Romans — 3
YAHUAH Remains Faithful
1 Then what is the advantage of being a Yahudym? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision?
2 Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Yahudym were entrusted with the whole revelation of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.
3 It is true that some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH will be unfaithful?
4 Certainly not! Indeed, let 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH be True and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that it can show that you are right in your words; and you will triumph when you are judged.
5 “But,” some might say, “our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH is. Is it not unfair, then, for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH to punish us?” (This is merely a man's point of view.)
6 Of course not! If 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH were not entirely fair, how would 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH be qualified to judge the world?
7 “But,” someone might still argue, “how can 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH‘s truthfulness and brings HIM more Kabad?”
8 And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, “The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned.
All People Are Sinners
9 Well then, should we conclude that we Yahudym are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all mankind, whether the Yahudym or the other nations, are under the power of sin.
10 As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous, not even one.
11 No one is truly wise; no one is seeking 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.
12 All have turned away; all have become useless, no one does good, not a single one.”
13 “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies. “Snake venom drips from their lips.”
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “They rush to commit murder.
16 Destruction and misery always follow them.
17 They do not know where to find Shalum.”
18 “They have no fear of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH at all.”
19 Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.
20 For no one can ever be made right with 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
Ha'Mashyach Took Our Punishment
21 But now 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH has shown us a way to be made right with HIM without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Musha and the Nabyms long ago.
22 We are made right with 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH by placing our Amunah in 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA Ha'Mashyach. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH’s righteous standard.
24 Yet 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH freely and mercifully declares that we are righteous. He did this through 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA Ha'Mashyach when 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH freed us from the penalty for our sins.
25 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH presented 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH when they believe that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA sacrificed His life, shedding His blood. This sacrifice shows that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH was being fair when He held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
26 for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH did this to demonstrate His righteousness, for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH HIMSELF is fair and just, and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH declares sinners to be right in HIS sight when they believe in 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏_YAHUSHA.
27 So do we have any reason to boast about ourselves? No reason at all. And why not? Because we are depending on the way of Amunah, not on what we have done in following the law.
28 I mean we are made right with 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH through Amunah, not through what we have done to follow the law. This is what we believe.
29 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH is not only the 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄_ALUAH of the Yahudym. 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH is also the 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄_ALUAH of those who are not Yahudym.
30 There is only ONE 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄_ALUAH. 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH will make the Yahudym right with HIM by their Amunah, and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH will also make the non-Yahudym right with HIM through their Amunah.
31 So do we destroy the law by following the way of Amunah? Not at all! In fact, Amunah causes us to be what the law actually wants.