Study Desk

You are proud of the Law. Do you take honor away from God when you do not obey the Law?

If a person who is not a Jew and has not gone through the act of becoming a Jew, obeys the Law, God will think of him as a Jew.

The true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. The religious act of becoming a Jew must be done in the heart. That is the work of the Holy Spirit. The Law does not do that kind of work. The true Jew gets his thanks from God, not from men.

Yes, the Jews have much more in every way. First of all, God gave the Jews His Law.

If some of them were not faithful, does it mean that God will not be faithful?

No, not at all! God is always true even if every man lies. The Holy Writings say, "Speak the truth and you will not be proven guilty."

If our sins show how right God is, what can we say? Is it wrong for God to punish us for it? (I am speaking as men do.)

No, not at all! If it were wrong for God to punish us, how could He judge the world?

If my lies honor God by showing how true He is, why am I still being judged as a sinner?

The Holy Writings say, "There is not one person who is right with God. No, not even one!

There is not one who understands. There is not one who tries to find God."

Everyone has turned away from God. They have all done wrong. Not one of them does what is good. No, not even one!

Their mouths speak bad things against God. They say bad things about other people.

They do not honor God with love and fear."

Now we know that the Law speaks to those who live under the Law. No one can say that he does not know what sin is. Yes, every person in the world stands guilty before God.

No person will be made right with God by doing what the Law says. The Law shows us how sinful we are.

But now God has made another way to make men right with Himself. It is not by the Law. The Law and the early preachers tell about it.

Men become right with God by putting their trust in Jesus Christ. God will accept men if they come this way. All men are the same to God.

For all men have sinned and have missed the shining-greatness of God.

Anyone can be made right with God by the free gift of His loving-favor. It is Jesus Christ Who bought them with His blood and made them free from their sins.