Romans 9:14

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What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!

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  • 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Now let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful and act, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice, partiality, or taking of bribes.
  • Deut 32:4 : 4 The Rock—His work is perfect, for all His ways are just. A faithful God without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
  • Job 8:3 : 3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty distort what is right?
  • Ps 92:15 : 15 They will still bear fruit in old age; they will stay fresh and green.
  • Ps 145:17 : 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.
  • Job 34:10-12 : 10 Therefore, you men of understanding, listen to me: Far be it from God to do evil, and from the Almighty to do wrong. 11 For He repays a man for his deeds and brings upon him what his conduct deserves. 12 Truly, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'
  • Rev 16:7 : 7 And I heard the altar respond, 'Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.'
  • Job 34:18-19 : 18 Is it right to say to a king, 'You are worthless,' or to nobles, 'You are wicked'? 19 God shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.
  • Job 35:2 : 2 Do you think this is justice, when you say, 'My righteousness is greater than God's'?
  • Jer 12:1 : 1 You are righteous, LORD, even when I bring my case to you. Yet I want to discuss your judgments: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those who betray others at ease?
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
  • Rom 3:1 : 1 What advantage is there, then, in being a Jew? Or what benefit is there in circumcision?
  • Rom 3:5-6 : 5 But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust for bringing His wrath on us? (I am speaking in human terms.) 6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?
  • Rev 15:3-4 : 3 And they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the saints." 4 "Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."

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    3What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify the faithfulness of God?

    4Absolutely not! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: "So that You may be justified in Your words and prevail when You are judged."

    5But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust for bringing His wrath on us? (I am speaking in human terms.)

    6Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?

    7If the truth of God has increased His glory through my falsehood, why am I still judged as a sinner?

    8Why not say—as some slanderously claim we say—"Let us do evil so that good may result"? Their condemnation is just.

    9What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already charged that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

    10As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one."

  • Rom 9:15-20
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    15For he says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.'

    16So then, it does not depend on human desire or effort but on God’s mercy.

    17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: 'I raised you up for this very purpose, so that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.'

    18So then, he has mercy on whom he wills, and he hardens whom he wills.

    19You will say to me then, 'Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?'

    20But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its maker, 'Why have you made me like this?'

  • 15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Certainly not!

  • Rom 9:11-13
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    11Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand,

    12not by works but by him who calls—she was told, 'The older will serve the younger.'

    13As it is written: 'Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.'

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    1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?

    2Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

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    31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

    32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?

    33Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

  • 11For God shows no partiality.

  • 17But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!

  • 1So I ask, did God reject His people? Certainly not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

  • 30What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;

  • 29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not also the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles too.

  • 6And if by grace, then it is no longer based on works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

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    28As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,

    29for God’s gifts and His calling are irrevocable.

  • 21Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

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    8Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count sin.

    9Is this blessedness then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.

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    1What then shall we say about Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?

    2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God.

  • 7What shall we say then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, 'You shall not covet.'

  • 13Did what is good then become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, in order to be recognized as sin, used what is good to bring about my death, so that sin might become utterly sinful through the commandment.

  • 32For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that He may have mercy on them all.

  • 11Again I ask, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.

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    2We know that God's judgment is based on truth against those who practice such things.

    3Do you think this, O person who judges those who practice such things, yet does the same yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?

    4Or do you disrespect the riches of His kindness, forbearance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

  • 18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness.

  • 6Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

  • 17If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?

  • 9And so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: 'Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to Your name.'

  • 7But they replied to him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

  • 17Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be purer than his Maker?

  • 3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty distort what is right?