Romans 3:1-4: How Covenantal Thinking Will Change Your Relationship With God

09/15/22 • 40 min

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God’s people are a covenant people. However, being in the covenant community of the church does not necessarily mean that a person is born again, regenerate, and justified. So if visible covenant inclusion does not equal salvation, what is the value of being in God’s covenant community? This exact question is anticipated by the Apostle Paul in Romans 3:1-4. Join pastor Dale Partridge as he exposits the meaning of this passage in this episode of Real Christianity.

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