Readings in Romans - Day 13 - The Promise Realized Through Faith
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The Promise Realized Through Faith
4:13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
4:14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
4:15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
4:17 (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.
4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
4:19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:
4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
4:22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
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Soli Deo Gloria
now i love to read romans because i believe it gives the clearest definitions of grace, love, and salvation. I see that when you are living righteously, there is no need for the law, because those who exist and practice love perfectly will never transgress against God, themselves, or other people
the reason that the law was given was to show people how far they were from God's standards, to give them a chance to realize their sinful nature and to repent and to seek the Lord for deliverance. The Lord gave the jews the priest and sacrifice system to cover their transgressions until Jesus Christ came to earth to show us who God is and how we were to live our lives, and it is only by the shedding of His Blood can we be forgiven by God and made whole. When the time comes, when are finally at home with Him and God, in their presence, we will be just like Him, perfect in every way, and we will no longer need to keep the law in a religious way, because the law will be written in our hearts, and we will never transgress again!
I love it when people read the bible and understand it. You certainly do.