Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Romans 3:27-31
Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. (ESV)
by Patrick London
It’s good to know that Christ has relieved us from the burden of justifying ourselves before God. We would fail miserably if we did this on our own. We are required to exercise our faith in what God has done through Christ for us. Therefore, we cannot take credit for this work— whether we are Jews or Gentiles—because God is the one who is drawing us.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
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