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But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
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All chapters Romans 3:21–31
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even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
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for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
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being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
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whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
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or, a propitiation
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to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
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Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
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We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
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Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
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Verse 29. The apostle here tells us that all men are the creatures of God Almighty, and destined to eternal happiness. Neither was it necessary to be incorporated with the Jews by circumcision, to be made partakers of the justice of God. Estius.
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since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
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Verse 30. God who justifieth circumcision, and also the uncircumcised by faith; that is, by the faith and religion of the new law, or by a faith working by charity, and joined with good words proceeding from faith. See the Council of Trent, Sess. 6. cap. viii. “When the apostle says, that a man is justified by faith, and gratis, according to the perpetual consent of the Catholic Church, we are said to be justified by faith, because faith is the beginning and foundation of man’s salvation, and the root of his justification, without which we cannot please God, nor be made his sons; and we are said to be justified gratis, because nothing of those things which go before justification, whether faith or works, are meritorious of the grace of justification.” Witham.
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Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
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Verse 31. Do we then destroy the law through faith? No: but we establish the law. See the words of Christ: (Matthew 5:17) 1. Because the figures and types of the law of Moses, and the predictions of the prophets, are fulfilled. 2. Because Christians are now taught to fulfil the moral precepts, and the chief part of the law, with greater perfection, in the spirit of faith, charity, and so forth Witham.
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