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“Yet God, with undeserved
kindness, declares that we are
righteous. He did this through
Christ Jesus when he freed us
from the penalty for our sins.”
(Romans 3:24, NLT)
Nothing to Brag
About
Romans 4:1-15
Who is your faith
hero?
What have they
taught you?
Abraham –
Faith Is a Journey
“What did he discover about
being made right with God?”
(Romans 4:1, NLT)
“But Sarai was unable to become
pregnant and had no children.
One day Terah took his son
Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai
and moved away from Ur of the
Chaldeans. He was headed for
the land of Canaan, but they
stopped at Haran and settled
there.” (Genesis 11:30-31, NLT)
“The LORD had said to Abram,
“Leave your native country,
your relatives, and your
father’s family, and go to the
land that I will show you.”
(Genesis 12:1, NLT)
“The LORD had said to Abram,
“Leave your native country, your
relatives, and your father’s
family, and go to the land
that I will show you.”
(Genesis 12:1, NLT)
“The LORD had said to Abram,
“Leave your native country,
your relatives, and your
father’s family, and go to the
land that I will show you.”
(Genesis 12:1, NLT)
“The LORD had said to Abram,
“Leave your native country, your
relatives, and your father’s
family, and go to the land that I
will show you.”
(Genesis 12:1, NLT)
Seven Encounters with God
Genesis 12:1-4
Genesis 12:7-9
Genesis 13:14-18
Genesis 15:1-18
Genesis 17:1-27
Genesis 18:1-15
Genesis 22:1-19
“But Abram replied, “O
Sovereign LORD, what good are
all your blessings when I don’t
even have a son?”
(Genesis 15:2, NLT)
“Then the LORD took Abram
outside and said to him, “Look
up into the sky and count the
stars if you can. That’s how
many descendants you will
have!”” (Genesis 15:5, NLT)
“And Abram believed the LORD,
and the LORD counted him as
righteous because of his faith.”
(Genesis 15:6, NLT)
“If his good deeds had made
him acceptable to God, he
would have had something to
boast about. But that was not
God’s way.” (Romans 4:2, NLT)
David –
Forgiveness Is
God’s Gift to
Sinners
“When people work, their wages
are not a gift, but something
they have earned.”
(Romans 4:4, NLT)
“But people are counted as
righteous, not because of their
work, but because of their
faith in God who forgives
sinners.” (Romans 4:5, NLT)
““He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I
haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you
agree to work all day for the usual
wage? Take your money and go. I
wanted to pay this last worker the
same as you. Is it against the law for
me to do what I want with my
money? Should you be jealous
because I am kind to others?’”
(Matthew 20:13–15, NLT)
“Oh, what joy for those whose
disobedience is forgiven,
whose sins are put out of
sight. Yes, what joy for those
whose record the LORD has
cleared of sin.”
(Romans 4:7–8, NLT)
“Oh, what joy for those whose
disobedience is forgiven, whose
sins are put out of sight. Yes,
what joy for those whose record
the LORD has cleared of sin.”
(Romans 4:7–8, NLT)
Faith Is the
Journey of All
“Circumcision was a sign that
Abraham already had faith and that
God had already accepted him and
declared him to be righteous—even
before he was circumcised. So
Abraham is the spiritual father of
those who have faith but have not
been circumcised. They are counted
as righteous because of their faith.”
(Romans 4:11, NLT)
“Circumcision was a sign that
Abraham already had faith and that
God had already accepted him and
declared him to be righteous—
even before he was circumcised. So
Abraham is the spiritual father of
those who have faith but have
not been circumcised. They are
counted as righteous because of
their faith.” (Romans 4:11, NLT)
“And Abraham is also the
spiritual father of those who
have been circumcised, but
only if they have the same
kind of faith Abraham had
before he was circumcised.”
(Romans 4:12, NLT)
“And Abraham is also the spiritual
father of those who have been
circumcised, but only if they
have the same kind of faith
Abraham had before he was
circumcised.” (Romans 4:12, NLT)
“…who also walk in the
footsteps of the faith that our
father Abraham had...”
(Romans 4:12, NIV84)