted them because of their sins. The law directed them to a better way though Christ Jesus, the prophets bear witness to the new ways.

Paul uses scriptures from the Old Testament to prove what he was saying about the sin of the Jews.
Ps. 14:1-3,53:1-3,5:9, 104:3,10:7,36:1, Isa. 59:78.
Paul wanted the Jews to see they were in the same condition as the Gentiles, that all are under condemnation of God and all people need Christ for salvation.

Where no fear of God is no good can be found, for the fear of God keeps us on the right track. The gospel excludes none that does not excluded them self. It all comes free if we chose to take it and live by the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. For Christ paid the price for us all. Christ was and is our sacrifice, he is our alter to God. Christ is what makes the whole Bible complete.

Apostle Paul also told them that the law was still good for telling about the past and to direct them to the future, but they could not be saved by it. God did not only create the Jews but all people and through his mercy all people would have an equal chance to be saved from their sins. The sacrifice of his son Christ Jesus and the  precious blood he shed justify God to pardon all sinners.