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

Followed

1 Timothy 6:11

Even the righteousness

General references

Matthew 19:30

Mark 10:31

Bible References

Shall

What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be!

But if our unrighteousness

demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I am speaking in human terms.)

The gentiles

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them,

And Isaiah is very bold and says,
“I was found by those who did not seek Me,
I became manifest to those who did not ask for Me.”

“I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’
To a nation which did not call on My name.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,

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.

So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles,

having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries.

Followed

but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves one who pursues righteousness.

He who pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness and honor.

“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,
Who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn
And to the quarry from which you were dug.

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

Even the righteousness

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “

But the righteous man shall live by faith.”

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction;

Is this blessing then on

the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say, “Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”

Therefore, having been justified by faith,

we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”

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

and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,

By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen,

in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to 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.”