God publicly displayed<n id="1" /> him<n id="2" /> at his death<n id="3" /> as the mercy seat<n id="4" /> accessible through faith.<n id="5" /> This was to demonstrate<n id="6" /> his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.<n id="7" />

that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God&#8217;s children.

<p class="bodytext">And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, &#8220;<i>Though the number of the childreni><n id="1" /> <i>of Israel are as the sand of the seai>, <i>only the remnant will be savedi>,

<p class="bodytext">Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and participated in<n id="1" /> the richness of the olive root,

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, &#8220;<b><i>The insults of those who insult you have fallen on mei>b>.&#8221;<n id="1" />

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

Pray<n id="1" /> that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

They<n id="1" /> show that the work of the law is written<n id="2" /> in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend<n id="3" /> them,<n id="4" />

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised,<n id="1" /> so that he would become<n id="2" /> the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised,<n id="3" /> that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

For when we were in the flesh,<n id="1" /> the sinful desires,<n id="2" /> aroused by the law, were active in the members of our body<n id="3" /> to bear fruit for death.

<p class="bodytext">For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel<n id="2" /> until the full number<n id="3" /> of the Gentiles has come in.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice &#8211; alive, holy, and pleasing to God<n id="2" /> &#8211; which is your reasonable service.

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve<n id="1" /> the gospel of God<n id="2" /> like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering,<n id="3" /> sanctified by the Holy Spirit.p>

so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.p>

For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds<n id="1" /> of the naive.