“In the past we were ruled by our sinful selves. The law made us want to do sinful things. And those sinful desires controlled our bodies, so that what we did only brought us spiritual death.
In the past the law held us as prisoners, but our old selves died, and we were made free from the law. So now we serve God in a new way, not in the old way, with the written rules. Now we serve God in the new way, with the Spirit.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.7.5-6.ERV
“Brothers and sisters, you all understand the Law of Moses. So surely you know that the law rules over people only while they are alive.
In the same way, my brothers and sisters, your old selves died and you became free from the law through the body of Christ. Now you belong to someone else. You belong to the one who was raised from death. We belong to Christ so that we can be used in service to God.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.7.1.ERV
“When people sin, they earn what sin pays—death. But God gives his people a free gift—eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.6.23.ERV
“Surely you know that you become the slaves of whatever you give yourselves to. Anything or anyone you follow will be your master. You can follow sin, or you can obey God. Following sin brings spiritual death, but obeying God makes you right with him. In the past you were slaves to sin—sin controlled you. But thank God, you fully obeyed what you were taught. You were made free from sin, and now you are slaves to what is right.”
Romans 6:16-18 ERV
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.6.16-18.ERV
“But don’t let sin control your life here on earth. You must not be ruled by the things your sinful self makes you want to do.
Don’t offer the parts of your body to serve sin. Don’t use your bodies to do evil, but offer yourselves to God, as people who have died and now live.
Offer the parts of your body to God to be used for doing good.
Sin will not be your master, because you are not under law. You now live under God’s grace.”
Romans 6:12-14 ERV
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.6.12-14.ERV
“Christ was raised from death. And we know that he cannot die again. Death has no power over him now.
In the same way, you should see yourselves as being dead to the power of sin and alive for God through Christ Jesus.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.6.9.ERV
“We know that our old life was put to death on the cross with Christ. This happened so that our sinful selves would have no power over us. Then we would not be slaves to sin. Anyone who has died is made free from sin’s control.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.6.6-7.ERV
“So when we were baptized, we were buried with Christ and took part in his death. And just as Christ was raised from death by the wonderful power of the Father, so we can now live a new life.
Christ died, and we have been joined with him by dying too. So we will also be joined with him by rising from death as he did.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.6.4-5.ERV
“So do you think we should continue sinning so that God will give us more and more grace?
Of course not! Our old sinful life ended. It’s dead. So how can we continue living in sin?
Did you forget that all of us became part of Christ Jesus when we were baptized? In our baptism we shared in his death.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.6.1-3.ERV
“The law was brought in so that more people would sin the way Adam did. But where sin increased, there was even more of God’s grace.
Sin once used death to rule us. But God gave us more of his grace so that grace could rule by making us right with him. And this brings us eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
ERV
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.5.20-21.ERV
“So that one sin of Adam brought the punishment of death to all people. But in the same way, Christ did something so good that it makes all people right with God. And that brings them true life.
One man disobeyed God and many became sinners. But in the same way, one man obeyed God and many will be made right.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.5.18-19.ERV
“But God’s free gift is not like Adam’s sin. Many people died because of the sin of that one man. But the grace that people received from God was much greater. Many received God’s gift of life by the grace of this other man, Jesus Christ.
After Adam sinned once, he was judged guilty. But the gift of God is different. His free gift came after many sins, and it makes people right with him.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.5.15-16.ERV
“We have been made right with God by the blood sacrifice of Christ. So through Christ we will surely be saved from God’s anger.
I mean that while we were God’s enemies, he made friends with us through his Son’s death. And the fact that we are now God’s friends makes it even more certain that he will save us through his Son’s life.
And not only will we be saved, but we also rejoice right now in what God has done for us through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is because of Jesus that we are now God’s friends.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.5.9-11.ERV
“Christ died for us when we were unable to help ourselves. We were living against God, but at just the right time Christ died for us.
Very few people will die to save the life of someone else, even if it is for a good person. Someone might be willing to die for an especially good person.
But Christ died for us while we were still sinners, and by this God showed how much he loves us.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.5.6-8.ERV
“Through our faith, Christ has brought us into that blessing of God’s grace that we now enjoy. And we are very happy because of the hope we have of sharing God’s glory.
And we are also happy with the troubles we have. Why are we happy with troubles? Because we know that these troubles make us more patient.
And this patience is proof that we are strong. And this proof gives us hope. And this hope will never disappoint us.
We know this because God has poured out his love to fill our hearts through the Holy Spirit he gave us.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.5.2-5.ERV
“We have been made right with God because of our faith. So we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.5.1.ERV
“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.”
https://bible.com/bible/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.””
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.4.19-22.ERV
“As the Scriptures say, “I have made you a father of many nations.” This is true before God, the one Abraham believed—the God who gives life to the dead and speaks of things that don’t yet exist as if they are real.
There was no hope that Abraham would have children, but Abraham believed God and continued to hope. And that is why he became the father of many nations. As God told him, “You will have many descendants.””
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.4.17-18.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. But if there is no law, then there is nothing to disobey.
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.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.4.14-16.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://bible.com/bible/406/rom.4.10-11.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.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.4.5.ERV
