Of course not! God is true, even if everyone else is a liar. As it is written, "You are right when you speak, and win your case when you go into court."

For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, the Messiah died for the ungodly.

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but I cannot carry it out.

So I find this to be a principle: when I want to do what is good, evil is right there with me.

Who is the one to condemn? It is the Messiah Jesus who is interceding on our behalf. He died, and more importantly, has been raised and is seated at the right hand of God.

A potter has the right to do what he wants to with his clay, doesn't he? He can make something for a special occasion or something for ordinary use from the same lump of clay.

If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch. If the root is holy, so are the branches.

Now if some of the branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive branch, have been grafted in their place to share the rich root of the olive tree,

do not boast about being better than the other branches. If you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

That's right! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you remain only because of faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid!

Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.

For the authorities are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you like to live without being afraid of the authorities? Then do what is right, and you will receive their approval.

The right thing to do is to avoid eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that makes your brother stumble, upset, or weak.

And again, Isaiah says, "There will be a Root from Jesse. He will rise up to rule the gentiles, and the gentiles will hope in him."

Therefore, in the Messiah Jesus I have the right to boast about my work for God.

Right now, however, I'm going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints,