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“Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.
Aug 1, 1999 · Abraham became right with God -acquitted, forgiven, accepted, justified - by faith alone apart from works. Now Paul is very eager to pick up on the words "faith" and "credited" in Genesis 15:6 to show why they rule out boasting and support justification by faith alone.
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In his attempt to explain the gospel and the principle of justification by faith, Paul invokes Abraham. Abraham, he says, was not saved by works. If Abraham had been saved by works, he could brag about earning his salvation and God’s favor. But in fact, Abraham was not saved by works, but by his belief. Because of his belief, he was given the free ...
#1 “However,” After saying, “Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation” (Ro 4:4), Paul transitions to the contrary point he is making. #2 “to the one who does not work…” Paul is saying that God’s grace to us is not our wages, but a free gift. We are not working to gain his salvation. That is his gift to us. #3 ...
NIV However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness. NLT But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. ESV And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is cou...
Oct 17, 1999 · The point is this: When Paul says in Romans 4:22 (and verses 3, 5, and 9) that "faith is credited as righteousness," he does not mean that our faith is our righteousness. He means that our faith unites us to Christ so that God's righteousness in Christ is credited to us.
- What Does "Credited" Mean?One more question before we leave chapter four of this greatletter to the Romans. It comes from verse 22: "Therefore, it[faith] was credited to him...
- "Imputation" - An Important Word to UnderstandThird, because Ephesians 4:14 says the goal of my preachingministry should be that you "are no longer to be children, tossedhere and there by waves...
- Does Paul Mean "Our Faith Is Our Righteousness?So here is my answer to the question. No, when Paul says "Faithis credited to us as righteousness," he does not mean that ourfaith is our righteous...
- Christ Is Our RighteousnessThis text says that Christ became to us (or for us)"righteousness." And the reason Christ is our "righteousness" inthis way is that we are "in Chri...
Oct 2, 2014 · So when God says to those who believe in Christ, “I credit your faith as righteousness,” He does not mean that your faith is your justifying righteousness. He means that your faith connects you to Christ who becomes your righteousness in God’s sight–God’s righteousness. That’s good news for all of us sinners.
Bible > Genesis > Chapter 15 > Verse 6. eBibles • Free Downloads • Audio. Genesis 15:6 . Audio Crossref Comm Hebrew. Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version. Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. New Living Translation.
Berean Standard Bible. This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.” Berean Literal Bible. Therefore also "it was credited to him unto righteousness." King James Bible. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. New King James Version. And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.” New American Standard Bible.
