Romans 3:1-4

¹ So, what advantage is there to being a Jew, or what is the value of being circumcised? ² There are many advantages in many ways. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the sayings of God. ³ What if some did not believe those sayings, does their unbelief cancel out the faithfulness of God? ⁴ Absolutely not! God is proven true, even when every human being is disgraced as a liar, just as it is written: “so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged.”

what good is the Bible?

Paul has just argued that God can save a Gentile believer on the basis of faith, even if he has never even been exposed the Jewish religion. The natural question that arises (which Paul asks and answers) is why seek the LORD through Judaism. Paul insists that it is an advantage to come to the LORD through Judaism because God revealed himself to the Jews in his sayings found in the holy scriptures. The Bible is not a substitute for faith, but it can surely lead people to the one they can put their faith in.

LORD, thank you for revealing yourself and your gospel in the holy scriptures.