But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested... Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe... Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins...
Luther called this 'the chief point and the very central place of the Epistle to the Romans, and of the whole Bible.' It articulates Christianity's core claim about salvation.
The key term is 'righteousness of God.' This can mean God's own righteousness, or the righteousness God gives to humans, or both. Paul seems to intend both: God's righteous character is revealed in the way he makes sinners righteous.
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