- The Event of Abraham's Justification by Faith
- Abraham was credited with righteousness
- This righteousness is given by God
- Justification is being credited with righteousness by God
- David was credited with righteousness
- His sons were covered
- His transgressions were forgiven
- His sin will never count against him
- The Explanation of Justification by Faith
- The issue is how a guilty sinful human can be accepted by a holy and righteous God?
- The solution —
- Righteousness is the gift of God
- It is given apart from human merit
- It is given through the merit of Christ
- Righteousness is in Christ
- The Experience of Justification by Faith
- Abraham was justified, fourteen years before circumcision
- Abraham believed God and was counted as righteous
- Justification is realized by faith
- Faith is believing the Word of God
- Faith receives grace
- Anything but grace detracts from God's glory
- Anything but grace promotes boasting
- Abraham and faith
- By faith Abraham believed God's promises
- About the land
- About the nation
- About the blessing
- By faith Abraham believed God in spite of adverse circumstances
- Abraham's age
- Sarah's condition
- By faith Abraham was faithful
- He did not go back and forth
- He did not go from side to side
- By faith Abraham believed with assurance
- Fully persuaded
- Strongly convinced
- By faith Abraham glorified God
- By faith Abraham trusted in God's sovereign power
- God had promised
- God would perform
- Our justification — Rom 4:23-25