Proving God’s Faithfulness

Romans 3:1-4

What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?  Much in every way!  First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.  What if some were unfaithful?  Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?  Not at all!  Let God be true, and every human being be a liar.  As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.”

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There is a bigger scheme of things here that Paul is getting at.  But for the moment we’re going to focus on the minutiae.  By using the Jews as an example, he proves here that mankind does not do away with God’s righteousness just because they have been unrighteous.  I think this has to do with his desire for us to have free will, in itself proving that he is righteous no matter what.  What dictator has ever been truthfully called righteous?  None that I know of – so because of God’s willingness to allow us to be unrighteous or unfaithful, he proves his own righteousness and his own faithfulness.  It is in our discrepancies that God’s truth is made known – that he loves us and cares for us and wants to be in right relationship with us.  If everyone was perfect because God dictated it there would be no life to be found in the midst of mankind!  We’d all be drones, drowning in our perfection, never fully satisfied.  It is in our desire to be one with him that we are fully complete.  God’s faithfulness is proved through his willingness to let us screw up so that we can come back to his arms with rejoicing and gladness.

:My goal::Our goal:
to participate in life with God, proving his faithfulness to us.