{"id":11593,"date":"2026-04-19T07:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truthrightlydivided.ca\/?page_id=11593"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:21:45","slug":"romans-31-20","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/truthrightlydivided.ca\/wp2\/romans-31-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 3:1-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong> <u>NGH BIBLE STUDY &#8211; ROMANS &#8211; OUTLINE #6<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<u>Outline #6: The Proof of God\u2019s faithfulness &amp; <br \/>Pronouncement of universal guilt &#8211; Romans 3:1-20<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In our passage, Paul addresses Jewish privilege while exposing universal guilt. He begins by affirming the real advantage of the Jew, chiefly in being entrusted with God\u2019s revealed Word, yet insists that human unfaithfulness does not undermine God\u2019s perfect faithfulness. Anticipating objections, Paul rejects the flawed reasoning that human sin somehow enhances God\u2019s righteousness or excuses wrongdoing. Such arguments are shown to be both illogical and morally corrupt. Paul then delivers a sweeping indictment, drawing from Scripture to demonstrate that all people\u2014Jew and Gentile alike\u2014are under sin. No one is righteous and sin affects every aspect of human nature. The role of the Law is not to justify sinners but to expose sin and silence all self-defense, leaving the whole world accountable before God.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/truthrightlydivided.ca\/wp2\/romans-31-20\/#Outline_of_Romans_3_1-20\" >Outline of Romans 3:1-20<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/truthrightlydivided.ca\/wp2\/romans-31-20\/#Themes_to_think_about\" >Themes to think about<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/truthrightlydivided.ca\/wp2\/romans-31-20\/#Questions_for_discussion\" >Questions for discussion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Outline_of_Romans_3_1-20\"><\/span>Outline of Romans 3:1-20<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Rom 3:1-2,3-4<br \/>\nThe advantage of the Jew<\/p>\n<p>Rom 3:5-6,7-8<br \/>\nThe absurdity of sinful reasoning<\/p>\n<p>Rom 3:9-10,11-12,13-14,15-18,19,20<br \/>\nThe authority of the verdict<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Themes_to_think_about\"><\/span>Themes to think about<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u25cf God\u2019s faithfulness in spite of human failure<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf The distorting effects of sin<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf The universality of human guilt<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf The purpose of the law<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_for_discussion\"><\/span>Questions for discussion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>1. If the law condemns us, what advantage does it bring?<\/p>\n<p>2. Paul affirms that the Jews do have an advantage in Rom 3:2. So then how do we understand what Paul writes in Rom 3:9?<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n\u201cAre we Jews any better off? No, not at all.\u201d <\/em>(ESV)<\/p>\n<p>3. In what subtle ways do people use faulty reasoning today to excuse sin?<\/p>\n<p>4. We have a series of OT quotations in Rom 3:10-12,13-16,17-18 that outline the sinfulness of humanity. How do these verses describe both inward condition and outward conduct?<\/p>\n<p>5. How should believers respond to the sweeping description of human sinfulness in Rom 3:10-18?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NGH BIBLE STUDY &#8211; ROMANS &#8211; OUTLINE #6 Outline #6: The Proof of God\u2019s faithfulness &amp; Pronouncement of universal guilt &#8211; Romans 3:1-20 In our passage, Paul addresses Jewish privilege while exposing universal guilt. He begins by affirming the real advantage of the Jew, chiefly in being entrusted with God\u2019s revealed Word, yet insists that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11593","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Romans 3:1-20 - Truth Rightly Divided<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/truthrightlydivided.ca\/wp2\/romans-31-20\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Romans 3:1-20 - Truth Rightly Divided\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NGH BIBLE STUDY &#8211; ROMANS &#8211; OUTLINE #6 Outline #6: The Proof of God\u2019s faithfulness &amp; Pronouncement of universal guilt &#8211; Romans 3:1-20 In our passage, Paul addresses Jewish privilege while exposing universal guilt. 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