“These words (“he was accepted”) were written not only for Abraham. They were also written for us. God will also accept us because we believe.
We believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from death. Jesus was handed over to die for our sins, and he was raised from death to make us right with God.”
Romans 4:23-25 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.4.23-25.erv
“Abraham was almost a hundred years old, so he was past the age for having children. Also, Sarah could not have children.
Abraham was well aware of this, but his faith in God never became weak. He never doubted that God would do what he promised. He never stopped believing. In fact, he grew stronger in his faith and just praised God.
Abraham felt sure that God was able to do what he promised. So that’s why “he was accepted as one who is right with God.””
Romans 4:19-22 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.4.19-22.erv
“So people get what God promised by having faith. This happens so that the promise can be a free gift. And if the promise is a free gift, then all of Abraham’s people will get that promise.
The promise is not just for those who live under the Law of Moses. It is for all who live with faith as Abraham did. He is the father of us all.”
Romans 4:16 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.4.16.erv
“If people could get God’s promise by following the law, then faith is worthless. And God’s promise to Abraham is worthless, because the law can only bring God’s anger on those who disobey it.”
Romans 4:14-15 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.4.14-15.erv
“So how did this happen? Did God accept Abraham before or after he was circumcised? God accepted him before his circumcision.
Abraham was circumcised later to show that God accepted him. His circumcision was proof that he was right with God through faith before he was circumcised.
So Abraham is the father of all those who believe but are not circumcised. They believe and are accepted as people who are right with God.”
Romans 4:10-11 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.4.10-11.erv
“David said the same thing when he was talking about the blessing people have when God accepts them as good without looking at what they have done:
“It is a great blessing when people are forgiven for the wrongs they have done, when their sins are erased! It is a great blessing when the Lord accepts people as if they are without sin!” Psalm 32:1-2”
Romans 4:6-8 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.4.6-8.erv
“But people cannot do any work that will make them right with God. So they must trust in him. Then he accepts their faith, and that makes them right with him. He is the one who makes even evil people right.”
Romans 4:5 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.4.5.erv
“That’s why the Scriptures say, “Abraham believed God, and because of this he was accepted as one who is right with God.””
Romans 4:3 ERV
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“So do we have any reason to boast about ourselves? No reason at all. And why not? Because we are depending on the way of faith, not on what we have done in following the law.
I mean we are made right with God through faith, not through what we have done to follow the law. This is what we believe.
So do we destroy the law by following the way of faith? Not at all! In fact, faith causes us to be what the law actually wants.”
Romans 3:27-28, 31 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.3.27-28,31.erv
“God gave Jesus as a way to forgive people’s sins through their faith in him. God can forgive them because the blood sacrifice of Jesus pays for their sins.
God gave Jesus to show that he always does what is right and fair. He was right in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins. And in our own time he still does what is right.
God worked all this out in a way that allows him to judge people fairly and still make right any person who has faith in Jesus.”
Romans 3:25-26 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.3.25-26.erv
“But God has a way to make people right, and it has nothing to do with the law. He has now shown us that new way, which the law and the prophets told us about.
God makes people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. He does this for all who believe in Christ.
Everyone is the same. All have sinned and are not good enough to share God’s divine greatness. They are made right with God by his grace. This is a free gift. They are made right with God by being made free from sin through Jesus Christ.”
Romans 3:21-24 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.3.21-24.erv
“So are we Jews better than other people? No, we have already said that those who are Jews, as well as those who are not Jews, are the same. They are all guilty of sin.
As the Scriptures say, “There is no one doing what is right, not even one. There is no one who understands. There is no one who is trying to be with God.
They have all turned away from him, and now they are of no use to anyone. There is no one who does good, not even one.” Psalm 14:1-3”
Romans 3:9-12 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.3.9-12.erv
“Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the murmurs and excuses of] every mouth may be hushed and all the world may be held accountable to God.
For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law. For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, and holy character].”
Romans 3:19-20 AMPC
https://www.bible.com/8/rom.3.19-20.ampc
“It is true that some Jews were not faithful to God. But will that stop God from doing what he promised?
No, even if everyone else is a liar, God will always do what he says.
As the Scriptures say about him, “You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win when people accuse you.” Psalm 51:4”
Romans 3:3-4 ERV
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“A true Jew is one who is a Jew inside. True circumcision is done in the heart. It is done by the Spirit, not by the written law. And anyone who is circumcised in the heart by the Spirit gets praise from God, not from people.”
