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Verse Romans 4:3. _FOR, WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURE?_] The Scriptural
account of this transaction, Genesis 15:6, is decisive; for there it
is said, _Abraham believed God, and it was counted_, ελογισθη,
_...
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FOR WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURE? - The inspired account of Abraham’s
justification. This account was final, and was to settle the question.
This account is found in Genesis 15:6.
ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD - I...
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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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THE FAITH WHICH TAKES GOD AT HIS WORD (Romans 4:1-8)...
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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 SCRIPTURE. Genesis 15:6.
ABRAHAM. Read, "Now Abraham. "
BELIEVED. App-150. counted. reckoned, imputed. Greek. _logizomai._ See
Romans 2:3 (Paul quotes the Septuagint)
UNTO. to.
RIGHTEOUSNESS....
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_what saith the scripture?_ See on Romans 1:17.
_Abraham believed_, &c. Lit. BUT ABRAHAM BELIEVED, &c. The particle
is, perhaps, significant; emphasizing the verb. The Gr. is verbatim
from LXX. of Gen...
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ΤΊ ΓᾺΡ Ἡ ΓΡ. Λ. Genesis 15:6; Galatians 3:6; James 2:23.
ἘΠΊΣΤΕΥΣΕΝ. Here primarily of belief in GOD’s word: but
this belief implied trust in the faithfulness and power of GOD, and
was therefore essen...
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ΓΆΡ (G1063) ибо. Следует воспринимать как
частицу, вводящую аргумент: почему у
Авраама не было оснований для
хвастовства (Barrett),
ΈΛΟΓΊΣΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΛΟΓΊΖΟΜΑΙ (G3049)
сводить счета. В бу...
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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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IT WAS COUNTED— The original word 'Ελογισθη, in our
translation, is rendered _counted, reckoned,_ Romans 4:4, &c. and
_imputed,_ Romans 4:6, &c.: but as the word and the sense are
constantly the same,...
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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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For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was
counted unto him for righteousness.
FOR WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURE? ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT (THAT IS,
HIS BELIEVING) WAS COUNTED UN...
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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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4:3 say? (b-6) See Genesis 15:6 . as (c-17) I am not quite satisfied
with 'as;' but it is the nearest approach to the sense in English.
'For,' I object to; because then faith is made of positive wort...
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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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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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The Apostle gives a proof of this from Scripture. Abraham was not
justified by works, and therefore had nothing to boast of in God’s
sight. He was justified by faith. His righteousness was not real, b...
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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 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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(3) For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was
counted unto him for righteousness.
(3) A confirmation of the proposition: Abraham was justified by
imputation of faith, and therefo...
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For what saith the Scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed
to him unto justice. [1] The Scripture, therefore, teacheth us that he
became just by his faith. And as he had this faith by the...
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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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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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“ _For what saith the Scripture? Now Abraham believed God, and it
was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh his
reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt. But to him tha...
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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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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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_JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH_
‘Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for
righteousness.’
Romans 4:3
What was Abraham’s standing before God? If it was one of blessed
acceptance, how was that...
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3._For what saith the Scripture? _This is a proof of the minor
proposition, or of what he assumed, when he denied that Abraham had
any ground for glorying: for if Abraham was justified, because he
emb...
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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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FOR WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURE?.... This answers to דכתיב
מאי, "what is that which is written" c? or what does the Scripture
say? which is a way of speaking used by the Jews, when anything is
proposed,...
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For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted
unto him for righteousness.
Ver. 3. _Abraham believed God_] Latomus of Louvain was not ashamed to
write that there was no other...
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Rom. 4:3, 4. "What saith the Scripture? Abraham believed God, and it
was counted unto him for righteousness." The apostle lays stress upon
the word _counted_, or _imputed_. If he had had a righteousne...
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_For what saith the Scripture?_ What is Moses's account of this
matter? _Abraham believed God_ Namely, that promise of God, recorded
Genesis 15:5, that he should have a seed numerous as the stars. As...
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HE HATH WHEREOF TO GLORY; if his works are the meritorious ground of
his justification, he is saved of debt, not of grace. He might glory
in his works as the ground of his salvation, and take to himse...
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THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD DEMONSTRATED FROM HISTORY.
The justification of Abraham:...
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FOR WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURE? ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS COUNTED
UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS....
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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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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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The scripture referred to is in GENESIS 15:6. The apostle a little
varies the words; in Genesis it is _he believed in God, _ but here HE
BELIEVED GOD: again, in Genesis it is expressed actively, _he c...
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For what saith the scripture? [Genesis 15:6] _And Abraham believed
God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness_. [Now, of course,
Abraham was some way justified. If he was justified by works,...
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1 Clement
And again [the Scripture] saith, "God brought forth Abram, and spake
unto him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars if thou be able
to number them; so shall thy seed be. And Abram bel...
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Romans 4:3 For G1063 what G5101 Scripture G1124 say G3004 (G5719)
G1161 Abraham G11 believed G4100 ...
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‘For what does the scripture say? “And Abraham believed God, and
it was reckoned to him for righteousness.” '
Having in Romans 4:2 introduced the idea of God ‘reckoning'
something (counting it as so e...
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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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Romans 4:3. FOR WHAT FAITH THE SCRIPTURE! This introduces the
Scriptural proof of the fact that Abraham has no ground of glorying
toward God, and hence of the main position that the Old Testament
teac...
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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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IT WAS RECKONED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS
(ελογισθη εις δικαιοσυνην). First aorist passive
indicative of λογιζομα, old and common verb to set down
accounts (literally or metaphorically). It was se...
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GOD
Jehovah. (Genesis 15:6).
COUNTED
Or, reckoned, or imputed, that is, put to the account of.
See (Philemon 1:18); same word:
RIGHTEOUSNESSS
See (Romans
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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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THE SCRIPTURE SAYS. Paul quotes Genesis 15:6 here, and in Galatians
3:6; also James 2:23. Abraham believed God's promise to him of a son
by Sarah, and this faith was the basis on which God accepted hi...
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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 4:3 Abraham had a right standing before God by
believing, not by doing (Genesis 15:6).
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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 Peter 1:20; 2 Peter 1:21; Galatians 3:6; Genesis 15:6; Isaiah 8:20;...
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The Scripture [η γ ρ α φ η]. The scripture passage. See on John
2:22; and foot - note on John 5:47.
It was counted for righteousness [ε λ ο γ ι σ θ η ε ι ς δ
ι κ α ι ο σ υ ν η ν]. For the phrase logiz...
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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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Abraham believed God — That promise of God concerning the
numerousness of his seed, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7; but especially
the promise concerning Christ, Genesis 12:3, through whom all nations
sho...
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Observe here, 1. The account which the scripture gives of Abraham's
justification; it was by faith alone; HE BELIEVED GOD AND WAS
ACCOUNTED TO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS: That is, he firmly believed the
pr...