Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but their thinking became nonsense, and their foolish heart was darkened.

to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, so that he would be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as debt.

But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

Therefore it also was "credited to him for righteousness."

Now it was not written that it was credited to him for his sake alone,

but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God's wrath through him.

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren't like Adam's disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.

We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him;

knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no more has dominion over him.

Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit to God.

But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope

He who did not spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?

No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,

So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.

But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"

even as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock that will make them fall; and no one who believes in him will be put to shame."

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on him.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a proclaimer?

But how does God answer him? "I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."

"Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?"

For from him and by him and in him are all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen.

or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

Do not let him who eats despise him who does not eat. Do not let him who does not eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

Who are you who judge another's servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for the Lord has power to make him stand.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

Again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. Let all the peoples praise him."

Again, Isaiah says, "There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope."

But, as it is written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who have not heard will understand."

25 Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the proclaiming of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages,