Passage
ESV Romans 3:21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it–
22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Outline
God reveals His righteousness in two ways, through judgment and through the gospel. In this passage, we see God revealing His righteousness through the gospel, broken down by the five solas:
- Vs. 21 God reveals His righteousness through Sola Scriptura
- Vs. 22-23 God reveals His righteousness through Sola Fide
- Vs. 24a God reveals His righteousness through Sola Gratia
- Vs. 24b-25a God reveals His righteousness through Solus Christus
- Vs. 25b-26 God reveals His righteousness through Soli Deo Gloria