Romans 3:19
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19 Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
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Galatians 3:10
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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]
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Galatians 3:22-23
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22 But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.
God’s Children through Faith
23 Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed.
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Romans 2:12-18
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12 When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God’s written law. And the Jews, who do have God’s law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it. 13 For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight. 14 Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. 15 They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. 16 And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life.
The Jews and the Law
17 You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God’s law, and you boast about your special relationship with him. 18 You know what he wants; you know what is right because you have been taught his law.
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Romans 3:9
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All People Are Sinners
9 Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles,[a] are under the power of sin.
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- 3:9 Greek or Greeks.
Ezekiel 16:63
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63 You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silent shame when I forgive you of all that you have done. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
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Galatians 5:18
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18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.
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1 Corinthians 1:29
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29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
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Job 9:2-3
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2 “Yes, I know all this is true in principle.
But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight?
3 If someone wanted to take God to court,[a]
would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?
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- 9:3 Or If God wanted to take someone to court.
Romans 3:23
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23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
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Psalm 107:42
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42 The godly will see these things and be glad,
while the wicked are struck silent.
Galatians 4:21
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Abraham’s Two Children
21 Tell me, you who want to live under the law, do you know what the law actually says?
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Galatians 4:5
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5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.[a]
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