Faith Comes First
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 4:9–10: Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but …
Blessed Forgiveness
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 4:6–8: Just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered; Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall …
Faith Alone
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 4:3–5: For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but …
Abraham: Faith or Works?
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 4:1–2: What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
One God Offers Salvation to All Sinners
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 3:29–31: Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. …
Justified by Faith, Never by Law
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 3:27–28: Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
The Just and the Justifier
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 3:26: In His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
He Became My Substitute
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 3:25: Whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed.
His Justifying Grace
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 3:24: Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God
FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God Romans 3:21–23: But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is …