Aim: Christ’s righteousness is the only remedy for sin’s ruin.

I. Divine Diagnosis: Ruined (Romans 3.1-20) T1: A believer’s proper pride is in God and His justice.

a. What is your response to God’s divine diagnosis of the universal ruin of mankind?

b. Who or what are you taking pride in? Is your pride a ruined pride in worldly privileges and possessions or a righteous pride in God and His justice?

c. How do you or could you express your pride in His holy character and His perfect justice?

II. Divine Declaration: Righteous (Romans 3.21-31) T2: A believer’s proper pride is in the ONLY One Who pleases God the Father: Jesus Christ.

a. In what ways do you show the world you are proud Jesus Christ is Your Savior?

b. When the eyes of the world watch how you live, how does it demonstrate the righteousness Christ died to give you?