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Romans 3:5

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But some people might be thinking about this in a human way and ask, “Doesn’t the fact that we’re wrong prove more clearly that God is right? So how is it fair for God to punish us?”

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I’m using an example from everyday human life to help you understand. You used to offer yourselves as slaves to dirty habits, and you did more and more things that were wrong. Now offer yourselves as slaves to the right way of living. Then you will become holy.

Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life. Once people make an official agreement, no one else can cancel it or change it.

Do I say this only on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?

What should we say then? That the law is sinful? Not at all! But I wouldn’t have known what sin was unless the law had told me. The law says, “Do not covet.” If the law hadn’t said that, I wouldn’t have known that wanting what belongs to other people was “coveting,” and that it was wrong.

What should we say that Abraham, the father of our people, discovered about being right with God?

Because you’re being so stubborn, and you’re not sorry in your heart for your sins, you’re making God more and more angry with you. The day of God’s anger is coming. Then he will pass judgment openly and fairly.

“Celebrate this, you heavens! Celebrate, people of God! Celebrate, apostles and prophets! God has judged her with the same judgment she passed against you.”

and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb. They sang, “Lord God Almighty, everything you do is great and amazing. King of the nations, your ways are true and fair.

If I fought wild animals in Ephesus with nothing more than human hopes, then what did I gain by that? If the dead aren’t raised, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we’ll die.”

My dear friends, don’t try to get even with other people. Leave it up to God to punish them. After all, it’s written that the Lord says, “I’m the one who punishes people who do wrong, and I will pay them back.”

What should we say then? Should we keep on sinning so that God’s grace can increase?

We know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are governed by the law. Its purpose is to silence every excuse and hold the whole world accountable to God.

Someone else might argue, “My dishonesty makes it clearer that God is truthful. It makes his glory shine more brightly. So why does he want to punish me for doing wrong?”

But Christ died for us while we were still sinners. That’s how God has shown his love for us.

What should we say then? Since God is on our side, who can stand against us?

What should we say then? The Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God, but they found it by having faith.

Instead, we try to show in every way that we’re genuine servants of God. We endure through troubles, hard times, and suffering.

Look at what that godly sadness has produced in you. You’re working hard to clear yourselves. You’re upset and alarmed. You’re longing to see me. You’re concerned about what has happened. You want to make sure that the right thing is done. In every way, you’ve shown that you’re not at fault.

But if I rebuild what I destroyed, then I would really be breaking the law.




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