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ROMANS 4:1 eu`rhke,nai VAbraa.m to.n propa,tora h`mw/n {B}
Although it can be argued that the variation of position of
eu`rhke,nai (before VAbraa,m, a A C D G Y 81 629 _al_; after h`mw/n,...
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CHAPTER IV.
Abraham _was justified by faith, and not by the works of the_
_law; for his faith was imputed to him for righteousness_, 1-5.
David _also bears testimony to the same doctrine_, 6-8.
_A...
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WHAT SHALL WE SAY THEN? - See Romans 3:1. This is rather the objection
of a Jew. “How does your doctrine of justification by faith agree
with what the Scriptures say of Abraham? Was the Law set aside...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The Witness of Abraham to Justification. (Romans 4:1 .)_
2. As Confirmed also by David. (Romans 4:6 .)
3. Circumcision the Sign of the Covenant. (Romans 4:9 .)
4. Faith in Him Who Ra...
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ROMANS 4:1_ A_. THE EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM.
Romans 4:1. The Jewish objector once more: What about Abraham then?
(_mg.);_ if the circumcised Israelite is justified on no more
favourable terms than the Gent...
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What, then, shall we say that Abraham, our forefather from whom we
take our human descent, found? If Abraham entered into a right
relationship with God by means of work, he has some ground for
boastin...
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THE FAITH WHICH TAKES GOD AT HIS WORD (Romans 4:1-8)...
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WHAT, &C. See Romans 3:5. Forcible form of Figure of speech _Erotesis_
(App-6). Resuming from Romans 3:21.
FATHER. forefather, as the texts read. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_
of Species, App-6.
AS...
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Romans 4:1-25. Abraham, an apparent exception to the rule of
gratuitous acceptance, really the great example of it
1. _What shall we say then?_&c. Here a new and independent objection
is anticipated....
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ΤΊ ΟΥ̓͂Ν ἘΡΟΥ͂ΜΕΝ = what shall we say of Abraham?…,
i.e. in relation to the question of boasting and the source of
righteousness. Zahn (_Einl._ p. 95, A2) punctuates ἐροῦμεν;
and takes [εὑρ.] Ἀβραὰμ …...
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ΈΡΟΫΜΕΝ _fut._ ind; _act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004)
говорить,
ΕΎΡΗΚΈΝΑΙ _perf. inf. act. от_ ΕΝΡΊΣΚΩ (G2147)
находить. Доминирующая идея такого
использования — приобретение милости
привилегированного положени...
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DISCOURSE: 1836
JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE
Romans 4:1. What shall we then say that Abraham, our father as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by
works, he hath whereof...
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WHAT SHALL WE THEN SAY— In the foregoing chapter the Apostle has
proved, that neitherJews nor Gentiles have a right to the blessings of
God's peculiar kingdom, otherwise than by grace, which is free t...
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_TEXT_
Romans 4:1-8. What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather,
hath found according to the flesh? Romans 4:2 For if Abraham was
justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward...
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What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the
flesh, hath found?
The apostle has been all along careful to guard his readers against
the supposition that he was teaching them...
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_THE CONDUCT OF MANKIND_
19 The passages from the Psalms might be turned by the Jews to apply
to the nations. But the apostle rightly insists that what is written
in the law is binding upon those und...
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ACCEPTANCE BY FAITH FORESHADOWED IN THE OLD DISPENSATION
In Romans 3:21.; St. Paul set forth the great truth of acceptance by
faith. A Jew might object that it was new, and therefore not true. In
Roma...
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WHAT.. THEN] refers to Romans 3:27. THAT] RM 'of.' AS PERTAINING TO
THE FLESH] i.e. by natural descent. The question is put in the mouth
of a Jew. Therefore it does not follow that the Roman Christian...
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 4
ABRAHAM’S *FAITH 4:1-8
V1 We shall talk about our *ancestor Abraham. He discovered how to be
*righteous. V2 But he d...
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IV.
(1-25) The subject of the chapter is an application of the foregoing
to the special (and crucial) case of Abraham, with particular
reference to two ideas that are continually recurring throughout...
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To come back to the question of Romans 3:1, repeated in Romans 3:9, in
what did the superiority of Abraham, the great representative of the
Jewish race, really consist?
AS PERTAINING TO THE FLESH. — T...