Romans 2:29 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.2.29.erv
“Hearing the law does not make people right with God. They will be right before him only if they always do what the law says.”
Romans 2:13 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.2.13.erv
“Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. They live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give eternal life to them.
But others are selfish and refuse to follow truth. They follow evil. God will show his anger and punish them.”
Romans 2:7-8 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.2.7-8.erv
“So do you think that you can judge those other people? You are wrong. You too are guilty of sin. You judge them, but you do the same things they do. So when you judge them, you are really condemning yourself.
And since you do the same things as those people you judge, surely you understand that God will punish you too. How could you think you would be able to escape his judgment?
God has been kind to you. He has been very patient, waiting for you to change. But you think nothing of his kindness. Maybe you don’t understand that God is kind to you so that you will decide to change your lives.”
Romans 2:1, 3-4 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.2.1,3-4.erv
“People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed them to have their own worthless thinking. And so they do what they should not do.
They are filled with every kind of sin, evil, greed, and hatred. They are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst things about each other. They gossip and say evil things about each other.
They hate God. They are rude, proud, and brag about themselves. They invent ways of doing evil. They don’t obey their parents, they are foolish, they don’t keep their promises, and they show no kindness or mercy to others.
They know God’s law says that anyone who lives like that should die. But they not only continue to do these things themselves, but they also encourage others who do them.”
Romans 1:28-32 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.1.28-32.erv
“People wanted only to do evil. So God left them and let them go their sinful way. And so they became completely immoral and used their bodies in shameful ways with each other. They traded the truth of God for a lie.
They bowed down and worshiped the things God made instead of worshiping the God who made those things. He is the one who should be praised forever. Amen.
Because people did those things, God left them and let them do the shameful things they wanted to do. Women stopped having natural sex with men and started having sex with other women.
In the same way, men stopped having natural sex with women and began wanting each other all the time. Men did shameful things with other men, and in their bodies they received the punishment for those wrongs.”
Romans 1:24-27 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.1.24-27.erv
“People knew God, but they did not honor him as God, and they did not thank him. Their ideas were all useless. There was not one good thought left in their foolish minds.
They traded the truth of God for a lie. They bowed down and worshiped the things God made instead of worshiping the God who made those things. He is the one who should be praised forever. Amen.”
Romans 1:21, 25 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.1.21,25.erv
“There are things about God that people cannot see—his eternal power and all that makes him God. But since the beginning of the world, those things have been easy for people to understand. They are made clear in what God has made. So people have no excuse for the evil they do.”
Romans 1:20 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.1.20.erv
“The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself. God’s way of making people right begins and ends with faith. As the Scriptures say, “The one who is right with God by faith will live forever.””
Romans 1:17 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.1.17.erv
“This letter is to all of you in Rome. God loves you, and he has chosen you to be his holy people. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Romans 1:7 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/rom.1.7.erv
“Praise the Lord! Praise God in his Temple! Praise him in heaven, his strong fortress!
Praise him for the great things he does! Praise him for all his greatness!
Praise him with trumpets and horns! Praise him with harps and lyres!
Praise him with tambourines and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes!
Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with crashing cymbals!
Everything that breathes, praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!”
Psalms 150:1-6 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/psa.150.1-6.erv
“Let Israel be happy with their Maker. Let the people of Zion rejoice with their King.
Let them praise him by dancing and playing their tambourines and harps.
The Lord is happy with his people. He did a wonderful thing for his humble people. He saved them!”
Psalms 149:2-4 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/psa.149.2-4.erv
“Praise the Lord’s name! Honor his name forever! His name is greater than any other. He is more glorious than heaven and earth.
He made his people strong. His loyal followers praise him. Israel, his precious people, praise the Lord!”
Psalms 148:13-14 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/psa.148.13-14.erv
“The Lord enjoys people who worship him and trust in his faithful love.”
Psalms 147:11 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/psa.147.11.erv
“Praise the Lord because he is good. Sing praises to our God. It is good and pleasant to praise him.”
Psalms 147:1 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/psa.147.1.erv
“He heals their broken hearts and bandages their wounds.”
Psalms 147:3 ERV
https://www.bible.com/406/psa.147.3.erv
