ROMANS 4
3 Outlines
Romans 4:1-9
WHEN GOD IS REAL
There are many people
who know nothing of peace of heart, forgiveness for sin, relief from guilt, and
power to live a new life. They have never discovered that God is real.
God is not a myth, figment
of imagination, powerless, unloving, or
uncaring. Our God gives peace, forgiveness, and relief from guilt.
Romans 4:1-9 tells us
what happens when God becomes real to a lost sinner.
GOD IS BELIEVED - Vss.
1-3a - "Abraham believed God..."
RIGHTEOUSNESS IS
BESTOWED - Vss. 3b-5 - "...and it was
accounted unto him for righteousness."
WE ARE BLESSED - Vss.
6-8 - "...Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven..."
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Romans 4:1-12
ESSENTIAL FAITH!
THE TESTIMONY OF SCRIPTURE –
Vss. 1-3
The Scripture tells us that
“Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.”
See Genesis 15:1-6
THE TROUBLE WITH WORKS – Vs.
4
If one works to get to
Heaven he is trying to place God in his debt.
THE TRIUMPH OF BELIEF – Vss.
5-8
David tells us of the blessing
of faith apart from works.
THE TIMING OF FAITH – Vss.
9-12
Faith has nothing to do with
circumcision.
Abraham placed faith in God
before he was circumcised.
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Romans 4:20-21
LEARNING FROM ABRAHAM!
We can learn much from Bible
characters. See Romans 15:4
From David we can learn
to trust God explicitly when facing the "giants" in our lives.
From Daniel we can learn
to be faithful.
From Mary, Martha's
sister, we can learn to be devoted.
From Peter we can learn
to put our mind in gear before speaking.
In this passage we can
learn at least 3 lessons from Abraham.
1. BE CONSISTENT - He
staggered not at the promise of God through
unbelief.
2. BE COURAGEOUS - But was strong in
faith, giving glory to God.
3. BE CONVINCED - And being fully persuaded that, what
he had
promised, he was able also to perform.
Note: The
promises to Abraham are found in Genesis 12, 15, 17, 18 etc.
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