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Romans 9:30

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

What should we say then?  Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness #– #namely the righteousness that comes from faith.

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and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law,  but one that is through faith in Christ   #– #the righteousness from God based on faith.


By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.


and yet because we know that a person is not justified by the works of the law  but by faith in Jesus Christ,  even we ourselves have believed in Christ Jesus. This was so that we might be justified by faith in Christ  and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will  be justified.


And he received the sign of circumcision  as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith  , while still uncircumcised. This was to make him the father  of all who believe  but are not circumcised, so that righteousness may be credited to them also.


At that time you were without Christ, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of promise,  without hope  and without God in the world.


For we eagerly await  through the Spirit, by faith, the hope  of righteousness.


And Isaiah says boldly, I was found by those who were not looking for me; I revealed myself to those who were not asking for me.   ,


But the righteousness that comes from faith  speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven? ’   , that is, to bring Christ down


What should we say then?  Is there injustice with God?  Absolutely not!


Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the  Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.


For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behaviour, evil desires,  drunkenness, orgies,  carousing, and lawless idolatry.


But you, man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love,  endurance,  and gentleness.


The law, then, was our guardian until Christ,  so that we could be justified by faith.


Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and proclaimed the gospel in advance to Abraham,  saying, All the nations   will be blessed through you.   ,


One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.


But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness,  has not achieved the righteousness of the law.  ,


Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,  we have peace  with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.


Therefore, it was credited to him for righteousness.   ,


For the promise to Abraham  or to his descendants that he would inherit the world  was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.


Is this blessing only for the circumcised,  then? Or is it also for the uncircumcised? For we say, Faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness.   ,


But if our unrighteousness highlights  God’s righteousness,  what are we to say?  I am using a human argument:  , Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?


The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love will find life, righteousness, and honour.


The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but he loves the one who pursues righteousness.





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