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Verse Romans 4:13. _FOR THE PROMISE, THAT HE SHOULD BE THE HEIR OF
THE_ _WORLD_] This promise intimated that he should be the medium
through whom the mercy of God should be communicated to the _world...
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FOR THE PROMISE ... - To show that the faith of Abraham, on which his
justification depended, was not by the Law, the apostle proceeds to
show that the promise concerning which his faith was so remark...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The Witness of Abraham to Justification. (Romans 4:1 .)_
2. As Confirmed also by David. (Romans 4:6 .)
3. Circumcision the Sign of the Covenant. (Romans 4:9 .)
4. Faith in Him Who Ra...
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ROMANS 4:11 _B -_ ROMANS 4:17_ A._ ABRAHAM'S RELATION TO MANKIND. With
Abraham's faith a great prospect opened for humanity.
Romans 4:11_ b_,...
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THE FAITH WHICH TAKES GOD AT HIS WORD (Romans 4:1-8)...
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It was not through law that there came to Abraham or to his seed the
promise that he would inherit the earth, but it came through that
right relationship with God which has its origin in faith. If the...
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FOR, &C. The Greek reads, "For not through law was the promise.
"Compare Galatians 1:3; Galatians 1:18.
HEIR. Compare Galatians 1:3, Gal 1:29 and...
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_For the promise_, &c. Here again the Gr. order is emphatic: FOR NOT
THROUGH THE LAW CAME THE PROMISE, &C.
_that he should be the heir_ Perhaps better, NAMELY, HIS BEING: HEIR,
in apposition with "th...
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ΟΥ̓ ΓᾺΡ ΔΙᾺ ΝΌΜΟΥ, ΓΆΡ = this is a full statement
of the case, for law does not come in to qualify it.
ΔΙᾺ ΝΌΜΟΥ, under conditions of law. Abraham was not under law
when the promise was made; nor coul...
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The relation of law to promise is very briefly treated, just to meet
the possible objection that the law is a condition of inheriting the
promise, even though it was not an original condition of the p...
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THE HEIR OF THE WORLD— Abraham and his seed together are the _heir
of the world;_ for the promise is made to both; and the original word
αυτου includes both: and _his seed,_ in the next verse, are
cal...
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_TEXT_
Romans 4:13-22. For 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. Romans 4:14 For if they that are o...
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For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to
Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the
righteousness of faith.
FOR THE PROMISE, THAT HE SHOULD BE THE HEIR OF...
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_JUSTIFICATION-INDIVIDUAL_
13 As further developed in Galatians, the law was not given till
hundreds of years after Abraham was counted righteous. The promises he
received in connection with it were...
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ACCEPTANCE BY FAITH FORESHADOWED IN THE OLD DISPENSATION
In Romans 3:21.; St. Paul set forth the great truth of acceptance by
faith. A Jew might object that it was new, and therefore not true. In
Roma...
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HEIR OF THE WORLD] i.e. by the universality of the reign of Christ:
cp. Genesis 12:2.; Genesis 22:17....
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 4
ABRAHAM’S *FAITH 4:1-8
V1 We shall talk about our *ancestor Abraham. He discovered how to be
*righteous. V2 But he d...
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IV.
(1-25) The subject of the chapter is an application of the foregoing
to the special (and crucial) case of Abraham, with particular
reference to two ideas that are continually recurring throughout...
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Abraham was the father of _all_ who walk in his steps. For this _all_
is not limited by the Law any more than it is limited by circumcision.
The promise of that world-wide inheritance was not given th...
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CHAPTER 11
ABRAHAM (2)
Romans 4:13
AGAIN we approach the name of Abraham, Friend of God, Father of the
Faithful. We have seen him justified by faith, personally accepted
because turning altogether t...
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ἡ ἐπαγγελία is the Divine promise, which is identical with
salvation in the widest sense. The word implies that the promise is
held out by God of his own motion. The peculiar content here assigned
to...
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The argument of Romans 4:9-12 is reiterated and confirmed here in
other terms. Abraham is the father of all believers: for it is not
through law that the promise is given to him or his seed, that he
s...
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THIS BLESSEDNESS IS FOR ALL
Romans 4:9
In Abraham's case it is clear that he was justified when he was still
a Gentile. The initial badge of Judaism was stamped upon him long
after he had believed Go...
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The apostle now dealt with another difficulty that might arise in the
mind of the Jew, showing that the method of grace, namely, imputing
righteousness in response to faith, is in harmony with the who...
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(11) For the promise, that he should be the (h) heir of the world,
[was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the (i) law, but through
the righteousness of faith.
(11) A reason why the seed of Abr...
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Of the world, &c. By the world, some understand the land of Chanaan,
which is sometimes meant by the whole earth, particularly in the times
of David and Solomon, when they ruled over the neighbouring...
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“ _For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not
made to Abraham, or to his seed, by the law, but by the righteousness
of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is...
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TENTH PASSAGE (4:1-25). FAITH THE PRINCIPLE OF ABRAHAM'S
JUSTIFICATION.
Abraham being for the Jews the embodiment of salvation, his case was
of capital moment in the solution of the question here tre...
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For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to
Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the
righteousness of faith. (14) For if they which are of the law be
heirs, f...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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13._For the promise, etc. _He now more clearly sets the law and faith
in opposition, the one to the other, which he had before in some
measure done; and this ought to be carefully observed: for if fai...
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In dealing with the Jew, and even in dealing with the question of
righteousness, there was, besides the law, another consideration of
great weight both with the Jews themselves and in the dealings of...
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FOR THE PROMISE THAT HE SHOULD BE HEIR OF THE WORLD,.... This promise
is thought by some to refer to that of his being "the father of many
nations", Genesis 17:4; by whom the Gentiles are particularly...
