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The Example of Abraham

So what can we say about Abraham,[a] the father of our people? What did he learn about faith? If Abraham was made right by the things he did, then he had a reason to brag. But he could not brag before God. The Scripture says, “Abraham believed God. And that faith made him right with God.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:1, 13 Abraham Most respected ancestor of the Jews. Every Jew hoped to see Abraham.
  2. 4:3 “Abraham . . . God.” Quotation from Genesis 15:6.

Abraham Justified by Faith

What then shall we say(A) that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh,(B) discovered in this matter? If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.(C) What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22