Terry Lancaster
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 4:24 NLT
for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 4:22 NLT
And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous.
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highlighted Romans 4:23 NLT
And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 4:16 NLT
So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of all who believe.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 4:15 NLT
For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!)
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 4:14 NLT
If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 4:13 NLT
Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith.
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highlighted Romans 4:5 NLT
But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 2:27 NLT
In fact, uncircumcised Gentiles who keep God’s law will condemn you Jews who are circumcised and possess God’s law but don’t obey it.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 2:25 NLT
The Jewish ceremony of circumcision has value only if you obey God’s law. But if you don’t obey God’s law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 2:12 NLT
When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God’s written law. And the Jews, who do have God’s law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 3:26 NLT
for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 3:25 NLT
For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 3:24 NLT
Yet God freely and graciously declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 3:23 NLT
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 3:22 NLT
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 3:21 NLT
But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 3:20 NLT
For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
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Terry Lancaster
highlighted Romans 3:19 NLT
Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
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