Romans 9:30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

Shall

Romans 9:14

Romans 3:5

The gentiles

1 Peter 4:3

Followed

Romans 9:31

1 Timothy 6:11

Even the righteousness

General references

Matthew 19:30

Mark 10:31

Bible References

Shall

What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? Certainly not!

But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)

The gentiles

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the truth,

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness which he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be reckoned to them.

But Isaiah is very bold and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me."

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts,

remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds,

For you have spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles like to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

Followed

but Israel, who pursued the law of righteousness, has not attained that law.

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

Even the righteousness

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. For there is no difference,

Is this blessedness only upon the circumcised, or also upon the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

For man believes with his heart and so is justified, and he confesses with his mouth and so is saved.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you will all the nations be blessed."

For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait for the hope of righteousness.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christthe righteousness that comes from God and is by faith,

By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in godly fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.

General references

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first."