When the evil person’s life is finished,\par and he is dead,\par he won’t care about the family\par he leaves behind.\par
Romans 5:1 - Easy To Read Version We have been made right with God because of our faith. So we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THEREFORE, SINCE we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). American Standard Version (1901) Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; Common English Bible Therefore, since we have been made righteous through his faithfulness, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, having been justified by faith, let us be at peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version BEING justified therefore by faith, let us have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ: |
When the evil person’s life is finished,\par and he is dead,\par he won’t care about the family\par he leaves behind.\par
Pray for peace in Jerusalem.\par “I hope the people who love you\par will find peace there.\par I hope there will be peace\par inside your walls.\par I hope there will be safety\par in your great buildings.”\par
But if any person comes to me for safety\par and wants to make peace with me,\par then let him come,\par and make peace with me.\par
Your children will follow God,\par and he will teach them.\par Your children will have real peace.\par
My words will go out with happiness,\par and they will bring peace.\par Mountains and hills will begin dancing with happiness.\par All the trees in the fields will clap their hands.\par
This message can’t help people that refuse to listen to it. But a \{good person will believe this message. And the\} good person will live because of his faith.”
He will build the Lord’s temple,\par and he will receive the honor.\par He will sit on his throne\par and be the ruler.\par And a priest will stand by his throne.\par These two men will work together in peace.\par
Jesus spoke to Jerusalem. He said, “I wish you knew today what would bring you peace! But you can’t know it, because it is hidden from you.
“Praise God in heaven,\par and on earth let there be peace\par to the people that please God.”\par
“I leave you peace. It is my own peace I give you. I give you peace in a different way than the world does. So don’t be troubled. Don’t be afraid.
“I told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble. But be brave! I have defeated the world!”
But these things are written so that you can believe that Jesus is the Christ, {\cf2\super [268]} the Son of God. Then, by believing, you can have life through his name.
“I tell you the truth. If a person hears what I say and believes in the One (God) who sent me, that person has life forever. That person will not be judged guilty. He has already left death and has entered into life.
God has spoken to the Jewish people. God sent them the Good News {\cf2\super [210]} that peace has come through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Lord (Ruler) of all people!
The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself. God’s way of making people right begins and ends with faith. Like the Scripture {\cf2\super [11]} says, “The person that is right with God by faith will live forever.” {\cf2\super [12]}
This letter is to all of you in Rome that God has called to be his holy people. {\cf2\super [8]} You are people that God loves.
Yes, we believe with our heart, and so we are made right with God. And we use our mouth to say that we believe, and so we are saved.
And before a person can go and tell them, that person must be sent. Like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [107]} say, “Beautiful are the feet of those people that come to tell good news.” {\cf2\super [108]}
In the kingdom of God, eating and drinking are not important. In the kingdom of God, the important things are these: living right with God, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [143]}
I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace while you trust in him. Then you will have more and more hope, and it will flow out of you by the power of the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [150]}
God makes people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. God does this for all people that believe in Christ. All people are the same.
There is only one God. He will make Jews {\cf2\super [30]} right with him by their faith. And he will also make non-Jews {\cf2\super [31]} right with him through their faith.
But a person cannot do any work that will make him right with God. So that person must trust in God. Then God accepts that person’s faith (trust), and that makes him right with God. God is the One who makes even evil people right.
And not only will we be saved, but we are also very happy now. We are happy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is because of Jesus that we are now God’s friends.
So one sin \{of Adam\} brought the punishment \{of death\} to all people. But in the same way, one good thing \{that Christ did\} makes all people right with God. And that brings true life for those people.
When people sin, they earn what sin pays—death. But God gives his people a free gift—life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So what does all this mean? It means this: That the non-Jews were not trying to make themselves right with God. But they were made right with God. They became right because of their faith.
We know that a person is not made right with God by following the law. {\cf2\super [18]} No! It is trusting in Jesus Christ that makes a person right with God. So we have put our faith in Christ Jesus, because we wanted to be made right with God. And we are right with God because we trusted in Christ—not because we followed the law. \{This is true\} because no person can be made right with God by following the law.
But the Spirit {\cf2\super [74]} gives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
God did this so that for all future time he could show the very great riches of his grace. God shows that grace by being kind to us in Christ Jesus.
It allows me to be in Christ. In Christ I am right with God, and this being right does not come from my following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him.
And through Christ, God was happy to bring all things back to himself again—things on earth and things in heaven. God made peace by using Christ’s blood (death) on the cross.
Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking. You were all called together in one body {\cf2\super [19]} to have peace. Always be thankful.
We pray that God himself, the God of peace, will make you pure—belonging only to him. We pray that your whole self—spirit, soul, and body—will be kept safe and be without wrong when our Lord Jesus Christ comes.
We pray that the Lord of peace will give you peace. We pray that he will give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.