Romans 3:4-7
3:4 a Of course not! The Greek mē genoito is an emphatic negation, popular in the diatribe style that Paul uses here and in several other passages in Romans (see 3:6 b, 31 c; 6:2 d, 15 e; 7:7 f, 13 g; 9:14 h; 11:1 i, 11 j).• As the Scriptures say: Paul quotes Ps 51:4 k, where David confessed his sin in having an adulterous relationship with Bathsheba (see 2 Sam 11:1-27 l). God punished David, and David admitted that God was proved right and would win his case in court—his punishment was entirely just. God is faithful to what he has said in the past—his entire revelation—and his words warn of punishment for sin even as they promise reward for obedience.
Summary for Rom 3:5-7: 3:5-7 m how would he be qualified to judge the world? Abraham asked a similar question: “Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” (Gen 18:25 n). God punishes all sin, and he retains absolute righteousness as he does so. Even when God makes use of human sin for his own ends, that sin still deserves to be, and will be, punished (see Rom 9:10-24 o).
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