First Reading
Romans 3:21-30
Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.
21But now without the law the righteousness of God is made clear, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.
22Even the righteousness of God, by faith of Jesus Christ, to all and upon all them that believe in him: for there is no distinction:
23For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God.
24Being justified freely by his grace, through the rescue, that is in Christ Jesus,
25Whom God has proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his righteousness, for the remission of former sins,
26Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his righteousness in this time; that he himself may be righteous, and the justifier of him, who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.
27Where is then your boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
28For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.
29Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.
30For it is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.