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Abraham Justified by Faith, Not Works
Romans 4:1-8
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Then what should we say Avraham, our forefather, obtained by his own efforts?
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For if Avraham came to be considered righteous by God because of legalistic observances, then he has something to boast about. But this is not how it is before God!
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For what does the Tanakh say? “Avraham put his trust in God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness.”
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Now the account of someone who is working is credited not on the ground of grace but on the ground of what is owed him.
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However, in the case of one who is not working but rather is trusting in him who makes ungodly people righteous, his trust is credited to him as righteousness.
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In the same way, the blessing which David pronounces is on those whom God credits with righteousness apart from legalistic observances:
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“Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered over;
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Blessed is the man whose sin Adonai
will not reckon against his account.”
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