6. Of course not. If God could not punish us, how could he judge the world?
7. Someone might say, “When I lie, it really gives God glory, because my lie makes his truth easier to see. So why am I judged a sinner?”
8. It would be the same to say, “We should do evil so that good will come.” Many people criticize us, saying that’s what we teach. They are wrong, and they should be condemned for saying that.
9. So are we Jews better than other people? No, we have already said that those who are Jews, as well as those who are not Jews, are the same. They are all guilty of sin.
10. As the Scriptures say, “There is no one doing what is right, not even one.
11. There is no one who understands. There is no one who is trying to be with God.
12. They have all turned away from him, and now they are of no use to anyone. There is no one who does good, not even one.” Psalm 14:1-3
13. “Their words come from mouths that are like open graves. They use their lying tongues to deceive others.” Psalm 5:9 “Their words are like the poison of snakes.” Psalm 140:3
14. “Their mouths are full of cursing and angry words.” Psalm 10:7
15. “They are always ready to kill someone.
16. Everywhere they go they cause trouble and ruin.
17. They don’t know how to live in peace.” Isaiah 59:7-8
18. “They have no fear or respect for God.” Psalm 36:1
19. What the law says is for those who are under the law. It stops anyone from making excuses. And it brings the whole world under God’s judgment,
20. because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.
21. But God has a way to make people right, and it has nothing to do with the law. He has now shown us that new way, which the law and the prophets told us about.