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Rom_4:16. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might 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,
Abraham is the father of all who believe, whether they be circumcised or not; and the promises made to him belong to them also.
Rom_4:17-18. (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
He was an old man, with a very aged wife, yet the Lord promised that he should be “the father of many nations.” He firmly believed that which was spoken, and in due time it came to pass.
Rom_4:19-21. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
That is the kind of faith we want, the faith that does not enquire how God can perform his promise, but believes that he will do it.
Rom_4:22-23. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him
The imputation would be enough for Abraham without any writing; but as it is written, it is for our instruction, and for our comfort.
Rom_4:24-25. But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
May the Lord bless to us our meditation upon this precious portion of his Word!
This exposition consisted of readings from Romans 3, and Rom_4:16-25.