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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 3:27-28 - The Law of Faith

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Romans in Outline No. 40

1.1  THE DEATH OF BOASTING

Romans 3:27

2.1  The meaning of “law”

2.2  The law that would not work

2.3  The law that does work

1.2  THE CONCLUSION

Romans 3:28

2.1  Justification is not by law–keeping

2.2  Justification is by faith

3.1  MAKING FAITH A WORK

By faith not through faith

4.1  Then there is room for boasting

4.2  Then the law is not established (see Romans 3:31)

1.3  THE DIFFERENCE WITH JAMES

2.1  The nature of the faith

3.1   Romans 3:28 deals with possession

3.2   James 2:17 deals with profession

2.2  The viewpoint on the faith

3.1   Romans 3:28 looks at God’s inspection

3.2   James 2:17 looks at man’s inspection

1.4  A LOOK AT JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ACCORDING TO JAMES

2.1  A profession of faith without action is evidence of lack of faith

James 2:14-17

3.1  THE QUESTION

James 2:14

3.2  A HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE

James 2:15-16

3.3  THE PRONOUNCEMENT

James 2:17

2.2  True faith is demonstrated to others by actions

James 2:18-26

3.1  THE CHALLENGE

James 2:18

3.2  INTELLECTUAL ASSENT

3.3  THE EXAMPLES

4.1  Abraham — James 2:20-24

4.2  Rahab — James 2:25-26

Romans 3:27-28

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. (NKJV)

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