For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
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… matter? If in fact Abraham had something to boast about, if in fact Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God. What does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Now when a man works, his wages are not credited him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, the man who doesn't work, but who trusts God, who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works. Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him. So is this blessedness only for the circumcised or also for the uncircumcised? We've been saying that Abraham's faith was credited as righteousness. Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised or before? It was not after, but before. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that I had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then he's the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised in order that righteousness might be credited to them. And he's the father of the circumcised, who not only are circumcised, but who walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise …
… is faith in Christ alone that saves. And to prove that to the Galatians, he uses the story of Abraham. Look at verse 6. Even so, Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. Remember, he's talking to Jews here. He's saying, you want to know how a person is saved? Let's go back to the father, our father Abraham, and see how he was saved. Was he saved by faith and works and circumcision? No. Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. Verse 7, therefore be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. Now I'm going to talk about this more in the weeks ahead. To be a recipient of the Abrahamic covenant and blessing, you don't just need to be a physical descendant of Abraham. Being a Jew by birth, by nationality, that doesn't get you anything. But true sons of Abraham are those who are related to him by faith. By faith, the promise is made to God and to believing Israel. …
… Turn to Romans chapter 4, and I'm going to read verse 3 and verse 5. Romans chapter 4, verse 3 and verse 5. Here's what verse 3 says. For what, here's verse 3 of chapter 4. For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God. Let me back up. Let me back up. Let me back up. I need to read this again. What does the scripture say? Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Y'all missed a great spot to say amen. Why is that important? Because here's what this means. The scripture says Abraham was considered righteous simply because he believed. it was accounted to him for righteousness it put him in right standing with god it put him in a place where god was pleased with him god it put him in right a right standing with god just because he believed god look at your neighbor say you got to believe god say believe god yeah is this god it's not god it's gourd say gourd you got to believe god you got to know he's a way maker. You got to believe he's a problem solver. You got to know he loves you. …