- But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
- And every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father. - For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God.
- But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.
- Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.
- For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified.
- Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?
- And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
- My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
- You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
- All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,
which means ‘God is with us.’” - And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
- Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.
- And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
- But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
- Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
- For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.
- But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)
- Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
- This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
- So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.
- May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
- For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace.
- May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.
- For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
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