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Verse Romans 4:2. _FOR IF ABRAHAM WERE JUSTIFIED BY WORKS_] The JEW
proceeds: - I conclude, therefore, that Abraham was _justified by_
_works_, or by his _obedience to this law of circumcision_; and,...
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FOR IF ABRAHAM ... - This is the answer of the apostle. If Abraham was
justified on the ground of his own merits, he would have reason to
boast, or to claim praise. He might regard himself as the auth...
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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 4:1_ A_. THE EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM.
Romans 4:1. The Jewish objector once more: What about Abraham then?
(_mg.);_ if the circumcised Israelite is justified on no more
favourable terms than the Gent...
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What, then, shall we say that Abraham, our forefather from whom we
take our human descent, found? If Abraham entered into a right
relationship with God by means of work, he has some ground for
boastin...
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THE FAITH WHICH TAKES GOD AT HIS WORD (Romans 4:1-8)...
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IF App-118.
JUSTIFIED. App-191.
BY. Greek. _ek_. App-104.
GLORY. Greek. _kauchema._ See Romans 3:27 and 2 Corinthians 9:3.
NOT. App-105.
BEFORE. Greek. _pros._ App-104.
GOD. App-98....
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_For_ Q. d., "the question is asked, because if the answer is _yes_,
Abraham stands in a position of independence before God."
_by works_ Lit. OUT OF WORKS; in consequence of them.
_he hath_ "As he...
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ΕἸ ΓᾺΡ Ἀ. The question bears on our argument, for if Abraham
was justified from works, he has the right to boast, and is an
exception to our principle which would be a precedent for other
exceptions....
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DISCOURSE: 1836
JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE
Romans 4:1. What shall we then say that Abraham, our father as
pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by
works, he hath whereof...
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BUT NOT BEFORE GOD— This appears to be the Apostle's answer to the
Jew's objection (Romans 4:1.), and it implies that Abraham might have
some sort of _glorying,_ possibly such as the Apostle himself h...
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_TEXT_
Romans 4:1-8. What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather,
hath found according to the flesh? Romans 4:2 For if Abraham was
justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward...
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For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but
not before God.
FOR IF ABRAHAM WERE JUSTIFIED BY WORKS, HE HATH WHEREOF TO GLORY; BUT
NOT BEFORE GOD - q.d., 'If works were the...
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_THE CONDUCT OF MANKIND_
19 The passages from the Psalms might be turned by the Jews to apply
to the nations. But the apostle rightly insists that what is written
in the law is binding upon those und...
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ABRAHAM] St. James also refers to Genesis 15:6, but concludes 'that by
works a man is justified, and not by faith only,' James 2:23. St.
James wrote of mere intellectual belief: cp. James 2:19. St. Pa...
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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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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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We know that he obtained justification. If that justification had been
earned by his own works it would then have been something to be proud
of; it would be a pride that he might fairly hold both towa...
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CHAPTER 10
ABRAHAM AND DAVID
Romans 4:1
THE Jewish disputant is present still to the Apostle's thought. It
could not be otherwise in this argument. No question was more pressing
on the Jewish mind t...
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f. With ἀλλʼ οὐ πρὸς τὸν θεόν the Apostle
summarily repels the objection. “You say he has ground of boasting?
On the contrary, he has no ground of boasting in relation to God, For
what does the Script...
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The justification of Abraham, considered in relation to the doctrine
just expounded in Romans 3:21-31. The point to be made out is that the
justification of Abraham does not traverse but illustrates t...
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BLESSEDNESS FOLLOWS FAITH
Romans 4:1
In this chapter the doctrine of justification by faith is illustrated
from the life of Abraham. It is evident that he was not justified
because of his good works....
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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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(2) For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to
glory; but not before God.
(2) A preventing of an objection. Abraham may well rejoice and extol
himself among men, but not with God....
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_If Abraham were justified by works, or by his own works, he might
have glory, and be commended by men, who judge only according to
outward appearances; but not with God: that is, he could not be trul...
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“ _What shall we say then that Abraham our first father has found
according to the flesh? For if Abraham were justified by works, he
hath whereof to glory; but not in relation to God._ ”
The question...
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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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Some commentators take this verse as the logical proof (_for_) of the
negative answer which must be understood between Romans 4:1-2: “
_Nothing; for_, if he had been justified by his works, he would h...
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1. ROMANS 4:1-12.
Abraham was justified _by faith_, Romans 4:1-8, and by faith _alone_,
Romans 4:9-12....
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What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the
flesh, hath found? (2) For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath
whereof to glory; but not before God. (3) For what saith the...
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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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2._For if Abraham, etc. _This is an incomplete argument, (131) which
may be made in this form — “If Abraham was justified by works, he
might justly glory: but he had nothing for which he could glory b...
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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 IF ABRAHAM WERE JUSTIFIED BY WORKS,.... That Abraham was not, and
could not be justified by works, is clear from hence, that if this was
his case,
HE HATH WHEREOF TO GLORY; which will be allowed...
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For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath _whereof_ to glory;
but not before God.
Ver. 2. _But not before God_] Who when he begins to search our sacks,
as the steward did Benjamin's, can find o...
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HE HATH WHEREOF TO GLORY; if his works are the meritorious ground of
his justification, he is saved of debt, not of grace. He might glory
in his works as the ground of his salvation, and take to himse...
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THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD DEMONSTRATED FROM HISTORY.
The justification of Abraham:...
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FOR IF ABRAHAM WERE JUSTIFIED BY WORKS, HE HATH WHEREOF TO GLORY, BUT
NOT BEFORE GOD....
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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 4:2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to
glory; but not toward God.
'Justified by works' -we must point out that Paul in these verses
holds "works" and "obedience" as t...
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1-12 To meet the views of the Jews, the apostle first refers to the
example of Abraham, in whom the Jews gloried as their most renowned
forefather. However exalted in various respects, he had nothing...
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HE HATH WHEREOF TO GLORY; he hath cause or matter of glorying and
boasting; he hath something from whence he may take occasion of so
doing. BUT NOT BEFORE GOD; something must be supplied to fill up th...
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For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but
not toward God....
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Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes
And again he adduced the statement, that "Abraham has glory, but not
before God; "[436]...
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Romans 4:2 For G1063 if G1487 Abraham G11 justified G1344 (G5681) by
G1537 works G2041 has G2192 ...
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‘For if Abraham was reckoned as in the right by works, he has that
in which to glory, but not towards God.'
But Paul reacts strongly against the suggestion that Abraham was
reckoned as righteous by Go...
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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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THE WAY OF JUSTIFICATION THROUGH FAITH ILLUSTRATED IN ABRAHAM AND
ANNOUNCED BY DAVID (4:1-8).
Paul now demonstrates that Abraham's acceptability with God was by
faith, not works, something which is th...
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Romans 4:2. FOR IF ABRAHAM WAS JUSTIFIED BY WORKS. It is assumed that
he was justified, but the Jews held the opinion that he was justified
by works. Notice that even in their view, justification was...
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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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THE SCRIPTURE
(η γραφη). Genesis 15:6.WAS JUSTIFIED BY WORKS
(εξ εργων εδικαιωθη). Condition of first class,
assumed as true for the sake of argument, though untrue in fact. The
rabbis had a doctr...
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WORKS
Compare (James 2:24).
These are two aspects of one truth. Paul speaks of that which
justifies man before God, namely: faith alone, wholly apart from
works; James of the proof before men, that...
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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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BY THE THINGS HE DID. If he was_ put right with God_ by his OWN MERIT,
this would give him something to boast about. BUT HE CANNOT. See
Romans 3:19-20 and notes....
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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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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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1 Corinthians 1:29; 1 Corinthians 4:7; 1 Corinthians 9:16; 2
Corinthians 11:12;...
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For. Supply, Abraham found nothing according to the flesh; for, if he
did. he has something to boast of.
By works [ε ξ ε ρ γ ω ν]. Lit., out of works. In speaking of
the relation of works to justific...
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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 meaning is, If Abraham had been justified by works, he would have
had room to glory. But he had not room to glory. Therefore he was not
justified by works....