what does Romans 3:31 mean?
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The law does not save us, faith does. Faith does not make the law invalid. We obey the law because of our faith.
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You are correct.  That is part of where Paul was going in the Romans quotes you cited.
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The whole issue is summed up in the holiness of God. When I was a child I was taught very strongly something  that is rarely taught in church today at all. I was taught that God was holy and He could not be in the presence of evil. That is why we cannot be in fellowship with God, because we are sinners. For us to be with God that sin must be dealt with. God declared to Adam that in the day he sinned he would die. That is a principle of life when we sin we die to God (separated from Him). Paul said it this way in Romans, the wages of sin is death. To overcome sin death must take place. When Jesus came He cam as a perfect man and completely God. When He died because he was perfect He was able to pay for  all sins with His  death. Now we can be forgiven, not because we are perfect but because the penalty is paid. All God asks of us to obtain forgiveness in faith in what He has done.
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It is written, "Lean not on thine own understanding" Trust in the Lord... Christ - the Word. Obviously, don't give anything to trolls... don't throw your pearls before swine. Contribute to those in need, as the Lord directs.
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My understanding is that the law was over, caput, done with when Jesus died on the cross. Jesus said, I came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it. Read the book of Romans, written by Paul, he explains very well. If you are new to scripture, you might want to try the "Word" translation. We human beings are so innately depraved and clueless - (a legacy from Adam - check your scripture crosswalk.com = it has a search engine)- that there was/is *nothing* we could ever *do* that would save us. It required that Jesus become flesh and that *He* take on all of our sins... that's how we're saved. By grace. There is no way to *earn* your way. It is a gift from God - GRACE - and it can't be earned. It;s given when you accept that Jesus is the son of God and that His purpose was to do for us what we could never do for ourselves. The operative word here: "do."\n One more thing: God *always* loves us. The question for us is: "Do we *trust* HIm? Obey? If you're believing, you're "obeying." He left only 2 commandments: Love me as I love you and love your neighbors. That second one is tough... oftentimes impossible. I've got neighbors - or people I just come across that I'd like to take a baseball bat to... then I remember that the commandment wasn't "Love your neighbors - except those who make you want to hit them with a baseball bat." This Christian walk is not easy and it doesn't require you to DO anything to receive God's love. Romans and the letters to the seven churches in teh NT all speak to Christ's intentions: Look at how he behaved: he loved and he acted in love. And that ain't easy to do all the time. I try and get it maybe 30-40% of hte time. And still, He's got me covered. \n Scripture will tell you all you need to know. Prepare and ask to know what God's will is for you... he's not a Fairy Godmother - damn it all - but as you are ready you will be shown. Bless you.
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Romans4:17(As it is written,  I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were\n\nGod Bless
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In this scripture God is saying that he doesnt want anything to be put before him. Anything that rules us, or runs us so much that we put God " The Creator" on the backburner becomes our god.\n\nFood can become our god, tv can become our god, work, sleep, money or even ourselves can become our god. \n\nWhat he is saying is that he wants to be number one in our lives, not work, or food or anything else.
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Romans 1 may be part of the answer
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It's here mav http://www.fishthe.net/digitracts/roman.htm\n\nAlso this:  Romans 1:20-21: "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened." We must acknowledge God as the Creator of everything and accept our humble position in God's creation. \n\nRomans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God.” We must all realize that we are sinners and that we need forgiveness. We are not worthy of God’s grace. \n\nRomans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His love toward us, in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Through Jesus, God gave us a way to be saved from our sins. God showed us His love by giving us the potential for life through the death of His Son, Jesus Christ. \n\nRomans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” If we remain sinners, we will die. However, if we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, and repent of our sins, we will have eternal life. \n\nRomans 10:9-10 “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Just confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead and you will be saved! \n\nRomans 10:13 “For whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” There are no religious formulas or rituals -- Call upon the name of the Lord and you will be saved! \n\nRomans 11:36: "For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen."
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Romans 13:7\nRender therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.\n\n Mark 7:10\nFor Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’
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Galatians 2:17\n17"If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!\n\nSIN.\n\nThe Point of it all is SIN, and yes Sin is serious! We need Christ's forgiveness!
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Below is a list of ALL the biblical passages that mention "21" or "21st".    But I'll state upfront that there is nothing in the context of any of these to suggest a 'special meaning' for this number.   Nor does any passage of Scripture teach us that we should expect every number or any given number we find to have a special symbolic meaning.  \n\nNow it is true that there are a handful of numbers which have special significance --mostly in very general ways -- but Scripture's own use of them (sometimes very explicitly pointing to their significance) is the basis for our saying they have special meaning.\n\nHere is a brief list of most of the numbers that commonly have some special significance  (Often the text makes that significance very clear.  In other cases they were ordinary forms of expression in the culture, as for example, the 'round numbers').  Note too that usage varies.  Not all these special uses are "symbolic."   Nor is there is any reason for thinking that EVERY time there is three of something it has one and the same significance (symbolic or otherwise), or even that every instance of the number three MUST have a symbolic meaning at all!  Rather, we must look at other evidence in the context to see how the writer is using it.\n\n1 - obviously can sometimes be used to emphasize that something is solitary/alone, one-of-a-kind ('only'), unified\n2 - may be used for contrast but also for a complementary pair; also to add assurance, as in the case of 'two witnesses' (required by the law to establish certain matters)\n3 (many stories are patterned in threes, curses may come in threes, lessons may be tripled for emphasis; also a 'three-day' journey may be a round number for 'a few days')\n4 (when connected with the 'four winds', i.e., directions or 'all sides')\n5 (possibly just a small 'round number', used for 'a handful') \n7 and 10 (often to signify a complete number)\n8 (in DATES, the 8th day is the same day of the week as the first, this may explain why circumcision is on the 8th day, since it parallels the first day, that of birth, it may be suggesting the idea of a NEW life/birth to God)\n12 (esp. associated with tribes of Israel, people of God)\n30 -with age: mature (specific applications to priests, a few individuals, such as Joseph, Jesus)\n30, 50 -common mid-sized groups of people (e.g., David's special guard known as "the Thirty"; small military units are often divided into 50s)\n40 (esp.'days' for a period of testing,  and years as a round number for 'a generation', i.e., the time between one generation of people and the next)\n70 (sometimes functions similarly to 7 for fullness; 70 sons = a large,full family; a whole nation [thus Israel has 70 elders];  70 years used for a full life-span)\n100 & 1,000 - large 'round numbers' (may be used for fullness; 1,000 may, at least in Revelation, esp. be used for to suggest the fullness of heaven)\n\nSometimes, esp. in prophetic visions, some of these numbers or multiples of them may have special significance (e.g., 144,000 = square of 12 [people of God] x 1,000 [completeness/heavenly number?]; and '666' which is related to the 6th day, on which man was created [and possibly on falling short of '7', a number of completeness])\n\nBut note that in general there are NOT a bunch of esoteric meanings here -- nothing about abstract concepts of personality characteristics, or things far removed from the text (that you might never have guessed!)-- and when there ARE unusual meanings (e.g., '666', 144,000) the context does something to point that out.\n\nAs for those lists you see, suggesting a special abstract meaning for each number (as someone has already cut-and-pasted above), these have precious little Scriptural justification.  They are often the result of someone counting the number of item
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Read the Bible to understand His will for you, then let nothing stand in your way of doing it. Romans Chapt 12:1-2.
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"...Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor" (Romans 13:6-7).
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"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). \n\n"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23).\n\n"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account." Hebrews 4:13 (NIV) \n\n"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." 1 John 1:8\n\n"Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence" (Colossians 1:12-18).\n\n"But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith." Phil 3:7-9\n\n"The Lord is...not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (II Peter 3:9)\n\n ......... and yes I am greatful for that......\nThankyou Jesus....
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God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith (Romans 12:3).  ...faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Rom. 10:17).  But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him  (Hebrews 11:6)
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Ephesians 5:31 So again I say, a man must love his wife as a part of himself; and the wife must see to it that she deeply respects her husband-obeying, praising and honoring him.\n\nI was reading some self help type book and came across this verse men love his wife - wife respect your husband.  I have read the Bible completely ten times and did not remember that part of the verse and looked it up and sure enough it was there\n\nThis dawning that my husband truly needed me to respect him, I did things for him out of love but that was not as important to him as showing respect for his decisions.  It freed up a lot of things within our marriage.