Through the reconciliation Jesus provides in his death, we can be at peace with God. Uniquely, God does ALL the work of reconciliation AND provides the means for it.

Faith is the means by which we can be at peace with God in the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Our Faith gives us assurance, and security of the promises of God.

The promise of God to the Hebrew people, and the promises of God extended to all people, are secured not by the law, but on the basis of faith.

Circumcision, which predates the law, was not a means of being declared righteous, and was evidence of belief, not the means of salvation itself. 

Abraham's faith as means of being declared righteous predates the Hebrew law.

Christians boast in a new law of faith which declares any who believe in Jesus righteous.

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. But, God in his grace, through faith in Jesus Christ, declares us righteous.

Paul notes that the Jewish people, though loved by God, cannot be saved by the law. The law gives the knowledge of sin by showing you the standard, but it does not deal with the consequences of that sin.

Based on God's standard, found both in the underpinnings of the created order and in the Law he has given to man, it is clear that none are righteous.

God's righteousness stands the standard. The Jewish people received the law to hold them accountable to this righteousness. Their failure to meet the standard in no way impacts God's righteousness.

The Jews had physical circumcision. Here, Paul notes this is not criteria to be a part of the people of God. Rather, a changed heart is the necessary requirement to be God's people.

Just as there are implications for unbelief, there are implications for being under the law, and not living like it.

God uses a divine standard by which all people will be judged. Here, Paul notes how God's judgment is based on Jesus Christ. How he lived and what could be accomplished in his death are crucial to God's judgment, and will be a key reference point later in the letter.

God uses a divine standard by which all people will be judged. Here, Paul notes how God's judgment is based on impartiality, his standard being equally applied and the offer of salvation being equally offered to all.

God uses a divine standard by which all people will be judged. Here, Paul notes how God's judgment is based in truth and reality.

The consequences of unbelief result in being given over to sin, despite knowing one will face ramifications and consequences. As such, sin, when fed, grows.

When we exchange the worship of God for who he is, we will exchange the function of God's creation for how he intended it. 

A natural consequence of unbelief is being given over to the sinful passions they desire more than that faith and in turn, the natural consequences of being in that position. 

Paul presents the alternative to being declared righteous by faith in Christ. It is, namely a rejection of who God made you to be and an abandonment to sin.