Romans 3:1-8

The Value of Jewish Privilege

Romans 3:1-8
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What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
2
Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
3
What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?
4
Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
5
But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
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Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?
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However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
8
Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
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