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Romans 4:13-25
13For 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.
14For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
15For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
16For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may 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.
17As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is before him whom he believed, God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.
18Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "So will your seed be."
19Without being weakened in faith, he didn`t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah`s womb.
20Yet, looking to the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
21and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
22Therefore also it was "reckoned to him for righteousness."
23Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,
24but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,
25who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
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We read Romans 4:13-25 as an affirmation of the Catholic understanding of faith, grace, and the works of love. This passage emphasizes that Abraham's righteousness came through faith, yet within our tradition, this faith is not isolated; it must be alive, expressing itself through love and obedience
We read this passage as a profound affirmation of justification by faith alone, apart from works of the law. Paul uses Abraham as the exemplar of saving faith, emphasizing that the promise comes by faith so that it may be by grace and guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring. This underscores our belie
We read Romans 4:13-25 within the framework of God's sovereign covenant of grace, understanding it as the Apostle Paul's exposition of justification by faith alone, not by works. This passage highlights the continuity of the covenant of grace from Abraham to Christ, demonstrating that the promise co
In Romans 4:13-25, we read this passage through the Lutheran Lens as a robust affirmation of justification by faith alone. Paul emphasizes that the promise given to Abraham comes not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. This underscores our conviction that it is not human effort
We read Romans 4:13-25 as a testament to the radical faith that undergirds our journey towards liberation. This passage speaks to us of Abraham's unwavering belief in God's promise, a belief that mirrors our ancestors' faith in a God who delivers from bondage. Abraham's faith is counted as righteous