The Triumph of Faith 2 UST Our Lord Jesus the Messiah also allows us to continually experience how kind God is by trusting in Jesus. We can confidently boast that we will share in God’ s glorious status. BSB BSB: through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
3 UST This is not the only thing{ about which we can confidently boast}. Rather, we can also confidently boast about the painful things{ that we have experienced}.{ We can do this} because we know that a painful thing{ that we experience} causes us to endure{ hardships better than before}. BSB BSB: Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
4 UST And being able to endure{ hardships} results in{ God} approving{ us}. And{ when God} approves{ us, we become more} confident. BSB BSB: perseverance, character; and character, hope.
5 UST And when we become confident, we will not be disappointed.{ This is} because the Holy Spirit has enabled us to deeply understand{ how much} God loves us. God has given us this Holy Spirit. BSB BSB: And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly (John 3:1–21)
7 UST Indeed, someone would rarely consider dying for the sake of a person who is righteous, although someone might possibly even bravely consider dying for the sake of a good person. BSB BSB: Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
8 UST However, God shows his own love towards we{ believers} by this fact: while we were still sinful,{ Jesus} the Messiah died for our benefit! BSB BSB: But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 UST Consequently, since the Messiah’ s{ sacrificial} death has already made us righteous, it is even more certain that he will rescue us when God{ finally} punishes{ sinners}! BSB BSB: Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
10 UST Indeed, God’ s Son{ Jesus} died to reconcile us to God while we were{ still}{ his} enemies. Therefore, since Jesus has{ already} reconciled us to God, it is even more certain that he will rescue us{ when God punishes sinners} because he is alive{ again}! BSB BSB: For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
11 UST Now these are not the only things{ God does for us}. Rather, we also boast about God by means of{ what} our Lord Jesus the Messiah{ has done for us}. Jesus has already reconciled us{ with God}! BSB BSB: Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Death in Adam, Life in Christ (Genesis 3:1–7)
13 UST Indeed, people throughout the world sinned before{ God gave his} laws{ to the Jews}. However, God did not legally regard what they did as sinning, since those laws did not yet exist{ to identify what it means to sin}. BSB BSB: For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
14 UST However, everyone died from{ the time of the first man} Adam until{ the time of} Moses. Even those people died who did not sin by violating the same command God gave to Adam. Adam is like the person who would come{ later}. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
15 UST But what God has kindly given{ us} is not the same as how Adam rejected{ God’ s command}. In fact, it is true that many people died because the one man{ Adam} rejected{ God’ s command}.{ But} how kind God is and that which God kindly gives through the one man Jesus the Messiah extend to many people{ and are} much greater! BSB BSB: But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
16 UST Yet, what God gives is not like{ what happened} because the one man{ Adam} sinned.{ This is true} because, in fact, God judged{ everyone} after the sinful thing{ that Adam did}, which resulted in God condemning{ everyone}. By contrast, what God kindly gave{ people} after they rejected{ his commands} many{ times} resulted in God making them righteous. BSB BSB: Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
17 UST Indeed, since everyone died because the one man{ Adam} rejected{ God’ s command}, it is even more certain that those{ people} who accept how abundantly kind God is and{ are those people whom} he makes righteous will live in control{ of themselves}.{ This will happen} because of{ what} Jesus the Messiah{ has done}. BSB BSB: For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
19 UST Indeed, in the same way that people became sinful because the one man{ Adam} disobeyed{ God}, in the same way many people will become righteous because the one man{ Jesus} obeyed{ God}. BSB BSB: For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
21 UST { This happened} so that God could be gracious to people by making them righteous. Just as being sinful controlled people by making them die, in the same way, when God makes people righteous, they live forever.{ This is} because of{ what} our Lord Jesus the Messiah{ has done}. BSB BSB: so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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