"Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its
purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire
world is guilty before God. For no one can ever be made right
with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we
are. But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without
keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and
the prophets long ago. We are made right with God by placing our
faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter
who we are"...
"For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious
standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are
righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty
for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin.
People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his
life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he
held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for
he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time.
God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just,
and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus."
"Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law. After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is. There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law."
Again, I'm not sure how much more clear Jesus needs to be for his believers to believe him...
