Nov 27 - Romans 8-10
Romans
1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who are not walking according to the flesh2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed me from the law of sin and death3For though this was impossible under the law, because it was weakened by the flesh, God sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and because of sin, in order to condemn sin in the flesh4so that the justification of the law might be fulfilled in us. For we are not walking according to the flesh, but according to the spirit5For those who are in agreement with the flesh are mindful of the things of the flesh. But those who are in agreement with the spirit are mindful of the things of the spirit6For the prudence of the flesh is death. But the prudence of the spirit is life and peace7And the wisdom of the flesh is inimical to God. For it is not subject to the law of God, nor can it be8So those who are in the flesh are not able to please God9And you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if it is true that the Spirit of God lives within you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him10But if Christ is within you, then the body is indeed dead, concerning sin, but the spirit truly lives, because of justification11But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead lives within you, then he who raised up Jesus Christ from the dead shall also enliven your mortal bodies, by means of his Spirit living within you12Therefore, brothers, we are not debtors to the flesh, so as to live according to the flesh13For if you live according to the flesh, you will die. But if, by the Spirit, you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live14For all those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God15And you have not received, again, a spirit of servitude in fear, but you have received the Spirit of the adoption of sons, in whom we cry out: "Abba, Father!16For the Spirit himself renders testimony to our spirit that we are the sons of God17But if we are sons, then we are also heirs: certainly heirs of God, but also co-heirs with Christ, yet in such a way that, if we suffer with him, we shall also be glorified with him18For I consider that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with that future glory which shall be revealed in us19For the anticipation of the creature anticipates the revelation of the sons of God20For the creature was made subject to emptiness, not willingly, but for the sake of the One who made it subject, unto hope21For the creature itself shall also be delivered from the servitude of corruption, into the liberty of the glory of the sons of God22For we know that every creature groans inwardly, as if giving birth, even until now23and not only these, but also ourselves, since we hold the first-fruits of the Spirit. For we also groan within ourselves, anticipating our adoption as the sons of God, and the redemption of our body24For we have been saved by hope. But a hope which is seen is not hope. For when a man sees something, why would he hope25But since we hope for what we do not see, we wait with patience26And similarly, the Spirit also helps our weakness. For we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself asks on our behalf with ineffable sighing27And he who examines hearts knows what the Spirit seeks, because he asks on behalf of the saints in accordance with God28And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints29For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined, in conformity with the image of his Son, so that he might be the Firstborn among many brothers30And those whom he predestined, he also called. And those whom he called, he also justified. And those whom he justified, he also glorified31So, what should we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us32He who did not spare even his own Son, but handed him over for the sake of us all, how could he not also, with him, have given us all things33Who will make an accusation against the elect of God? God is the One who justifies34who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus who has died, and who has indeed also risen again, is at the right hand of God, and even now he intercedes for us35Then who will separate us from the love of Christ? Tribulation? Or anguish? Or famine? Or nakedness? Or peril? Or persecution? Or the sword36For it is as it has been written: "For your sake, we are being put to death all day long. We are being treated like sheep for the slaughter.37But in all these things we overcome, because of him who has loved us38For I am certain that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor the present things, nor the future things, nor strength39nor the heights, nor the depths, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord
1I am speaking the truth in Christ; I am not lying. My conscience offers testimony to me in the Holy Spirit2because the sadness within me is great, and there is a continuous sorrow in my heart3For I was desiring that I myself might be anathemized from Christ, for the sake of my brothers, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh4These are the Israelites, to whom belongs adoption as sons, and the glory and the testament, and the giving and following of the law, and the promises5Theirs are the fathers, and from them, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is over all things, blessed God, for all eternity. Amen6But it is not that the Word of God has perished. For not all those who are Israelites are of Israel7And not all sons are the offspring of Abraham: "For your offspring will be invoked in Isaac.8In other words, those who are the sons of God are not those who are sons of the flesh, but those who are sons of the Promise; these are considered to be the offspring9For the word of promise is this: "I will return at the proper time. And there shall be a son for Sarah.10And she was not alone. For Rebecca also, having conceived by Isaac our father, from one act11when the children had not yet been born, and had not yet done anything good or bad (such that the purpose of God might be based on their choice)12and not because of deeds, but because of a calling, it was said to her: "The elder shall serve the younger.13So also it was written: "I have loved Jacob, but I have hated Esau.14What should we say next? Is there unfairness with God? Let it not be so15For to Moses he says: "I will pity whomever I pity. And I will offer mercy to whomever I will pity.16Therefore, it is not based on those who choose, nor on those who excel, but on God who takes pity17For Scripture says to the Pharaoh: "I have raised you up for this purpose, so that I may reveal my power by you, and so that my name may be announced to all the earth.18Therefore, he takes pity on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills19And so, you would say to me: "Then why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?20O man, who are you to question God? How can the thing that has been formed say to the One who formed him: "Why have you made me this way?21And does not the potter have the authority over the clay to make, from the same material, indeed, one vessel unto honor, yet truly another unto disgrace22What if God, wanting to reveal his wrath and to make his power known, endured, with much patience, vessels deserving wrath, fit to be destroyed23so that he might reveal the wealth of his glory, within these vessels of mercy, which he has prepared unto glory24And so it is with those of us whom he has also called, not only from among the Jews, but even from among the Gentiles25just as he says in Hosea: "I will call those who were not my people, ‘my people,’ and she who was not beloved, ‘beloved,’ and she who had not obtained mercy, ‘one who has obtained mercy.26And this shall be: in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they shall be called the sons of the living God.27And Isaiah cried out on behalf of Israel: "When the number of the sons of Israel is like the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved28For he shall complete his word, while abbreviating it out of equity. For the Lord shall accomplish a brief word upon the earth.29And it is just as Isaiah predicted: "Unless the Lord of hosts had bequeathed offspring, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have been made similar to Gomorrah.30What should we say next? That the Gentiles who did not follow justice have attained justice, even the justice that is of faith31Yet truly, Israel, though following the law of justice, has not arrived at the law of justice32Why is this? Because they did not seek it from faith, but as if it were from works. For they stumbled over a stumbling block33just as it was written: "Behold, I am placing a stumbling block in Zion, and a rock of scandal. But whoever believes in him shall not be confounded.
1Brothers, certainly the will of my heart, and my prayer to God, is for them unto salvation2For I offer testimony to them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge3For, being ignorant of the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not subjected themselves to the justice of God4For the end of the law, Christ, is unto justice for all who believe5And Moses wrote, about the justice that is of the law, that the man who will have done justice shall live by justice6But the justice that is of faith speaks in this way: Do not say in your heart: "Who shall ascend into heaven?" (that is, to bring Christ down)7"Or who shall descend into the abyss?" (that is, to call back Christ from the dead)8But what does Scripture say? "The word is near, in your mouth and in your heart." This is the word of faith, which we are preaching9For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved10For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation11For Scripture says: "All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him13For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved14Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching15And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!16But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: "Lord, who has believed our report?17Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ18But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: "Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.19But I say: Has Israel not known? First, Moses says: "I will lead you into a rivalry with those who are not a nation; in the midst of a foolish nation, I will send you into wrath.20And Isaiah dares to say: "I was discovered by those who were not seeking me. I appeared openly to those who were not asking about me.21Then to Israel he says: "All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who do not believe and who contradict me.