CHAPTER 4
- Paul's main point is that the blessing of God's promise does not come through the law but through the promise made to Abraham. One verse in this chapter sticks out in particular, "...yet, with respect to the promise of God, he [Abraham] did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform." (vv 20-21)
- In verse 15, we read, for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation. Further, a chapter back, in 3:20, we read that "through the Law comes the knowledge of sin." Therefore, the Law makes visible our invisible sin and gives us knowledge in place of our ignorance of it. The Law can be likened to the decoder in an invisible marking pen set. It brings to light the invisible.
- The Faith of Abraham in God’s Promise in Genesis 12:1, was amazing:
- In v18, we read that even when there was no reason to hope, Abraham kept hoping
- In v19, that Abraham’s faith did not weaken even when the circumstances seemed to say it was over
- In v20, Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise and his faith grew stronger. This brought glory to God.
- In v21, He was fully convinced that God is able to do what He promises
- In v22, in response to Abraham’s faith, God counts him righteous
- In v24, we can also experience that kind of faith when we believe the promise that Jesus died for our sins and raised to life to make us right with God.
- The phrase “right with God” keeps getting brought up through chapters 3 and 4
- Ro 3:20
- Ro 3:21
- Ro 3:22
- Ro 3:24
- Ro 3:25
- Ro 3:26
- Ro 3:28
- Ro 3:30
- Ro 4:13
- Ro 4:25
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