Abraham and David are now brought before us to illustrate the truth of justification by faith. Both of these men were justified because they believed God. So today, ungodly people who cannot do good works are justified by God when they put their faith in the Lord Jesus. Those who do so are really happy, or blessed, because they know that their iniquities are forgiven and their sins are covered. We have the written Word of God to assure us of our eternal salvation. Do you ever thank God for a Bible in your language?
The promises to Abraham (Genesis 15:1818In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: (Genesis 15:18)) were made long before the law was given. God accounted him righteous because of his faith, not because of the law. What a wonderful God we have, who met us in all our need as lost, guilty sinners and provided a Savior who would wash the sins away of all who trust in Him. Only God could have devised such a plan of salvation. Only God could quicken (give life to) the dead and call those things which are not as though they were. If God can save our never-dying souls, can He not also provide everything else in life that we will have need of? Indeed He can! Let us learn to trust Him more fully, for what He has promised He is able also to perform.
1. What happens to a person who believes on Him that justifies the ungodly? __________ Romans 4:___
2. How does David describe a person whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered? __________ Romans 4:___
3. The promise that Abraham should be heir of the world was not made through the law, but through __________. Romans 4:___
4. What else does God do, besides calling things which be not as though they were? __________ Romans 4:___
5. Although Abraham was 100 years old, what was he fully persuaded about God? __________ Romans 4:___