Why do you think Paul chooses to use Abraham as an example of justification by faith?
Why did they hold him in such high regard? Finally He changes our hearts and causes us to do good deeds. Then later God gave him the sign and he did the good deed of circumcision. Abraham believed God and showed it by his willingness to obey God. The fact is Abraham demonstrated his faith by his works. James 2:21-24 (When looking at this issue it is important to find a healthy balance. God loved us first and gave us His love so that we could love others. It is the natural response of our faith in Him.)ġ John 4:19 (The love we have for God and others did not come from ourselves. We are unworthy slaves and just doing our duty if we serve God. Luke 17:7-10 (We have absolutely no reason to boast about our works. But the natural response is to love and serve God in our thankfulness to Him.
Correlation is that we don’t use the gift of justification by faith as an excuse to serve ourselves. Luke 7:40-43 (Master forgives two slaves. So Abraham is the father of all who believe but haven’t been circumcised so that righteousness may be credited to them.Īnd he is also the father of the circumcised who don’t rely on this, but who also walk in the way of faith that our father Abraham walked before he was circumcised. Under what conditions did credit that righteousness to him? Was it before or after he was circumcised? It was not after, but it was before!Īnd because of the righteousness he had by faith while still uncircumcised he received the sign of circumcision. However, to the man who puts his confidence in God instead of works this faith is credited to him as righteousness.ĭavid says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of man, to whom God credits righteousness apart from any works:īlessed are those whose sins are forgiven and covered.īlessed is the man whose sin against the Lord will never be taken account of against him.Īre these blessings just for the circumcised or are they also for the uncircumcised? We have already said that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. If a person works, he receives wages as a right they are not given to him as a gift. What does the Scripture say? Because Abraham believed God he received God’s righteousness. If he was justified by works, he had reason to boast before men. What did Abraham find out about justification? Title- Abraham Is Our Example of Justification by Faith By Jason Dexter
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