24. People are made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift. They are made right with God by being made free from sin through Jesus Christ.
25. God sent him to die in our place to take away our sins. We receive forgiveness through faith. And all of this is because of the blood of Jesus’ death. This showed that God always does what is right and fair. God was right in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins.
26. And God gave Jesus to show today that God does what is right. God did this so that he could judge rightly and also make right any person who has faith in Jesus.
27. So do we have a reason to brag about ourselves? No! And why not? It is the way of faith that stops all bragging, not the way of following the law.