27 Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. 28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.
29 After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is. 30 There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. 31 Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.
Tori's Comments:
"makes people right with himself"
Man, we do NOTHING.
It feels too simple. All in my head, I think, we just put our faith in Jesus? That's it?
Of course, this can be hard sometimes, but we are certainly getting the better end of the deal, if you know what I mean.
Terrie's Comments:
When we put our faith in Jesus Christ to save us we are also, at the same time acknowledge that we need to be saved... If we acknowledge that we need to be saved then we also are acknowledging that the requirements of the law needed to be fulfilled. By putting our faith in Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the requirements of the law, we are truly fulfilling the law. If we don't put our faith in Jesus Christ then the requirements of the law are not fulfilled for us.
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