If Our Unrighteousness Commend the Righteousness of God Romans 3:5

Paul the apostle asked the Jews in Rome, “For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?”, and he added, “God forbid: yes, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, that you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged.” In chapter three and verse five of Romans, Paul asked, “if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall I say?” where we read:

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God,

what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

The verse begins, “But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, ...” Paul began with the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “if our unrighteousness” or “whether some people's injustice or deed violating law and justice” “commend” which means “place together, set in the same place, bring or band together, combine, compare, show, prove, establish and exhibit” “the righteousness” or “the integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling and acting” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. Paul shared how some might think their “injustice” “shows and proves” God's “righteous” ways.

The verse continues, “... what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who takes vengeance? (I speak as a man)” Paul added the words, “what shall we say” which means “what will Paul and his companions utter, declare or proclaim”? “Is God” which refers to “is the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “unrighteous” or “unjust or practicing deeds violating law and justice” “who takes vengeance” or “who pays anger, temper and character against them”? “(I speak” which means “Paul utters, proclaims and declares” “as a man” or “as a human being whether male or female”) . These who thought their “unrighteousness” actually “proved” God's righteousness and wondered why it would be “fair” or “right” for God to judge them for their help.

When we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see how twisted the thinking was of some people. They actually thought their “unrighteous” ways only helped to show how “righteous” God is, and that He should not “judge” them for their aid. Jesus Christ came to save people who are of such a mindset, and even though they think themselves “right” or “okay” for having such thoughts, they are “unrighteous” and “violating” God's way. Belief and trust in Jesus is the only way to have the “righteousness” of God appropriated to one's life, and those who are wise shall not only acknowledge the same, but shall also yield their lives to Jesus as “Savior and Lord”.

Next time Paul asked the people in Rome, “how shall God judge the world?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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