Julie
Again, some powerful words. Paul seems to be telling them that just because they are Jews doesn't meant that they are righteous. He is telling them that everyone is sinful...everyone. He is trying to show them that they are no better than those they are trying to condemn and that God loves all and accepts that show in their faithfulness to God and being a certain nationality and "following law" doesn't make that so. You actually have to show that faithfulness in multiple ways. They are stuck on specific laws that they believe make them better than everyone else.
God is our refuge and strength. One of my favorite verses is in this psalm, "Be still and know that I am God." I did a devotional on that once and it talked about how we need to really stop and listen, not just go through the motions.
Michelle
Paul tells of an argument, or justification for people's bad behavior. That just because the bad behavior shows us God's grace and forgiveness, doesn't mean we should live doing bad things. We should still strive to do good, no matter what. We should be doing bad and then asking forgiveness or using that as an excuse to do bad things. We are supposed to show faithfulness and obedience no matter the circumstance and stop using God and his willingness to forgive as an excuse.
God is with us through it all.
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