The Just Shall Live by Faith
God’s Provision for Our Salvation – Divine Power”
Romans 4:16-25
In the first four chapters of Romans, the Apostle Paul established every man’s need for a Savior!
- In Chapter 1:18-3:20, Paul showed the sinfulness of men – that’s the bad news!
- In Chapter 3:21-5:21, Paul showed the solution to man’s sin – that’s the good news!
- God has provided salvation and righteousness and redemption through Jesus Christ to those who will receive His gift of grace by faith.
- In chapter 3, Paul stated the teaching of salvation by grace through faith plus nothing
- In chapter 4, Paul illustrated the teaching of salvation through the life of Abraham
- In chapter 5, Paul demonstrated the teaching of salvation through the outpouring of God’s love.
- In Chapter 4, and using the life of Abraham, Paul says our salvation:
- Comes by faith and not by works – Vs. 1-8
- Comes by grace and not by law – Vs. 9-17
- Comes by divine power and not by human effort – Vs. 17-25
1. The Source of Abraham’s Faith – vs 17
- It was God Himself:
- Who quickened the dead
- Who created everything that is out of nothing.
2. The Strength of Abraham’s Faith – vs 18-22
- It was in what God had said – the Promise
- He refused to look at the
- He refused to look at the
- He resolved to look at the
- He resolved to look at the
- His faith was credited to Him as
3. The Significance of Abraham’s Faith – vs 23-25
- That all men might believe and live.
- That all men might believe on Him that raised up Jesus:
- Who died for our sins.
- Who was raised for our justification.