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We’re going to *continue on the Book of Romans*.
*Last week* we *finished* with *Chapter 3*, so we’re going to start *right* in *on Chapter 4*.
*I.
*Let’s start */chapter 4/* */ROM 4:1-8/*
*A.
*In these */Vs/* he’s saying that *if we could be justified by works*, then we would have *something to glory or boast about* what we did.
*1.
*But it was *nothing* that *we did* and it was *all what Jesus did* for us.
*2.
*In (*/V 3/*) It says, “*/For what saith the scripture?
Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness/*.”
*a.
*That is a quote from (*/GEN 15:6/*) which says, “*/And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness/*.”
*b.
It’s not keeping* the *Moral Law* *or* the *Mosaic Law* *that is going to get someone saved* but *it is by faith in* the Lord *Jesus* Christ.
*3.
*There are *so many* people that are *trying to keep the Moral Law in themselves*, even Christians, but we *can’t live that holy*, *moral life in ourselves*.
*a.
Some* of you *might be struggling with that*, trying to do it yourself.
*b.
*You need to *cast that care upon the Lord*, Let the Lord work it through you.
*c.
Don’t try* to do it in *yourself*, *do it in the power of the Spirit*.
* d.
Salvation* is *not* so much a *sin question*, *but a Son question*.
*i.
What are you going to do with the Son of God*?
*ii.
He’s* the *only way for salvation*.
* e.
As we put our faith in Him*, then *we are made the righteousness of God*.
*4.
*Notice in */V 4/* again (*/ROM 4:4/*) It says, “*/Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness/*.”
*a.
*Notice that it says that “*/Abraham was counted Righteous/*.”
*i.
He was **/not the righteousness of God/*, he was *only counted to be righteous*.
*b.
Jesus had not died yet*, He *did not* yet *shed* His *blood* on the cross *when Abraham was alive*.
*i.
He could not* */be made the righteousness of God/*, at that time he could *only be counted righteous*.
*ii.
*(It would be like me *giving you $100*.00 to *deposit* in the *bank* and you agree to it.
*I count it as done*, but *really* it was *not done yet*.)
(Not until you went to the bank.)
*iii.
*It was the *same with Abraham*.
He was *only counted as righteous*, *until Jesus work was done*.
*II.
*Let’s on with */ROM 4:9/*.
*A.
*This “*/blessedness/*” is *referring to* */righteousness/*.
*1.
Having ones sins removed*, and *having* that *relationship with God the Father and* the Lord *Jesus* Christ.
*2.
*In the *last part of* (*/V 9/*), He says, “*/For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness/*.”
*a.
*The */NIV/* *translation* says, “*/We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness/*.”
*b.
*In other words, it was *Abraham’s faith accounted him to be righteous*, but *it wouldn’t take place until the resurrection of Jesus*.
*i.
But for us*, *we are saved and made righteous through* our *faith in* the Lord *Jesus* Christ.
*B.
**/ROM 4:10/*
*1.
To understand this* *you must understand that Abraham was the* */1st/* *Jew*.
*The* */1st/* *one that we know of that was circumcised*.
*a.
*Look at */GEN 15:6/*
*i.
*In this */V/* */1st/* *of all* we see that *Abraham put his faith in the Lord*.
*Because of that he was accounted as righteous*.
*b.
*The *question* that was *asked* in (*/ROM 4:10/*) “*/When was Abraham made righteous/*?
*When he was circumcised* *or when he was uncircumcised*?”
*i.
Paul* is *asking the question* “*When was he made righteous*?
*When he was keeping the O.T. Law* *or before he kept the law*?”
*ii.
To answer* that *question* you have to *look at* */GEN 17:10/*.
*iii.
*This is the */1st/* *mention of circumcision*.
*c.
Abraham was made righteous before he kept O.T. law*.
*i.
/2 Chapters/* *before circumcision was ever mentioned*.
*ii.
What was it that made Abraham righteous*?
*Faith in God*!
*2.
*Let’s go back to */ROM 4:11/*
*a.
*We see in Abraham’s life that *he didn’t have to do anything to get saved* *just believe in the Lord*.
*b.
He came to God* *just the way he was*.
*i.
*The */NIV/* translation says, “*/And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised/*.”
*ii.
Because he was saved* the *Lord gave him things to do*.
*iii.
That’s the same with us*.
*We can come to God just the way we are*, *then the Lord* *begins to clean us up* *and gives us things to do*, like *service* to Him and He also give us His commandments like *love one another*, *put away sin* *and so on*.
*C.
**/ROM 4:12/*
*1.
When He makes the statement*, “*/Father of circumcision/*” *he’s talking about being the father of the Jews*.
*2.
What he’s saying is that it is not important* *if you are circumcised or not*.
*What is important is* that we put our *faith in* the Lord *Jesus* Christ.
*III.
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