Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.3 What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?4 By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written,
“That you may be justified in your words,
and prevail when you are judged.”
Paul continues with one of the great themes of Romans – – Jews and Gentiles. He is reviewing and foreshadowing the main point – – we are all sinners and can all be saved by God’s grace in Christ. That helps me make sense of Romans 1 and reminds me that I am very much part of the they.
I recently read the book Nailed by David Fitzgerald. In…
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