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What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?

Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written: " so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged ."

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.)

Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?

For if by my lie the truth of God enhances his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner?

there is no one who understands , there is no one who seeks God .

" There is no fear of God before their eyes ."

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (although it is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed—

namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction,

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.

Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles too? Yes, of the Gentiles too!

Since God is one, he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God.

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

So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

(as it is written, " I have made you the father of many nations "). He is our father in the presence of God whom he believed—the God who makes the dead alive and summons the things that do not yet exist as though they already do.

He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

He was fully convinced that what God promised he was also able to do.