Righteousness In The Book Of Romans

The book of Romans begins with a greeting from Paul the apostle to the church in Rome and specifically to his fellow believers. He is grateful that they proclaim their faith and has wanted to see them, but has been unable to because of extraneous circumstances. Paul is not ashamed of his faith and knows that salvation will come first to the Jews and then the Gentiles. He goes on to say in chapter 2 and 3 how God is against unrighteousness and suppressing of the truth. God gave up people to their desires because they had traded truth for lies and they have given in to all sins. Consequently, there will be a judgement on the just and the unjust because everyone has sinned, whether they have been under the law or not.
No one is righteous, not even the Jews, because everyone has sinned and will be held accountable when the day comes. Since no one is righteous we have all fallen short of the glory of God, but have been made righteous through Him. In chapter 4 Abraham was brought …show more content…
It gives a lot of insight on how we are actually supposed to live and act and it is also more straightforward. I mean how are you supposed to live a righteous life if you are never given an example to go by? The book literally tells you what is righteous and what is not. Righteousness doesn’t happen overnight, but instead over time as sanctification is also happening.
Though it may be insane to think about being a slave to righteousness, it almost makes perfect sense. If you are willing to be a slave to anything there is an immense amount of love and faith behind the commitment. It is also a reassurance to see that God’s love is still a major theme. That it literally will never leave us and is always there. Though it can be difficult to love others there is a reason to do it because God loves them.They are His people just as much as you are. Overall I enjoyed reading the book again because it reminded me of things I had