Romans 4-6 - Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Abraham Justified by Faith

Rom 4:3 LSB - [3] For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS COUNTED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS."

Rom 4:10-12 LSB - 

[10] How then was it counted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised; 

[11] and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be counted to them, 

[12] and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.

Rom 4:16-17 LSB - 

[16] For this reason [it is] by faith, in order that [it may be] according to grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the seed, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all-- 

[17] as it is written, "A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU"--in the presence of Him whom he believed, [even] God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.

Results of Justification by Faith

Rom 5:1-5 LSB - 

[1] Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 

[2] through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast in hope of the glory of God. 

[3] And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction brings about perseverance; 

[4] and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 

[5] and hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Rom 5:8 LSB - [8] But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Rom 5:9 LSB - [9] Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath [of God] through Him.

The Gift of Righteousness in Christ

Rom 5:12-13 LSB - [12] Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned-- [13] for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

Rom 5:16 LSB - [16] And the gift is not like [that which came] through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment [arose] from one [transgression] resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the gracious gift [arose] from many transgressions resulting in justification.

Jas 2:10 LSB - [10] For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one [point], he has become guilty of all.

Rom 5:17 LSB - [17] For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

Rom 5:18-19 LSB -
[18] So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.
[19] For as through the one man's disobedience the many were appointed sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be appointed righteous.

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Rom 6:3 LSB - [3] Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

Rom 6:4 LSB - [4] Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

Rom 6:5-7 LSB - 

[5] For if we have become united with [Him] in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be [in the likeness] of His resurrection, 

[6] knowing this, that our old man was crucified with [Him], in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 

[7] for he who has died has been justified from sin.

Rom 6:8-10 LSB - 

[8] Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 

[9] knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. 

[10] For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all, but the life that He lives, He lives to God.

Slaves of Righteousness

Rom 6:22-23 LSB - 

[22] But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit, leading to sanctification, and the end, eternal life. 

[23] For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

Romans 1-3 - A Man Is Justified by Faith

The Gospel Exalted

Rom 1:3-4 LSB - [3] concerning His Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, [4] who was designated as the Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

Rom 1:16-17 LSB - [16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. [17] For in it [the] righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH."

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

Rom 1:18-20 LSB - [18] For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, [19] because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. [20] For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, both His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

Rom 1:21 LSB - [21] For even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Rom 1:28 LSB - [28] And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do those things which are not proper,

Rom 1:32 LSB - [32] and although they know the righteous requirement of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice [them].

God’s Righteous Judgment

Rom 2:12 LSB - [12] For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law.

Rom 2:14-16 LSB - [14] For when Gentiles who do not have the Law naturally do the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, [15] in that they demonstrate the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, [16] on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.

The Jew Is Judged by the Law

Rom 2:29 LSB - [29] But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.

There Is None Righteous

Rom 3:9-11 ESV - [9] What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, [10] as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; [11] no one understands; no one seeks for God.

Rom 3:19-20 LSB - [19] Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are in the Law, so that every mouth may be shut and all the world may become accountable to God; [20] because by the works of the Law NO FLESH WILL BE JUSTIFIED IN HIS SIGHT, for through the Law [comes] the knowledge of sin.

The Righteousness of God through Faith

Rom 3:23-24 LSB - [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;

Rom 3:27-28 LSB - [27] Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. [28] For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.

Psalm 104-106 - Bless Yahweh, O my soul!

The Glory of Yahweh Endures Forever

Psa 104:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Bless Yahweh, O my soul! 

O Yahweh my God, You are very great; 

You are clothed with splendor and majesty, 

[2] Wrapping Yourself with light as with a cloak, 

Stretching out the heavens like a [tent] curtain.

Psa 104:33-34 LSB - 

[33] I will sing to Yahweh throughout my life; 

I will sing praise to my God while I have [my] being. 

[34] Let my musing be pleasing to Him; 

As for me, I shall be glad in Yahweh.

Remember His Wondrous Deeds

Psa 105:1-5 LSB - 

[1] Oh give thanks to Yahweh, call upon His name; 

Make known His acts among the peoples. 

[2] Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; 

Muse on all His wondrous deeds. 

[3] Boast in His holy name; 

Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh be glad. 

[4] Inquire of Yahweh and His strength; 

Seek His face continually. 

[5] Remember His wondrous deeds which He has done, 

His miracles and the judgments uttered by His mouth,

Psa 105:40-42 LSB - 

[40] They asked, and He brought quail, 

And He satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 

[41] He opened the rock and water flowed out; 

It ran in the dry places [like] a river. 

