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does not scripture say: Abraham put his faith in God and this was reckoned to him as uprightness? (Romans 4, 3)
however, when someone, without working, puts faith in the one who justifies the godless, it is this faith that is reckoned as uprightness. (Romans 4, 5)
Is this blessing only for the circumcised, or is it said of the uncircumcised as well? Well, we said of Abraham that his faith was reckoned to him as uprightness. (Romans 4, 9)
and circumcision was given to him later, as a sign and a guarantee that the faith which he had while still uncircumcised was reckoned to him as uprightness. In this way, Abraham was to be the ancestor of all believers who are uncircumcised, so that they might be reckoned as upright; (Romans 4, 11)
as well as the ancestor of those of the circumcision who not only have their circumcision but who also follow our ancestor Abraham along the path of faith that he trod before he was circumcised. (Romans 4, 12)
For the promise to Abraham and his descendants that he should inherit the world was not through the Law, but through the uprightness of faith. (Romans 4, 13)
For if it is those who live by the Law who will gain the inheritance, faith is worthless and the promise is without force; (Romans 4, 14)
That is why the promise is to faith, so that it comes as a free gift and is secure for all the descendants, not only those who rely on the Law but all those others who rely on the faith of Abraham, the ancestor of us all (Romans 4, 16)
(as scripture says: I have made you the father of many nations). Abraham is our father in the eyes of God, in whom he put his faith, and who brings the dead to life and calls into existence what does not yet exist. (Romans 4, 17)
Even the thought that his body was as good as dead -- he was about a hundred years old -- and that Sarah's womb was dead too did not shake his faith. (Romans 4, 19)
Counting on the promise of God, he did not doubt or disbelieve, but drew strength from faith and gave glory to God, (Romans 4, 20)
This is the faith that was reckoned to him as uprightness. (Romans 4, 22)
