09-17-2026 Foundations of Truth-The Miracle of Righteousness-Dr Timothy Mann

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Thursday, September 17, 2026

“But now” might be the two most hope filled words you’ll ever hear if you’ve felt the weight of guilt, failure, or the sense that you’ll never be “good enough.” We keep moving through Romans in our From Guilty to Glory series, and Romans 3:21-26 brings us straight to the miracle: God can declare profoundly corrupt sinners righteous without pretending our sin is small or bending his own justice.

We walk line by line through Paul’s argument that righteousness is revealed apart from the law. That means salvation is not a ladder of moral improvement, religious effort, or self rescue. It’s a gift. We also confront a common assumption that some people are nearly righteous and just need a tiny boost of grace, while others need more. Romans levels us all to the same need and then offers the same hope to everyone through faith in Jesus Christ. Boasting gets shut down, not because goodness doesn’t matter in human relationships, but because it cannot purchase redemption.

Then we slow down over one of the most important words in the passage: propitiation. Using the Old Testament picture of the mercy seat, we see how the shedding of blood turns a place of judgment into a place of reconciliation. God demonstrates his righteousness so he can be both just and the justifier, and we end with the stunning “double transfer” at the heart of the gospel: our sin counted to Christ, and Christ’s righteousness counted to us. If this strengthened your faith, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find this teaching.

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