[42] For He remembered His holy word 

[With] Abraham His servant;

Give Thanks to Yahweh, for He Is Good

Psa 106:1 LSB - [1] Praise Yah! Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good; 

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Psa 106:6-8 LSB - 

[6] We have sinned with our fathers, 

We have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly. 

[7] Our fathers in Egypt did not consider Your wondrous deeds; 

They did not remember Your abundant lovingkindnesses, 

But they rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea. 

[8] Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, 

That He might make His might known.

Psa 106:43-46 LSB - 

[43] Many times He would deliver them; 

But they were rebellious in their counsel, 

And [so] they sank down in their iniquity. 

[44] Nevertheless He looked upon their distress 

When He heard their cry of lamentation; 

[45] And He remembered for them His covenant, 

And relented according to the abundance of His lovingkindness. 

[46] He also made them [objects] of compassion 

In the presence of all their captors.

Psalm 101-103 - Bless Yahweh, O My Soul

Consider the Way of the Blameless

Psa 101:1 LSB - [1] Of David. A Psalm. 

I will sing of lovingkindness and justice, 

To You, O Yahweh, I will sing praises.

Psa 101:3 LSB - 

[3] I will set no vile thing before my eyes; 

I hate the work of those who fall away; 

It shall not cling to me.

Do Not Hide Your Face from Me

Psa 102:16-17 LSB - [16] For Yahweh has built up Zion; 

He has appeared in His glory. 

[17] He has turned toward the prayer of the destitute 

And has not despised their prayer.

Psa 102:25-26 LSB - [25] "Of old You founded the earth, 

And the heavens are the work of Your hands. 

[26] "Even they will perish, but You will remain; 

And all of them will wear out like a garment; 

Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.

Bless Yahweh, O My Soul

Psa 103:2-5 LSB - [2] Bless Yahweh, O my soul, 

And forget none of His benefits; 

[3] Who pardons all your iniquities, 

Who heals all your diseases; 

[4] Who redeems your life from the pit, 

Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; 

[5] Who satisfies your years with good things, 

[So that] your youth is renewed like the eagle.

Psa 103:8 LSB - [8] Yahweh is compassionate and gracious, 

Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

Psa 103:12 LSB - [12] As far as the east is from the west, 

So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Psa 103:13 LSB - [13] As a father has compassion on [his] children, 

So Yahweh has compassion on those who fear Him.

Psalm 95-100 - Today, if you hear His voice

Let Us Kneel Before Yahweh Our Maker

Psa 95:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Oh come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh, 

Let us make a loud shout to the rock of our salvation. 

[2] Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, 

Let us make a loud shout to Him with songs of praise.

Psa 95:6-9 LSB - 

[6] Come, let us worship and bow down, 

Let us kneel before Yahweh our Maker. 

[7] For He is our God, 

And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. 

Today, if you hear His voice, 

[8] Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, 

As in the day of Massah in the wilderness, 

[9] "When your fathers tried Me, 

They tested Me, though they had seen My work.

Ascribe to Yahweh Glory and Strength

Psa 96:1-3 LSB - 

[1] Sing to Yahweh a new song; 

Sing to Yahweh, all the earth. 

[2] Sing to Yahweh, bless His name; 

Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day. 

[3] Recount His glory among the nations, 

His wondrous deeds among all the peoples.

Psa 96:13 LSB - 

[13] Before Yahweh, for He is coming, 

For He is coming to judge the earth. 

He will judge the world in righteousness 

And the peoples in His faithfulness.

Remember His Holy Name

Psa 97:6 LSB - [6] The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory.

Psa 97:11-12 LSB - 

[11] Light is sown for the righteous 

And gladness for the upright in heart. 

[12] Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones, 

And give thanks for the remembrance of His holy [name].

Sing to Yahweh a New Song

Psa 98:2-3 LSB - 

[2] Yahweh has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the eyes of the nations. [3] He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Psa 98:9 LSB - 

[9] Before Yahweh, for He is coming to judge the earth; 

He will judge the world with righteousness 

And the peoples with equity.

Holy Is Yahweh Our God

Psa 99:1 LSB - [1] Yahweh reigns, let the peoples tremble; He sits enthroned [above] the cherubim, let the earth quake!

Psa 99:5 LSB - [5] Exalt Yahweh our God 

And worship at the footstool of His feet; 

Holy is He.