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CHAPTER 10
ABRAHAM AND DAVID
Romans 4:1
THE Jewish disputant is present still to the Apostle's thought. It
could not be otherwise in this argument. No question was more pressing
on the Jewish mind t...
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The force of οὖν seems to be that the case of Abraham, as commonly
understood, has at least the appearance of inconsistency with the
Pauline doctrine. “What, then, _i.e._, on the supposition that
Roma...
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The justification of Abraham, considered in relation to the doctrine
just expounded in Romans 3:21-31. The point to be made out is that the
justification of Abraham does not traverse but illustrates t...
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BLESSEDNESS FOLLOWS FAITH
Romans 4:1
In this chapter the doctrine of justification by faith is illustrated
from the life of Abraham. It is evident that he was not justified
because of his good works....
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The apostle now dealt with another difficulty that might arise in the
mind of the Jew, showing that the method of grace, namely, imputing
righteousness in response to faith, is in harmony with the who...
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What (1) shall we then say that Abraham our father, as pertaining to
the (a) flesh, hath found?
(1) A new argument of great weight, taken from the example of Abraham
the father of all believers: and...
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The apostle proves what he had advanced in the last chapter, that the
Jews cannot be justified by the works of the written law, nor by any
works, unless joined with faith in the Messias, their Redeeme...
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TENTH PASSAGE (4:1-25). FAITH THE PRINCIPLE OF ABRAHAM'S
JUSTIFICATION.
Abraham being for the Jews the embodiment of salvation, his case was
of capital moment in the solution of the question here tre...
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“ _What shall we say then that Abraham our first father has found
according to the flesh? For if Abraham were justified by works, he
hath whereof to glory; but not in relation to God._ ”
The question...
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1. ROMANS 4:1-12.
Abraham was justified _by faith_, Romans 4:1-8, and by faith _alone_,
Romans 4:9-12....
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What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the
flesh, hath found? (2) For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath
whereof to glory; but not before God. (3) For what saith the...
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CONTENTS
The Apostle is prosecuting the same Subject through this Chapter. He
brings forward the Patriarch Abraham's Faith, in Proof that there can
be no Justification before god, by the Deeds of the...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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1._What then, etc. _This is a confirmation by example; and it is a
very strong one, since all things are alike with regard to the subject
and the person; for he was the father of the faithful, to whom...
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In dealing with the Jew, and even in dealing with the question of
righteousness, there was, besides the law, another consideration of
great weight both with the Jews themselves and in the dealings of...
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WHAT SHALL WE SAY THEN,.... The apostle having proved that there is no
justification by the works of the law; to make this appear more clear
and evident to the Jews, he instances in the greatest perso...
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What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the
flesh, hath found?
Ver. 1. _As pertaining to the flesh_] That is, As touching his works,
Romans 4:2, called also the letter, Roman...
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_What shall we say then_ The apostle, in the preceding chapter, having
shown the impossibility of man's being justified by the merit of his
obedience to any law, moral or ceremonial, or any otherwise...
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AS PERTAINING TO THE FLESH; in the way of the outward ordinances and
works of law. These words should be connected with the following, HATH
FOUND; that is, found as an advantage or cause of boasting....
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WHAT SHALL WE SAY, THEN, THAT ABRAHAM, OUR FATHER, AS PERTAINING TO
THE FLESH, HATH FOUND?...
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THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD DEMONSTRATED FROM HISTORY.
The justification of Abraham:...
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ABRAHAM AND DAVID JUSTIFIED BY FAITH
Now there is deepest patience and grace shown on the part of God
through Paul, His instrument in writing this epistle: for it is
blessed to see that He gives no m...
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ROMANS 4:1-25
1. How was Abraham justified?
2. Could he have been justified by works?
a. Why or why not?
b. Faith excludes boasting 3:27
c. If saved by works, Abraham could glory
3. How did it h...
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WHAT THEN SHALL WE SAY THAT ABRAHAM, OUR FOREFATHER, HATH FOUND
ACCORDING TO THE FLESH?
'What then shall we say' -the phrase anticipates an objection or
proposes an inference (Romans 4:1; Romans 6:1;...
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1-12 To meet the views of the Jews, the apostle first refers to the
example of Abraham, in whom the Jews gloried as their most renowned
forefather. However exalted in various respects, he had nothing...
