Romans 4:1-8
Chapter 4
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The Example of Abraham
Let’s consider Abraham, our father in the flesh. What has he found?2
If Abraham gained righteousness through his deeds, he could be proud. But he can’t be this before God
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because scripture says: Abraham believed God, who considered it and counted him as a righteous man.
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Now, when someone does work, salary is not given as a favor but as a debt that is paid.
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Here, on the contrary, someone who has no deeds to show but believes in him, who makes sinners righteous before him: such faith is taken into account, and that person is considered righteous.
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David praises those who become righteous by God’s grace and not by their actions:
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Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven and whose offenses are forgotten;
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blessed is the one whose sin God does not count against him.