Jeremiah 11:3-5
3You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: aCursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant 4that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, bfrom the iron furnace, saying, cListen to my voice, and do all that I command you. dSo shall you be my people, and I will be your God, 5 ethat I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, fto give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.” Then I answered, “So be it, Lord.”Ezekiel 18:24
24 gBut when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? hNone of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for ithe treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.Romans 3:19-20
19Now we know that whatever jthe law says it speaks to those who are under the law, kso that every mouth may be stopped, and lthe whole world may be held accountable to God. 20For mby works of the law no human being ▼▼Greek flesh
will be justified in his sight, since othrough the law comes knowledge of sin. Romans 10:5
The Message of Salvation to All
5For pMoses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that qthe person who does the commandments shall live by them.Galatians 3:10
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
10For all who rely on works of the law are runder a curse; for it is written, s“Cursed be everyone who does not tabide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
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