15 Bible Verses about Justified By Grace
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but by his mercy they are made upright for nothing, by the deliverance secured through Christ Jesus.
That is why it all turns upon faith; it is to make it a matter of God's favor, so that the promise may hold good for all Abraham's descendants, not only those who are adherents of the Law, but also those who share the faith of Abraham. For he is the father of all of us;
by whom we have been introduced through faith to the favor of God that we now enjoy, and let us glory in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
But if it is by his mercy, it is not for anything they have done. Otherwise, his mercy would not be mercy at all.
It is through union with him and through his blood that we have been delivered and our offenses forgiven,
so that we might be made upright through his mercy and become possessors of eternal life in fulfilment of our hope.
For sin must no longer control you, for you live not under law but under mercy.
What follows, then? Are we to sin, because we live not under law but under mercy? Certainly not!
he made us, dead as we were through our offenses, live again with the Christ. It is by his mercy that you have been saved.
For it is by his mercy that you have been saved through faith. It is not by your own action, it is the gift of God.
Then law slipped in, and multiplied the offense. But greatly as sin multiplied, God's mercy has far surpassed it,
so that just as sin had reigned through death, mercy might reign through uprightness and bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and kindly given us unfailing encouragement and a well-founded hope,
So too at the present time there is a remnant selected by God's mercy. But if it is by his mercy, it is not for anything they have done. Otherwise, his mercy would not be mercy at all.
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