Romans 4:15

The Promise To Abraham Secured Through Faith

¹⁴ For if it is the adherents of the Law who are to possess it, faith is nullified and the promise amounts to nothing! ¹⁵ For the Law only brings down God's wrath; where there is no law, there is no violation of it. ¹⁶ That is why it all turns upon faith; it is to make it a matter of God's favor, so that the promise may hold good for all Abraham's descendants, not only those who are adherents of the Law, but also those who share the faith of Abraham. For he is the father of all of us;

Promise of God

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Sin

Galatians 3:10

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."

Romans 5:13

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.

Romans 7:7-25

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."

Galatians 3:19

Then what about the Law? It was a later addition, designed to produce transgressions, until the descendant to which the promise was made should come, and it was enacted by means of angels, through an intermediary;

1 John 3:4

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

John 3:36

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.

John 15:22

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.

Acts 17:30-31

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

Romans 1:17

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."

Romans 2:5-6

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.

Romans 2:12-13

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.

Romans 3:19-20

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.

Romans 5:20-21

Then law slipped in, and multiplied the offense. But greatly as sin multiplied, God's mercy has far surpassed it,

2 Corinthians 3:7-9

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,

Ephesians 5:6

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.

Colossians 3:6

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

Revelation 6:16-17

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,

Revelation 19:15

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.