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How a Silent Mouth is Needed for You to Be Right with God?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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19<\/sup>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. 20<\/sup>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.<\/p>\nRomans 3:19-20 (NIV)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the whole section of Romans 2:1-3:20, Paul addresses the “religious”\u2014those who keep the law, believe in the Bible, and consider themselves righteous. By quoting Old Testament Scriptures in his description of sin’s effects (Rom. 3:10-18), Paul shows that the law applies to everyone, both Jews and Gentiles. The purpose of knowing the law should not be to claim righteousness as a good law-keeper, but rather to recognize that “every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God” (Rom. 3:19).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The law is not a checklist we can keep to be declared righteous (Rom. 3:20); it is a benchmark we all fail, making us conscious of our sin. No matter how loyal, kind, thoughtful, generous, or loving we are, our response to God’s law should be an acknowledgment of our sinfulness and desperate need for God’s grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This truth, though bleak, helps us make sense of the world around us. As Blaise Pascal noted, \u201cNothing offends us more rudely than this doctrine, yet without this mystery, the most incomprehensible of all, we are incomprehensible to ourselves.\u201d (Pens\u00e9es, Section VII, 434)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A silent mouth represents the spiritual condition of someone who recognizes their inability to save themselves. John Gerstner explains that, “There is nothing standing between the sinner and God\u2026 Nothing now stands between the sinner and God but the sinner\u2019s \u2018good works.\u2019 Nothing can keep him from Christ but his delusion \u2026 that he has good works of his own that can satisfy God \u2026 All they need is need. All they must have is nothing \u2026 But alas, sinners cannot part with their \u2018virtues.\u2019 They have none that are not imaginary, but they are real to them. So grace becomes unreal. The real grace of God they spurn in order to hold on to the illusory virtues of their own.” (“Theology for Everyman”, page 72\u201373)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gospel reveals a righteousness from God (Rom. 1:16), which we can receive by coming to Christ with empty hands. Ironically, it is not our sins that keep us from salvation, but our good works. We must give up our goodness and repent of both our religiosity and our rebellion, coming to God with empty hands and silent mouths to receive His grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In what practical ways can you cultivate a posture of “empty hands” and a “silent mouth” before God, daily reminding yourself of your dependence on His grace?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The ideas for this week’s materials on Romans 3:1-20 were drawn from Tim Keller’s book “Romans 1-7 for You<\/a>“]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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