Romans 4:15

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Summary

Romans 4:15

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Because

Where

Romans 2:12

Romans 5:13

General references

Luke 10:26

Galatians 4:28

Bible References

Because

In it God's way of uprightness is disclosed through faith and for faith, just as the Scripture says, "The upright will have life because of his faith."

But in your obstinacy and impenitence you are storing up wrath for yourself on the Day of Wrath, when the justice of God will burst forth.

Now we know that everything the Law says is addressed to those under its authority, so that every mouth may be shut, and the whole world be made accountable to God.

It is true sin was in the world before the Law was given, and men are not charged with sin where there is no law.

Then what shall we conclude? That the Law is sin? Certainly not! Yet, if it had not been for the Law, I should never have learned what sin was; I should not have known what it was to covet if the Law had not said, "You must not covet."

Whoever believes in the Son possesses eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not experience life, but will remain under the anger of God.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but as it is, they have no excuse for their sin.

While God overlooked those times of ignorance, he now calls upon all men everywhere to repent,

But if the religion of death, carved in letters of stone, was ushered in with such splendor, so that the Israelites could not look at Moses' face on account of the brightness that was fading from it,

For there is a curse upon all who rely on obedience to the Law, for the Scripture says, "Cursed be anyone who does not stand by everything that is written in the Book of the Law and obey it."

Whatever anyone may say in the way of worthless arguments to deceive you, these are the things that are bringing God's anger down upon the disobedient.

It is on account of these things that God's anger is coming.

Whoever commits sin disobeys law; sin is disobedience to law.

And they said to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us, and conceal us from the sight of him who is seated on the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb,

From his mouth came a sharp sword with which he is to strike down the heathen. He will shepherd them with a staff of iron, and will tread the winepress of the fierce anger of God Almighty.

Where

All who sin without having the Law will perish without regard to the Law, and all who sin under the Law will be judged by the Law.

It is true sin was in the world before the Law was given, and men are not charged with sin where there is no law.

General references

Jesus said to him, "What does the Law say? How does it read?"

Now we, brothers, are like Isaac, children born in fulfilment of the promise.