Wherethenis boasting?It is excluded.By what kindof law?Of works?No,but by a lawof faith.
"In that dayyou will feelnoshameBecauseof allyour deedsBy whichyou have rebelledagainst Me; For thenI will removefrom your midstYour proud,exultingones,And you will neveragainbe haughtyOn My holymountain.
"He who has believedand has been baptizedshall be saved;but he who has disbelievedshall be condemned.
"He who believesin the Sonhaseternallife;but he who does not obeythe Sonwill not seelife,but the wrathof Godabideson him."
For Moseswritesthat the manwho practicesthe righteousnesswhich is basedon lawshall liveby that righteousness.
But ifit is by grace,it is nolongeron the basisof works,otherwisegraceis no longergrace.
But ifyou bear the name"Jew"and relyupon the Lawand boastin God,
You whoboastin the Law,throughyour breakingthe Law,do you dishonorGod?
Nowwe knowthat whateverthe Lawsays,it speaksto thosewho are underthe Law,sothat everymouthmay be closedand allthe worldmay becomeaccountableto God;
for the demonstration,[I say], of His righteousnessat the presenttime,sothat He would be justand the justifierof the one who has faithin Jesus.
For ifAbrahamwas justifiedby works,he hassomething to boast about,but not beforeGod.
I findthenthe principlethat evilis presentin me, the one who wantsto dogood.
but I seea differentlawin the membersof my body, waging war againstthe lawof my mindand making me a prisonerof the lawof sinwhich is in my members.
Thanksbe to GodthroughJesusChristour Lord!So then,on the one handI myselfwith my mindam servingthe lawof God,but on the other,with my fleshthe lawof sin.
For the lawof the Spiritof lifein ChristJesushas set you freefrom the lawof sinand of death.
for though [the twins] were not yetbornand had not doneanythinggoodorbad,sothat God'spurposeaccordingto [His] choicewould stand,not becauseof worksbut becauseof Him who calls,
but Israel,pursuinga lawof righteousness,did not arriveat [that] law.
Why?Because[they did] not [pursue it] by faith,but as though[it were] by works.They stumbled overthe stumblingstone,
For whoregards you as superior?Whatdo you havethat you did not receive?And ifyou did receiveit, whydo you boastas ifyou had not receivedit?
neverthelessknowingthat a manis not justifiedby the worksof the Lawbut throughfaithin ChristJesus,evenwe have believedin ChristJesus,sothat we may be justifiedby faithin Christand not by the worksof the Law;sinceby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justified.
But the Scripturehas shutup everyoneundersin,sothat the promiseby faithin JesusChristmight be givento thosewho believe.
