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Romans 9:31
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Romans 9:31
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31 But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.
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Romans 9:31
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Romans 9:31
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31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(A) have not attained their goal.(B)
Romans 11:7
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Romans 11:7
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7 So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were hardened.
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Romans 11:7
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Romans 11:7
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7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(B)
James 2:10-11
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James 2:10-11
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10 For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws. 11 For the same God who said, “You must not commit adultery,” also said, “You must not murder.”[a] So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law.
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James 2:10-11
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James 2:10-11
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10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles(A) at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.(B) 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,”[a](C) also said, “You shall not murder.”[b](D) If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
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- James 2:11 Exodus 20:14; Deut. 5:18
- James 2:11 Exodus 20:13; Deut. 5:17
Philippians 3:6
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Philippians 3:6
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6 I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.
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Philippians 3:6
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Philippians 3:6
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Galatians 5:3-4
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Galatians 5:3-4
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3 I’ll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses. 4 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.
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Galatians 5:3-4
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Galatians 5:3-4
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3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.(A) 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law(B) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(C)
Galatians 3:21
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Galatians 3:21
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21 Is there a conflict, then, between God’s law and God’s promises?[a] Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it.
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- 3:21 Some manuscripts read and the promises?
Galatians 3:21
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Galatians 3:21
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21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!(A) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.(B)
Galatians 3:10-11
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Galatians 3:10-11
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10 But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.”[a] 11 So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”[b]
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Galatians 3:10-11
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Galatians 3:10-11
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10 For all who rely on the works of the law(A) are under a curse,(B) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[a](C) 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,(D) because “the righteous will live by faith.”[b](E)
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- Galatians 3:10 Deut. 27:26
- Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
Romans 10:2-4
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Romans 10:2-4
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2 I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. 3 For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. 4 For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given.[a] As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God.
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- 10:4 Or For Christ is the end of the law.
Romans 10:2-4
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Romans 10:2-4
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2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous(A) for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.(B) 4 Christ is the culmination of the law(C) so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.(D)
Romans 9:30-32
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Romans 9:30-32
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Israel’s Unbelief
30 What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place. 31 But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded. 32 Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law[a] instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.
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- 9:32 Greek by works.
Romans 9:30-32
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Romans 9:30-32
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Israel’s Unbelief
30 What then shall we say?(A) That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;(B) 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(C) have not attained their goal.(D) 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(E)
Romans 4:14-15
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Romans 4:14-15
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14 If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless. 15 For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!)
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Romans 4:14-15
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Romans 4:14-15
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14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,(A) 15 because the law brings wrath.(B) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(C)
Romans 3:20
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Romans 3:20
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20 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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Romans 3:20
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Romans 3:20
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20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(A) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(B)
Isaiah 51:1
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Isaiah 51:1
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A Call to Trust the Lord
51 “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—
all who seek the Lord!
Consider the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were mined.
Isaiah 51:1
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Isaiah 51:1
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Everlasting Salvation for Zion
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