PARADIGM FOR JUSTIFICATION BOOK OF ROmans LESSon #18Sermon Notes |
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Date of Sermon: March 28, 2021
Main Idea: Abraham was a model for justification by faith alone Key Verse: "He (Abraham) 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, 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. Romans 4:11-12 Bible reading: 9 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 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 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 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. Outline: I. Abraham: Paradigm of All Justified by Faith Alone (9-10) A. The blessing of justification (9) B. Abraham justified by faith (9) C. Was Abraham justified by faith alone? (10) II. Abraham: Father of All Justified by Faith Alone (11-12) A. The purpose of works with regard to justification (11) B. The father of all justified by faith alone (11-12) 1. The uncircumcised (11) 2. The circumcised (12) |