1 What then can we say that Abraham found, our ancestor according to the flesh?
2 Indeed, if Abraham was justified on the basis of his works, he has reason to boast; but this was not so in the sight of God.
3 For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
4 A worker's wage is credited not as a gift, but as something due.
5 But when one does not work, yet believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
6 So also David declares the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
7 "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not record."
9 Does this blessedness apply only to the circumcised, or to the uncircumcised as well? Now we assert that "faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness."
10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was he circumcised or not? He was not circumcised, but uncircumcised.
11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal on the righteousness received through faith while he was uncircumcised. Thus he was to be the father of all the uncircumcised who believe, so that to them (also) righteousness might be credited,
12 as well as the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but also follow the path of faith that our father Abraham walked while still uncircumcised.
13 It was not through the law that the promise was made to Abraham and his descendants that he would inherit the world, but through the righteousness that comes from faith.
14 For if those who adhere to the law are the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.
15 For the law produces wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.
16 For this reason, it depends on faith, so that it may be a gift, and the promise may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not to those who only adhere to the law but to those who follow the faith of Abraham, who is the father of all of us,
17 as it is written, "I have made you father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not exist.
18 He believed, hoping against hope, that he would become "the father of many nations," according to what was said, "Thus shall your descendants be."
19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body as (already) dead (for he was almost a hundred years old) and the dead womb of Sarah.
20 He did not doubt God's promise in unbelief; rather, he was empowered by faith and gave glory to God
21 and was fully convinced that what he had promised he was also able to do.
22 That is why "it was credited to him as righteousness."
23 But it was not for him alone that it was written that "it was credited to him";
24 it was also for us, to whom it will be credited, who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25 who was handed over for our transgressions and was raised for our justification.
Versículos relacionados com Romans, 4:
Romans 4 deals with justification by faith and how God's righteousness is imputed to those who believe in Jesus Christ. The chapter highlights the faith of Abraham as an example of justification by faith and explains that justification is not achieved by works, but by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ.
Galatians 3:6 - "Just as Abraham believed in God, and it was imputed to him as justice." This verse relates directly to Romans 4, where Abraham is highlighted as an example of justification by faith. Like Abraham, believers in Jesus Christ are justified by faith in God.
Ephesians 2:8-9. This verse points out that salvation is for the grace of God and by faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. This is in line with what is taught in Romans 4.
Philippians 3:9 - "And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness that proceeds from the law, but that comes through faith in Christ, justice that proceeds from God and is based on faith." This verse points out that justice that proceeds from God is achieved through faith in Jesus Christ and not by works of the law. Again, this is in accordance with what is taught in Romans 4.
Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the certainty of what we expect and proof of things we don't see." This verse highlights the importance of faith in God and how faith is an essential part of justification by faith. This is in line with what is taught in Romans 4.
James 2:24 - "You see that a person is justified by works and not just by faith." This verse may seem contrary to what is taught in Romans 4, but it is actually complementary. James is noting that true faith always produces works, and that justification by faith is a living justification, which manifests itself in works. This is in harmony with what is taught in Romans 4, where Abraham is an example of living faith that produces works.
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