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 in God?

"But if our unrighteousness confirm the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is not God unrighteous, who inflicteth his wrath?" (I speak as a man) God forbid:

The gentiles

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

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all that believe though not circumcised, that righteousness may be imputed to them also:

and Esaias positively affirms, "I was found of them that sought me not, I was made manifest to them that asked not after me:"

What! know ye not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor sodomites,

and ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: but now in Christ Jesus,

This I say therefore, and charge you in the name of the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk,

For the time past of our life is sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, walking in lasciviousness, inordinate desires, excess of wine, revellings, drunkenness, and abominable idolatries:

Followed

but Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness: why?

But do thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, piety, fidelity, love, patience, meekness.

Even the righteousness

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

and this righteousness of God is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all believers; for there is no difference;

Now is this blessedness upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? for we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

And the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the gentiles through faith, preached the gospel to Abraham long ago, saying, "In thee shall all nations be blessed."

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

not having my own righteousness which is of the law, but that which is by the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: that I may know Him,

By faith Noah being warned by God of things which were not yet seen, moved with pious fear, prepared an ark for the safety of his family; whereby he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

General references

But many that are first shall be last, and the last first.