Re:Verse reading–Romans 4:1-25 (day four)
It was by faith that Abraham received the righteousness of God. We receive the righteousness of Christ the same way…by faith. Is it by Abraham’s faith that we are saved? If we know and understand that it was faith, not works, that brought salvation to Abraham, is that enough for us? If we are raised in a Christian home with Christian parents who teach us about faith, is that enough for us to be saved? No…we cannot be saved by Abraham’s faith or the faith of our parents. We must exercise our own faith. It is by faith…our faith…that we are justified. When we place our faith in Jesus, our sin is credited to Jesus’ account. When we stand before God in judgment someday, Christ himself will testify on our behalf that He has paid the penalty for our sin. Just as for Abraham, we have the promise of God for the forgiveness of our sin through our faith. “Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
