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What if some were unfaithful? Will their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
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By no means! Although everyone is a liar, let God be proved true, as it is written, "So that you may be justified in your words, and prevail in your judging." a5
But if our injustice serves to confirm the justice of God, what should we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)
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By no means! For then how could God judge the world?
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But if through my falsehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?
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And why not say (as some people slander us by saying that we say), "Let us do evil so that good may come"? Their condemnation is deserved!
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