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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 3:1-2 - The Oracles of God

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Romans in Outline No. 31

1.1  QUESTION: IS THERE ANY VALUE IN BEING JEWISH?

Romans 3:1

2.1  A False deduction

2.2  When the heritage is advantageous

See Romans 2:25

Compare with 1 Corinthians 7:14

1.2  ANSWER: PRIMARILY, THEY HAVE THE ORACLES OF GOD

Romans 3:2

2.1  A firstly without a second

2.2  The oracles of God

3.1  THE MEANING OF THE TERM

3.2  THE PAGAN ORACLE

3.3  THREE OTHER OCCASIONS WHERE TERM USED

4.1  Stephen — the Mosaic law — Acts 7:38

4.2  The preaching of Scripture — Hebrews 5:12

4.3  The proclamation of God’s Word — 1 Peter 4:11

3.4  THE OLD TESTAMENT AS “ORACLE”

2 Timothy 3:16

2 Peter 1:19-20

3.5  WHY THE GREATEST PRIVILEGE WAS TO HAVE THE ORACLES

4.1  The could hear from God

Deuteronomy 8:3

Amos 8:11

4.2  Revealed to covenant relationship

Genesis 12:2-3

4.3  The promise of Messiah

Deuteronomy 18:15

Genesis 49:10

4.4  The revelation of man’s failure

Romans 3:10-18

2.3  Oracles entrusted (“committed” to Jews)

3.1  ENTRUSTED TO THOSE IN MINISTRY

1 Corinthians 4:1

3.2  ENTRUSTED TO ALL

Jude 3

Romans 3:1-2

1 What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God. (NKJV)

Romans 2:25-29 - Ritual With/Without Reality ← Prior Section
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