Romans 4:20-25
20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. 22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.” 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, 24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. 22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.” 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, 24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
Abraham did not doubt God’s promise even when humanly it seemed quite impossible. So his faith was stronger as he gave God the glory for the promise through him to many nations, and those include we who believe the promises to raise Jesus from death to impute His righteousness to us. He stands with His righteousness in the place of our sin to make us right by faith. He justifies us fully therefore, because we take Him completely at His word, trusting the promise by faith to pay for our sin and give us life in Him. This is the gospel.
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