Psa 99:6 LSB - [6] Moses and Aaron were among His priests, 

And Samuel was among those who called on His name; 

They would call upon Yahweh and He would answer them.

Serve Yahweh with Gladness

Psa 100:1-2 LSB - [1] A Psalm of Thanksgiving. 

Make a loud shout to Yahweh, all the earth. 

[2] Serve Yahweh with gladness; Come before Him with joyful songs.

Psalm 90-94 - the days of our life

From Everlasting to Everlasting, You Are God

Psa 90:1 LSB - [1] A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. 

Lord, You have been our dwelling place from generation to generation.

Jhn 6:56 LSB - [56] "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.

1Jo 4:16 LSB - [16] And we have come to know and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Psa 90:10 LSB - [10] As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to might, eighty years, Yet their pride is [but] labor and wickedness; For soon it is gone and we fly away.

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Psa 90:14-15 ESV -
[14] Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. [15] Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.

In the Shadow of the Almighty

Psa 91:1-2 LSB - [1] He who abides in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. [2] I will say to Yahweh, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!"

Psa 91:7-9 LSB - 

[7] A thousand may fall at your side And ten thousand at your right hand, 

[But] it shall not approach you. 

[8] You will only look on with your eyes 

And see the recompense of the wicked. 

[9] For you have made Yahweh--my refuge, 

The Most High--your dwelling place.

How Great Are Your Works, O Yahweh

Psa 92:1-2 LSB - [1] A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day. 

It is good to give thanks to Yahweh 

And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; 

[2] To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning 

And Your faithfulness by night,

Psa 92:12-15 LSB - 

[12] The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, 

He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 

[13] Planted in the house of Yahweh, 

They will flourish in the courts of our God. 

[14] They will still yield fruit in old age; 

They shall be rich and fresh, 

[15] To declare that Yahweh is upright; 

[He is] my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Ecclesiastes 10-12 - Fear God and Keep His Commandments

The Folly of a Simpleminded Fool

Ecc 10:4 ESV - [4] If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.

Ecc 10:20 LSB - [20] Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the sky will bring the sound and the winged creature will tell the matter.

Cast Your Bread on the Waters

Ecc 11:5 LSB - [5] Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones [are formed] in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the work of God who works all things.

Ecc 11:9 LSB - [9] Be glad, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be merry during the days of young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the sights of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.

Ecc 11:10 LSB - [10] So, remove vexation from your heart and put away evil from your flesh because childhood and the prime of life are vanity.

Remember Your Creator in Your Youth

Ecc 12:1-4 LSB - [1] Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days happen and the years draw near in which you will say, "I have no delight in them"; 

[2] before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain; 

[3] in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and valiant men bend down, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dark; 

[4] and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.

Ecc 12:6-7 LSB - 

[6] [Remember Him] before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the spring is broken and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; 

[7] then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Fear God and Keep His Commandments

Ecc 12:13-14 LSB - [13] The end of the matter, all [that] has been heard: fear God and keep His commandments, because this is [the end of the matter for] all mankind. [14] For God will bring every work to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.

Ecclesiastes 7-9 - Death Comes to All

The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly

Ecc 7:2 LSB - [2] Better to go to a house of mourning 

Than to go to a house of feasting 

Because that is the end of all mankind, 

And the living puts [this] in his heart.

Ecc 7:16 LSB - [16] Do not be excessively righteous, and do not be overly wise. Why should you make yourself desolate?

Ecc 7:20 LSB - [20] Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who [continually] does good and who never sins.

Job 15:14 LSB - [14] "What is man, that he should be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Rom 3:23 LSB - [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Ecc 7:29 ESV - [29] See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.

Gen 6:5 LSB - [5] Then Yahweh saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

 

Keep the Command of the King

Ecc 8:1 LSB - [1] Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man's wisdom illumines his face and causes his stern face to beam.

Ecc 8:15 LSB - [15] So I laud gladness, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will join with him in his labor [throughout] the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

Ecc 8:17 LSB - [17] and I saw every work of God, [I concluded] that man cannot find out the work which has been done under the sun. Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not find [it] out; and though the wise man should say, "I know," he cannot find [it] out.

Death Comes to All

Ecc 9:4 LSB - [4] For whoever is joined with all the living, there is confidence; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Whatever Your Hand Finds to Do

Ecc 9:10 LSB - [10] Whatever your hand finds to do, do [it] with [all] your might; for there is no working or explaining or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Ecc 9:12 LSB - [12] Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish seized in an evil net and birds seized in a trap, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.