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ROMANS CHAPTER 4 ROMANS 4:1 Abraham himself was justified by faith,
ROMANS 4:9 which was imputed to him for righteousness before
circumcision, that he might be the common father of believers, whether...
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Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes
and that according to the letter the law has in it no advantage.[435]...
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Romans 4:1 What G5101 then G3767 say G2046 (G5692) Abraham G11 our
G2257 father G3962 found G2147 ...
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WHAT PAUL HAS JUST DESCRIBED IS NOW SEEN TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
IDEAS RELATED TO ABRAHAM AND DAVID (4:1-25).
No one was of more importance to the Jews than Abraham. It was to him
that God had given...
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THE WAY OF JUSTIFICATION THROUGH FAITH ILLUSTRATED IN ABRAHAM AND
ANNOUNCED BY DAVID (4:1-8).
Paul now demonstrates that Abraham's acceptability with God was by
faith, not works, something which is th...
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‘What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found
according to the flesh?'
Paul now relates what he has demonstrated, to the Scriptures
concerning the life of Abraham. The unbelieving Je...
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2. PROOF FROM THE CASE OF ABRAHAM, THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS IS BY FAITH.
The principle of faith, as the universal one, does not make void the
law. In the truest sense it is by this principle that ‘we establ...
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Romans 4:1. What shall we say then! ‘Then' connects with what
precedes, but the exact reference is open to discussion. Meyer and
others take it as introducing a proof of chap. Romans 3:31, which they...
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WHAT THEN SHALL WE SAY?
(τ ουν ερουμεν?). Paul is fond of this rhetorical question
(Romans 4:1; Romans 6:1; Romans 7:7; Romans 8:31;...
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Romans 3:31 ; ROMANS 4
A Crucial Case.
I. It was by his faith Abraham was justified, not by his works of
obedience. Paul's proof of this is very simple. He finds a remarkable
proof-text ready to his...
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Romans 4:1. _What shall we say then that Abraham our father as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found?_
What blessings did really come to Abraham, the father of the faithful?
What is the nature of that...
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Romans 4:1. What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by
works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith...
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Romans 4:1. _What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by
works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what sait...
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CONTENTS: Abraham justified by faith, not works. Justifying faith
defined.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Abraham, David, Sarah.
CONCLUSION: No man can pretend to merit eternal life, nor show any
worth in...
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Romans 4:1. _What shall we say then that Abraham, our father, as
pertaining_ _to the flesh, hath found?_ How was he a sinner, an
idolater, justified? _Was it by the flesh,_ as indicated by the word
fa...
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OF ABRAHAM, OUR RACIAL ANCESTOR. Paul has said that being put right
with God has nothing to do with the Law. It is through faith, from
beginning to end (Romans 1:17). Now he shows the example of Abrah...
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_What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the
flesh, hath found?_
LESSONS FROM THE CASE OF ABRAHAM
I. However much the most perfect of the species may have to glory of
in the...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 4:1 Abraham, the father of the Jewish people,
is presented as a test case for the view that justification is by
faith alone.
⇐...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 4:1.—Alford, following Meyer, says κατὰ σάρκα is in
contrast to κατὰ πνεῦμα, and refers to that part of our
being from which spring works in contrast with that which is the
ex...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 4:1
(5) _Abraham himself shown to have been justified by faith, and not by
works, believers being his true heirs._
The main points of the argument may be summarized thus: When Abra...
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Now what shall we say concerning Abraham the father, as pertaining to
the flesh, what did he find? For if Abraham were justified by his
works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God (Romans 4:1-...
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2 Corinthians 11:22; Acts 13:26; Hebrews 12:9; Isaiah 51:2; Luke 16:2
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What shall we say? [τ ι ε ρ ο υ μ ε ν]. See ch. Romans 4:1;
Romans 6:1; Romans 7:7; Romans 8:31;...
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ABRAHAM AN EXEMPLAR OF FAITH
Romans 4:1, _Romans 4:13_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
In our verses there are several things relative to the faith of
Abraham that are worthy of note:
1. WHAT DID ABRAHAM FIND A...
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That our father Abraham hath found — Acceptance with God. According
to the flesh — That is, by works....
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As if the apostle had said, "What shall we say? Shall anyone affirm,
that Abraham our father found or obtained righteousness by, or
according to the flesh; that is, by being circumcised in the flesh,...