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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker\xa0| March 3, 2024\nThe Charge: Romans 3:9 (NIV)What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.\nThe Evidence: Romans 3:10-18 (NIV)As it is written:\u201cThere is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands;there is no one who seeks God. (Ecclesiastes 7:20)All have turned away,they have together become worthless;there is no one who does good,not even one.\u201d (Psalms 14:1-3 & 53:1-3)\u201cTheir throats are open graves;their tongues practice deceit.\u201d (Psalm 5:9)\u201cThe poison of vipers is on their lips.\u201d (Psalm 140:3) \u201cTheir mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.\u201d (Psalm 10:7)\u201cTheir feet are swift to shed blood; (Proverbs 1:16) ruin and misery mark their ways,and the way of peace they do not know.\u201d (Isaiah 59:7-8)\u201cThere is no fear of God before their eyes.\u201d (Psalm 36:1)\nThe Verdict: Romans 3:19-20 (NIV)Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God\u2019s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.\n\u201cThe essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be. Man claims prerogatives that belong to God alone; God accepts penalties that belong to man alone.\u201d \u2014 John Stott, Romans: Good News for the World\n\xa0\nReflection Questions:\n1. What was something that captured your attention from the sermon?\n2. According to Romans 2:1 & 3:1, it appears the Jewish Christians at times felt superior to the Gentiles. What does Paul identify in 3:9 that they have in common with them? How does this shape your perspective of others and yourself?\n3. In Romans 3:10-18, Paul strings several Old Testament verses like a pearl necklace. How do these verses describe humanity\u2019s mindset, direction, words, and actions? What is the main point that Paul is making in these verses?\n4. If the letter to the Romans closed at verse 20, how would you feel about yourself and God Has there been a time when you truly sensed your sin and need for God?\n5. Augustine wrote, \u201cSo anyone who thinks that he has understood the divine scriptures or any part of them but cannot by his understanding build up this double love of God and neighbor, has not yet succeeded in understanding them.\u201d How is Romans 3:9-20 designed to increase your love for God and others?\n6. Romans 6:13, in the New Living Translation, reads, \u201cDo not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So, use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.\u201d How could you use your \u201cwhole body\u201d to bring God glory this week?\nNext Steps:\nComplete the Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any question: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard\nWant to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/giveDownload our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozemanGet your children connecte...