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For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, _was_ not to
Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the
righteousness of faith.
Ver. 13. _Heir of the world_] That is, of heav...
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HEIR OF THE WORLD; GENESIS 12:2-3; Genesis 15:5-6; GENESIS 17:4-8;
GALATIANS 3:6-9;...
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The promise is not by the Law:...
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FOR THE PROMISE THAT HE SHOULD BE THE HEIR OF THE WORLD WAS NOT TO
ABRAHAM OR TO HIS SEED THROUGH THE LAW, BUT THROUGH THE RIGHTEOUSNESS
OF FAITH....
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ABRAHAM AND DAVID JUSTIFIED BY FAITH
Now there is deepest patience and grace shown on the part of God
through Paul, His instrument in writing this epistle: for it is
blessed to see that He gives no m...
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ROMANS 4:1-25
1. How was Abraham justified?
2. Could he have been justified by works?
a. Why or why not?
b. Faith excludes boasting 3:27
c. If saved by works, Abraham could glory
3. How did it h...
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Romans 4:13 For 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.
'Through the law' -the promises given to...
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13-22 The promise was made to Abraham long before the law. It points
at Christ, and it refers to the promise, Genesis 12:3. In Thee shall
all families of the earth be blessed. The law worketh wrath,...
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Some by THE WORLD do understand, the world of the faithful, or
believers dispersed over all the world: and so in effect it is the
same which he said before, that Abraham should be the father of all
th...
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For 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. [In this third division of his argument Paul shows that A...
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Romans 4:13 For G1063 promise G1860 be G1511 (G5750) the G846 heir
G2818 world G2889 not G3756 Abraham...
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WHAT PAUL HAS JUST DESCRIBED IS NOW SEEN TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
IDEAS RELATED TO ABRAHAM AND DAVID (4:1-25).
No one was of more importance to the Jews than Abraham. It was to him
that God had given...
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‘For 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.'
The ‘for' may refer back to walking in the steps of the...
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3). ABRAHAM ILLUSTRATES THE FACT THAT GOD'S GREATEST GIFTS DO NOT COME
TO US BECAUSE WE ‘OBEY THE LAW', BUT BECAUSE WE ‘BELIEVE IN THE
LORD' (4:13-25).
The importance of faith in the life of Abraham i...
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Romans 4:13. FOR NOT THROUGH THE LAW. This order is required by the
emphasis indicated in the original. ‘Through law' is the literal
rendering, but this verse (comp. Romans 4:15) overthrows the view t...
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2. PROOF FROM THE CASE OF ABRAHAM, THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS IS BY FAITH.
The principle of faith, as the universal one, does not make void the
law. In the truest sense it is by this principle that ‘we establ...
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THAT HE SHOULD BE THE HEIR OF THE WORLD
(το κληρονομον αυτον εινα κοσμου). The
articular infinitive (το εινα) with the accusative of general
reference in loose apposition with η επαγγελια (the
promi...
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Romans 3:31 ; ROMANS 4
A Crucial Case.
I. It was by his faith Abraham was justified, not by his works of
obedience. Paul's proof of this is very simple. He finds a remarkable
proof-text ready to his...
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Romans 4:1. _What shall we say then that Abraham our father as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found?_
What blessings did really come to Abraham, the father of the faithful?
What is the nature of that...
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Romans 4:1. What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by
works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith...
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Romans 4:1. _What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by
works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what sait...
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CONTENTS: Abraham justified by faith, not works. Justifying faith
defined.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Abraham, David, Sarah.
CONCLUSION: No man can pretend to merit eternal life, nor show any
worth in...
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Romans 4:1. _What shall we say then that Abraham, our father, as
pertaining_ _to the flesh, hath found?_ How was he a sinner, an
idolater, justified? _Was it by the flesh,_ as indicated by the word
fa...
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_What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the
flesh, hath found?_
LESSONS FROM THE CASE OF ABRAHAM
I. However much the most perfect of the species may have to glory of
in the...
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_For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not …
through the law._
THE PROMISE MADE TO ABRAHAM
I. The promise, “that he should be heir of the world,” was made
not entirely to Abr...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 4:13 The WORLD to come is another term for the
final salvation that will be given to Abraham and all believers (see
Hebrews 11:10;...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 4:1 Abraham, the father of the Jewish people,
is presented as a test case for the view that justification is by
faith alone.
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 4:1.—Alford, following Meyer, says κατὰ σάρκα is in
contrast to κατὰ πνεῦμα, and refers to that part of our
being from which spring works in contrast with that which is the
ex...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 4:1
(5) _Abraham himself shown to have been justified by faith, and not by
works, believers being his true heirs._
The main points of the argument may be summarized thus: When Abra...
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Now what shall we say concerning Abraham the father, as pertaining to
the flesh, what did he find? For if Abraham were justified by his
works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God (Romans 4:1-...
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Galatians 3:16; Galatians 3:29; Genesis 12:3; Genesis 17:16; Gene
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Heir of the world [κ λ η ρ ο ν ο μ ο ν κ ο σ μ ο υ].
See on divided by lot, Acts 13:19; and inheritance, 1 Peter 1:4. "Paul
here takes the Jewish conception of the universal dominion of the
Messianic...
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ABRAHAM AN EXEMPLAR OF FAITH
Romans 4:1, _Romans 4:13_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
In our verses there are several things relative to the faith of
Abraham that are worthy of note:
1. WHAT DID ABRAHAM FIND A...
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The promise, that he should be the heir of the world — Is the same
as that he should be "the father of all nations," namely, of those in
all nations who receive the blessing. The whole world was promi...
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That is, the great promise which God made to Abraham, and his seed,
that they should possess that rich and pleasant part of the world, the
land of Canaan, under which also heaven itself was typically...