Hermen. Probs.: “Works of Law” #2. “Righteousness” #1

Driving home: Every rule whatsoever requires perfect conformity to itself. It is a contradiction to suppose otherwise. For to say that there is a law that does not require perfect conformity and perfect obedience to itself is to say t…

Martin quotes Jonathan Edwards to reinforce the point that every rule requires perfect conformity to itself, making it a contradiction to suggest otherwise, thus supporting the argument that the law demands perfect obedience.

And it is never okay to sin. The soul that sins shall die. The wages of sin is death. Listen to Edwards commenting on this.

6:28 - 6:36 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Turning to Romans 3:20, Martin shows that no one can be justified by works of the law because all are under sin, and the law's purpose is to bring the knowledge of sin and condemn…

Paul's use of law court imagery in Romans 3 is described, with the law acting as the prosecutor, making an unanswerable case that silences every mouth and renders the whole world guilty before God, illustrating the law's condemning function.

It's the imagery of the law court. The imagery is that of the whole world standing in the courtroom of God. And who is the prosecutor in the courtroom? The prosecutor is the law, the ceremonial law.

8:28 - 8:40 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin refutes the idea that Paul only excludes legalistic obedience from justification, arguing that all obedience, even regenerate, is excluded as a basis for justification…

Martin quotes John Owen's refutation of three arguments that attempt to limit Paul's exclusion of works from justification (outward works only, works with conceit of merit, works before believing), highlighting Owen's thoroughness and the timelessness of these theological debates.

John Owen addresses and refutes the following three related arguments in the context of addressing other attempts to get around Paul's exclusion of works. This is a quote, so these sub-points are his sub-points and you know how they can be kind of confusing. Three. Some have laid among ourselves and they want not them who have gone before them affirm that the works of the law which the apostle excludes from justification are only the outward works of the law performed without an inward principle of faith, fear, or love of God.

15:19 - 15:48 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin transitions to the second exegetical problem: the New Perspective's interpretation of 'righteousness' terminology, contrasting their view of covenant…

Martin uses the analogy of creating a new English word like 'rightified' to make the Greek root connection between 'righteousness' and 'justify' more obvious, emphasizing the linguistic link that is lost in English translation.

Problem two righteousness terminology and here I'm talking about those words which have the Greek root dick. Righteous righteousness justify obviously in Greek justify is related to righteousness has the same root but unfortunately that's not obvious in English. Perhaps we should come up with a new word the word rightified or the word justified. I guess not but at any rate I don't think that would probably ever go over but at any rate these are the words that I'm describing righteousness terminology righteous righteousness justify justified now as we saw earlier according to the advocates of t...

27:09 - 27:53 Read in full sermon