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Romans 4:17 · BSB
4:17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
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…Lord now? What? We have a different way of living? Yes. And what's remarkable is he said the same thing to the Romans. Listen to what he said inRomans chapter 4. So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point. You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. He goes on in verse 6 and says,…
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…to him that work if not but believe it on him to justify it the ungodly his faith is counted for righteousness and let me just remind you that inRomans chapter 4he's also addressing two men of the Old Testament that believed by faith Abraham and David, right? The Bible says in Romans 4 that Abraham believed…
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…by faith. You're convinced. And so you don't go act like the old creature, you act like the new creature. Because you are convinced. Hallelujah.Romans chapter 4and verse 18. See, living by faith is seeing what God said and believing that picture more than you believe what you can see with your natural…
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…image. In his likeness. The Bible says be imitators of God. We are to follow his example. And we are to use our words the way he uses his words. SoRomans chapter 4. Gives us a great example. Or illustration or illustration of how God uses his words. We talk about faith from this chapter. How Abraham operated…
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…Paul and James are going to zero in on that moment when Abraham chooses to believe as one of great significance. Paul spends almost the entirety ofRomans chapter 4talking about it. And I think it really helps us understand what Jesus is getting at in our passage in John when he's talking about the works that…
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…the things that are seen, but the things which are not seen. So what are we contemplating? The things that are not seen. Why are we told inRomans chapter 4to call those things that be not as though they were? So we're calling things that are not seen as though they are. Why are we told to do that?…
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…is trusting God to do it for you in his grace. Faith is receiving a gift, faith is trusting the merit of another. Paul would write about this inRomans chapter 4in some of the most important words in all the Bible, as he's still dealing with some of the same issues in Acts 15 when he says this to him who…
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…apply to us. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says all scripture is God-breathed and is profitable, and it'll make you complete for every good work. But go toRomans chapter 4. I want you to see how Paul used the Bible. If you've got your Bible, go to Romans 4. It's important to see how Paul used the Bible and how we need…
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…to God. Still trust him by faith. You know, the Bible makes it clear. Paul uses the example of Abraham from Genesis 15. And he says this inRomans chapter 4. He says, so what sayeth the scripture? Abraham believed God. It was counted unto him for righteousness. When Peter preached to Cornelius, his…
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…saved you knowing what sins you're going to do in the future. He saves you knowing that and he saves you forgiving you of those sins according toRomans chapter 4. The Bible clearly tells us that, okay? And people often hear a message like that and think to themselves, oh, you're just giving people a license…
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…calling it useless. Was not Abraham our father, isn't it interesting? He's gonna talk about the very same guy that the apostle Paul talked about inRomans chapter 4. He says, Do you not see how Abraham our father was justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? Which is an amazing story, by…
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…Of God's love. In. Christ. Jesus. The comfort. Of God's. Forgiveness. I hear. The psalmist. Say. And I hear. Paul. Using the same words. InRomans. Chapter 4. Blessed. Is the man. Whose sins. Are. Forgiven. Hush. Quietness. Calm. The storm. Of the wrath. Of God. Has been removed. And there is. That…
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…to be crucified. Dad, if it has to be done, he said, nonetheless, not my will, but let. Your will be done. And God raised him up again. And inRomans chapter 4, the Bible comments on this. That Abraham knew that God would raise Isaac again. Now 10, and Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knight to…
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…So keep that in the back of your mind. They're not contradicting one another, they are emphasizing different sides of the same truth. So we're inRomans chapter 4and verse 13. It says, For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law, but through…
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…it's it's not sound uh in in light of history and the truth of God. And so then uh again, pray praise the Lord, the end of Romans chapter 3,Romans chapter 4, Romans chapter 5, God moves, uh moves us from ultimately seeing our guiltiness before Him uh to the gift of Christ. And that's the gospel, right?…
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…We get a download of understanding, and then we come back and he opens us up to a greater concept of that, a greater understanding of that concept.Romans chapter 4, let's look at verse 17. Romans chapter 4 says, as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations before him whom he believed, even God…
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…Hallelujah. Taking what God said, seeing what God said, and believing that picture more than you believe what you can see. Look at Romans 4, 18.Romans chapter 4. And verse 18 it says, concerning Abraham, it said, Who against hope believed in hope that he might become the father of many nations, according to…
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…But here you see John he moves all that aside and just gives us Jesus says believe in it and you will have everlasting life. And you know, inRomans chapter 4, Paul calls circumcision a sign, you know, and there's a lot of things like that. Circumcision can't save you. There's not a sign that can save…
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…it to him as righteousness. Isn't that something? He believed the word of God, and righteousness was credited to him, counted to him. Paul adds inRomans chapter 4that Abraham was fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. And here's the question for us today, friends. Are we fully…
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…don't earn righteousness. It's imputed to you. You are declared righteous when you repent of your sin and you come to faith in Jesus Christ. It'sRomans chapter 4. You are declared righteous. You're given a crown of righteousness. You see, Paul was declared righteous because he was saved by grace through…
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