Abraham's, righteousness is given to Him, credited to His account, by faith. God works the same way with us. Offers His righteousness as a gift, that we recieve by faith.

Paul teaches of a commodity, the righteousness of God, that's available apart from the law. That is good news to us, who fall so short of keeping the law.additional scripture references Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15

Paul, now speaking to a world condemned, says 'But now.. the righteousness of God, apart from the law, is revealed. The commodity that is the righteousness of God is:Apart from the law.Available to lawbreakers (like you and me)Acomplished by the Lord. (and Him alone)Amnesty for lawbreakers, that's Absolutely legal.

Paul, The prosecuting attorney against humanity, is cross examined by an invisible opponent, and then makes his closing arguments. The result? all of humanity is silenced, with no excuse before a Righteous God.

Additional Scriptures referenced: Malachi 3, 2 Samuel 12, Luke 18Perhaps the person hardest to convince of his guilt before God: The religious person. The religious person puts his trust in following the rules, and ritual. In our text, Paul condemns the religious man along with the rest.The Religious Wretch is INSTRUCTED IN THE RULESThe Religious Wretch is an INSTRUCTOR OF THE RULESThe Religious Wretch is INDICTED BY THOSE RULESThe Religious Wretch has INVALIDATED RITUAL.His only hope is INWARD REALITY..

To date, Paul has thrown the athiest, the immoral, and the self righteous moralist under the bus called 'the righteous judgment of God'. Today, both the religious, and even 'the guy on the island' are rightly judged by a Holy Perfect God. In the end, we are ALL condemned by the perfect law of God. But good news. Jesus mission statement reads "I've come to seek and save the lost."

Chapter 1, Paul threw the immoral, godless man under the bus of God's righteous judgment. In this text, the bus bears down on the self righteous moralist.

Paul continues:God is Revealed in nature.God is Rejected by man who suppresses the truth.God is Replaced by man who's hard wired to worship. today we look at what happens at the end of this cycle...God finally Relents. and man spirals.