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Verse Romans 4:17. _AS IT IS WRITTEN, I HAVE MADE THEE A FATHER_] That
Abraham's being a father of many nations has relation to the covenant
of God made with him, may be seen, Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17...
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AS IT IS WRITTEN - Genesis 17:5.
I HAVE MADE THEE - The word used here in the Hebrew Genesis 17:5 means
literally, to give, to grant; and also, to set, or constitute. This is
also the meaning of the...
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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 R...
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ROMANS 4:11 _B -_ ROMANS 4:17_ A._ ABRAHAM'S RELATION TO MANKIND. With
Abraham's faith a great prospect opened for humanity.
ROMANS 4:11_ B_, ROMANS 4:12. According to Genesis 17 the patriarch
recei...
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THE FAITH WHICH TAKES GOD AT HIS WORD (Romans 4:1-8)...
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WRITTEN. Genesis 17:5.
MADE. set, appointed. Greek. _tithemi._
BELIEVED. App-150.
QUICKENETH. maketh alive. Greek. _zoopoieo._ Here, 1 John 5:21; 1 John
5:21; John 6:63. 1Co 15:22, 1 Corinthians 15:...
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_as it is written_ Genesis 17:5, when the name Abraham was given. Cp.
the remarkable phrase of Galatians 3:8, where Scripture is, as it
were, identified with its Inspirer, and the words of Genesis are...
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ΚΑΤΈΝΑΝΤΙ ΟὟ Κ.Τ.Λ Cf. 2 Corinthians 2:17; 2
Corinthians 12:19; and esp. Acts 8:21 : = κατέναντι τοῦ
θεοῦ ᾦ ἐπίστ. Ἀ
The clause is to be taken with the main sentence, not with the
relative clause: th...
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ΓΈΓΡΑΠΤΑΙ _perf. ind. pass. от_ ΓΡΆΦΩ (G1125)
писать,
ΌΤ (G3754) речитатив, эквивалент границ
цитаты,
ΤΈΘΕΙΚΑPERF. _ind. act. от_ ΤΊΘΗΜΙ (G5087)
помещать, избирать. Это было частью
обещания завета,...
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AS IT IS WRITTEN, &C.— That Abraham's being _the father of many
nations,_ has relation to the covenant that God made with him, may be
seen Genesis 17:4. _Behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou sha...
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_TEXT_
Romans 4:13-22. For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or
to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the
righteousness of faith. Romans 4:14 For if they that are o...
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(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before
him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth
those things which be not as though they were.
(AS IT IS W...
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_JUSTIFICATION-INDIVIDUAL_
13 As further developed in Galatians, the law was not given till
hundreds of years after Abraham was counted righteous. The promises he
received in connection with it were...
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4:17 written, (c-5) See Genesis 17:5...
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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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CHAPTER 11
ABRAHAM (2)
Romans 4:13
AGAIN we approach the name of Abraham, Friend of God, Father of the
Faithful. We have seen him justified by faith, personally accepted
because turning altogether...
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The Apostle can now develop, without further interruption or
digression, his idea of the representative (and therefore universal)
character of Abraham's justification. The New Testament cannot be said...
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FOLLOWING ABRAHAM IN FAITH IN GOD
Romans 4:16
Notice the remarkable alteration made by the r.v. in Romans 4:19. The
a.v. suggests that Abraham refused to consider the physical
disabilities which see...
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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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(As it is written, I have made thee a (16) father of many nations),
before him whom he believed, [even] (m) God, who (n) quickeneth the
dead, and (o) calleth those things which be not as though they w...
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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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(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations), before
him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth
those things which be not as though they were. (18) Who again...
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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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17._Whom he believed, who quickens the dead_, _etc. _In this
circuitous form is expressed the very substance of Abraham’s faith,
that by his example an opening might be made for the Gentiles. He had
i...
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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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AS IT IS WRITTEN I HAVE MADE THEE A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS,.... The
passage referred to, is in Genesis 17:4; which proves him to be a
father not of the Jews only, since they cannot be called "many
nat...
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(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before
him whom he believed, _even_ God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth
those things which be not as though they were.
Ver. 17. _W...
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AS IT IS WRITTEN; GENESIS 17:5.
BEFORE HIM; in his sight, and according to his promise.
QUICKENETH; giveth life to.
THINGS WHICH BE NOT; which have not taken place. Though they may
appear to men im...
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(AS IT IS WRITTEN, I HAVE MADE THEE A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS,) BEFORE
HIM WHOM HE BELIEVED, EVEN GOD, WHO QUICKENETH THE DEAD, AND CALLETH
THOSE THINGS WHICH BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE....
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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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BEFORE HIM:
Or, like unto him...
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Romans 4:17 (as it is written,. father of many nations have. made
thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the
dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were...
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13-22 The promise was made to Abraham long before the law. It points
at Christ, and it refers to the promise, Genesis 12:3. In Thee shall
all families of the earth be blessed. The law worketh wrath,...
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BEFORE HIM WHOM HE BELIEVED; i.e. in the sight or esteem of God. He
was not the FATHER OF MANY NATIONS by carnal generation in the sight
of men, but by spiritual cognation in the sight of God. Or, as...
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(as it is written [Genesis 17:5], _A father of many nations have I
made thee) before him whom ye believed, even God, who giveth life to
the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they we...
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Epistle of Ignatius to the Philippians
[to Him] to whom the things that are not are reckoned as if they
were,[48]
2 Clement
no hope of salvation except it came to us from Him. For He called us
when...
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Romans 4:17 as G2531 written G1125 (G5769) G3754 made G5087 (G5758)
you G4571 father G3962 many G4183 nations G1484) presence G2713 whom
G3739 believed G4100 God G2316 life G2227 (G5723) dead G3498 an...
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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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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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A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS
(πατερα πολλων εθνων). Quotation from Genesis 17:5.
Only true in the sense of spiritual children as already explained,
father of believers in God.BEFORE HIM WHOM HE BELIEVE...
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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? 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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_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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1 Corinthians 1:28; 1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Peter 2:10; 1 Timothy 6:13;
2 Peter 3:8; Acts 15:18; Ephesians 2:1; Genesis 17:16; Genesis 17:20;...
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A father of many nations. See Genesis 17:5. Originally his name was
Abram, exalted father; afterward Abraham, father of a multitude.
Have I made [τ ε θ ε ι κ α]. Appointed or constituted. For a
simil...
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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...
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Before God — Though before men nothing of this appeared, those
nations being then unborn. As quickening the dead — The dead are not
dead to him and even the things that are not, are before God. And
ca...
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Our apostle, in this and the following verses, enters upon an high
commendation of Abraham's faith, magnifying and extolling the same,
for and upon account of sundry excellencies which are found in it...