250 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 2 - Book 21 - The Imputed Righteousness of God

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 2 * BOOK 21 THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD: ROMANS 4 - 5:5 Let's pick up again in Romans Chapter 4, and we will still be dealing with justification by faith + nothing. Remember as I have told you before, "We're not sinners because we have broken the Law, but rather we break the Law because we're sinners." Now let's begin with verse 5 of Chapter 4. Every time I read verse 5, I think of a situation when we were still teaching up north. Now let's read the verse, and I'll show you how stupid I really was. Romans 4:5 So after he read the verse I asked him, "What kind of people does God justify?" As I was thinking about sharing this incident with you last night the thought came to mind that just one verse of Scripture was what impacted the man. Romans 4:5 That God justifies the ungodly the moment we believe the Gospel. How even David was a man of faith, and we know that he wasn't exactly a perfect man was he? He had his failures, and downfalls, but still God could count him righteous because of his faith. Then you come down to verse 9 and Paul is going to pick up again with Abraham. Romans 4:9 for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness." And now verse 10. The Holy Spirit says: Romans 4:10 Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision." There's been no hint of the Mosaic Law. Now verse 11: Romans 4:11,12 "And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised (so Abraham came into this justification position before circumcision was even mentioned to him): that he might be the father of all them that believed, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also (oh, so now in verse 11 God has just tied Abraham to us. Galatians 3:6a "Even as Abraham believed God,... Repetition. Well, that's the way I like to teach Scripture and that's what Scripture does. Now verse 6 again: Galatians 3:6,7 "Even as Abraham, believed God, and it (the believing) was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith (or the faith way, as opposed to some other way), the same are the children of Abraham." Galatians 3:8 "And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen (or non-Jew) through (or by) faith, preached before the gospel (before there was any inkling of the great plan of redemption as we know it) unto Abraham, saying, `In thee shall all nations be blessed.'" I've had people tell me they feel that Abraham understood The Gospel according to the way we know it, that Christ would die, would be buried and be raised from the dead. If you put the emphasis on the Gospel, then you get the idea that Christ preached the Gospel unto Abraham. Ephesians 2:13 Galatians 3:8 "And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, `In thee shall all nations be blessed.'" That it would be through the Covenant promises to Abraham that the whole human race would enter into a Salvation experience. Why? Because through the promise to Abraham came the Christ. Leave Ur. Now there's a lot of people that will say, "Yeah but it was his works that saved him when he left Ur." All right, why and how are we tied to Abraham. Abraham entered in by faith + nothing. Now as soon as Abraham goes beyond the rite of circumcision, 500 years later here comes Moses and the Law. Now even these good Jews back here are going to be saved based on their faith, but by faith alone? Never! He was now tied to a faith + works. Matthew 19:16-19 there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.' Jesus said, `Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shall not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'" To the only other man that God dealt with on that basis. Yes, Abraham had the promises of a spiritual seed in the heavenlies, because they were going to come in by faith + nothing. But his physical relationship was with the Nation of Israel, the earthly people of God, the dust of the earth. Now come back to Romans Chapter 4, but we are still going to be dealing with Abraham, he is the epitome of an example of faith. Romans 4:13 Romans 4:14 "For if they which are of the law be heirs (in other words just the children of Israel through their law-keeping then), faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:" Remember the Judaisers were trying to put them under Law. Let's begin with verse 30: Galatians 4:30,31 "Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Galatians 5:1 If you have to add anything, and in this case Paul is naming circumcision then), Christ shall profit you nothing." #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible