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There were some arguments between the Jewish and Gentile Christians in Rome. Worried Jewish Christians were asking Paul, “Does faith wipe out everything Judaism stands for? Does it cancel our Scriptures? Put an end to our customs? Declare that God is no longer working through us?”

Paul says that is not at all the case. When we understand the way of salvation through faith, we understand Jewish religion better. Faith does not wipe out the Old Testament. Rather, it makes God’s dealings with his people understandable. Paul will elaborate on this theme in chapter 4.

Romans 3:31
31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.