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ALL ABOUT GOD<\/b><\/h1>\n

(Sermon Series)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0by Rev. Richard Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n

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FATHER ABRAHAM<\/u><\/b><\/h1>\n

Romans Chapter 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, NOT WORKS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Romans 4:1-8 (ESV)<\/p>\n

1\u00a0 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2\u00a0 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3\u00a0 For what does the Scripture say? \u201cAbraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.\u201d 4\u00a0 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5\u00a0 And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, 6\u00a0 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: 7\u00a0 \u201cBlessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; 8\u00a0 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Genesis 15:1-6 (ESV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\u00a0 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: \u201cFear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.\u201d 2\u00a0 But Abram said, \u201cO Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?\u201d 3\u00a0 And Abram said, \u201cBehold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.\u201d 4\u00a0 And behold, the word of the LORD came to him: \u201cThis man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.\u201d 5\u00a0 And he brought him outside and said, \u201cLook toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.\u201d Then he said to him, \u201cSo shall your offspring be.\u201d 6\u00a0 And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

6\u00a0 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.<\/p>\n

Ephesians 2:8-9 (ESV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

8\u00a0 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9\u00a0 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.<\/p>\n

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JUSTIFIED BY TRUST, NOT CEREMONY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Romans 4:9-12 (ESV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

9\u00a0 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. 10\u00a0 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. 11\u00a0 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, 12\u00a0 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.<\/p>\n

Ephesians 1:13-14 (ESV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

13\u00a0 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14\u00a0 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.<\/p>\n

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JUSTIFIED BY GRACE, NOT LAW<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Romans 4:13-17 (ESV)<\/p>\n

13\u00a0 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14\u00a0 For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15\u00a0 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. 16\u00a0 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring\u2014not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17\u00a0 as it is written, \u201cI have made you the father of many nations\u201d\u2014in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.<\/p>\n

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JUSTIFIED BY RESURRECTION POWER, NOT HUMAN EFFORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Romans 4:18-25 (ESV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

18\u00a0 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, \u201cSo shall your offspring be.\u201d 19\u00a0 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah\u2019s womb. 20\u00a0 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21\u00a0 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22\u00a0 That is why his faith was \u201ccounted to him as righteousness.\u201d 23\u00a0 But the words \u201cit was counted to him\u201d were not written for his sake alone, 24\u00a0 but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25\u00a0 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.<\/p>\n

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