Based on Romans 3:27-31
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Because all are guilty of breaking God's law and all need Jesus to be saved by his blood which is beyond them to purchase we can conclude a few points. Can any of us boast about our spirituality? No, because although we might have room to boast in terms of conscientiousness in keeping the law; the fact that we are alive and able to become law-abiding is entirely by faith in Jesus. So the deeds of the law themselves have no power to save, they are an end of salvation not a means.
Is Jehovah the God of the Jews and the Gentiles? Yes, both; one God that works in each of us to make our character like his by our faith whether we are circumcised or uncircumcised; born into the church or born out of the church.
Does the fact that faith is the source of our law-keeping make the law itself useless? That is a ridiculous proposition; the law tells us right and wrong but does not empower us to do it. Knowing right and wrong is not enough; we must do right and reject wrong. Only by faith will we be able to keep the law; faith establishes the law in our souls. That does not change the law itself; but our way of striving to keep it.
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