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Certainly not! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, "That you might be justified in your words, And might prevail when you come into judgment."
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God's Truth is Absolute
Paul establishes a foundational principle: God's truth and faithfulness are absolute, even if every human were to prove false. Commentators describe this as a 'primary axiom' of faith. This means that no matter how much people fail, lie, or disbelieve, it never nullifies God's character or His promises. This truth should be a fixed anchor for believers, providing stability and confidence regardless of circumstances or human behavior.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
God forbid. In Greek, this means, “Let not this be.” The sense is, Let not this by any means be supposed. This is the apostle's a…
Let God be found true (γινεσθω ο θεος αληθης). "Let God continue to be true" (present middle imperative).
But every…
19th Century
Anglican
Impossible! Rather, let God be seen to be true, though all mankind should be proved false, even as the Psalmist looked upon his own sin as serving …
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Baptist
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome…
Paul continues with the subject of the guilt of the Jew, but now with an emphasis on the element of unbelief and on a sophisticated claim of immuni…
16th Century
Protestant
But let God be true, etc. (Romans 3:4). Whatever others may think, I regard this as an argument drawn from the necessary conse…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
God forbid, yea, let God be true, but every man a liar Let no such thing ever enter into the minds of any, that the …
The law could not save them in their sins, nor from their sins, yet it gave the Jews advantages for obtaining salvation. Their prescribed ordinance…
13th Century
Catholic
1. After showing that Judaism—which involved receiving the law and circumcision—is not sufficient for salvation without observing the law, h…
