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Why? Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also God of the Gentiles? Yes, he is God of the Gentiles also;

Because it is one God, who justifies the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision by the same faith.

WHAT then shall we say concerning Abraham, the chief of our forefathers, who lived according to the flesh before God called him?

For if Abraham were justified by works, he had reason to be proud; but not before God.

For what said the scripture? Abraham believed in God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Just as David also said about the blessedness of the man, whom God declared righteous without works,

Blessed is the man whose sins God will not hold against him.

As it is written, I have made you a father of many peoples, in the presence of the God in whom you have believed, who quickens the dead, and who invites those who are not yet in being, as though they were present.

He did not doubt the promise of God as one who lacks faith; but his faith gave him strength, and he gave glory to God.

He felt assured that what God had promised him, God was able to fulfill.

THEREFORE, being justified by faith, let us have peace with God through our LORD Jesus Christ;

Through him we have been brought by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and are proud in the hope of the glory of God.

And hope causes no one to be ashamed; because the love of God is poured in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

God has here manifested his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

And not only so, but we also glory in God through our LORD Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.

But the measure of the gift of God was not the measure of the fall. If therefore, because of the fall of one, many died, how much more will the grace and gift of God, because of one man, Jesus Christ, be increased ?

And the effect of the gift of God was greater than the effect of the offence of Adam: for while the judgment from one man''s offence resulted in condemnation of many, the gift of God in forgiveness of sins resulted in righteousness to many more.

For in dying he died once to sin: and in living he lives to God.

Likewise, you also must consider yourself as being dead to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our LORD.