…no one can be made right with God
by trying to keep the law.
For the Scriptures say,
“It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
This way of faith is very different from the way of law…
Don’t worry about anything;
instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need,
and thank him for all he has done.
Then you will experience God’s peace,
which exceeds anything we can understand.
His peace will guard your hearts and minds
as you live in Christ Jesus.
But we are citizens of heaven,
where the Lord Jesus Christ lives.
and we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
He will take our weak mortal bodies
and change them into glorious bodies like his own,
using the same power with which
he will bring everything under his control.
…I focus on this one thing:
Forgetting the past
and looking forward to what lies ahead,
I press on to reach the end of the race
and receive the heavenly prize for which God,
through Christ Jesus,
is calling us.
…everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
(Romans 3:23)
As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one.
(Romans 3:10)
…the wages of sin is death (forever separated from God), but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 6:23)
…God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
(Romans 5:8)
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you willbe saved.
(Romans 10:9)
For “Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.”
(Romans 10:13)
Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.
(Romans 5:1)
So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Jesus Christ.
(Romans 8:1)
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39)
You see, at just the right time,
when we were still powerless,
Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man,
though for a good man someone might
possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love us in this:
While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
…live as citizens of heaven,
conducting yourselves in a manner worthy
of the Good News about Christ.
…standing together with one spirit and one purpose,
fighting together for the faith,
which is the Good News.
…experience the joy of your faith.
…live as citizens of heaven,
conducting yourselves in a manner worthy
of the Good News about Christ.
For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed,
but that I will continue to be bold for Christ,
as I have been in the past.
And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ,
whether I life or die.
For to me,
living means living for Christ,
and dying is even better.
Peace be with you,
dear brothers and sisters,
and may God the Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ
give you love with faithfulness.
May God’s grace be eternally upon all
who love our Lord Jesus Christ.
