Confessional Lutheran Prooftexts

Question 1

Romans 1:18-20

Answer 1

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

Question 2

Romans 2:14

Answer 2

For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.

Question 3

Romans 3:21-26

Answer 3

God’s justification is achieved exclusively through God’s son