how then was it counted to him? was it before or after he had been circumcised? it was not after, but before he was circumcised. he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. the purpose was to...
“blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.” is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? for we say that faith was counted to abraham as righteousness. [romans 4:8-9] only the Lord can give eternal...
just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: “blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; [romans 4:6-7] at this point in his letter, paul draws on another historical...
and to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, [romans 4:5] paul speaking to jews, makes an argument that God’s mercy and grace, unmerited and free was always part of the plan, and he...
now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. so then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. but now that faith has come, we are no longer under a...
