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   Day 331, 27 November 2025 - 5th Day of Advent   
      
   1) Romans 4, Romans 5, Romans 6, Romans 7   
      
   Romans 4   
      
   The Example of Abraham   
      
   1 (Ro 4:16) What then shall we say that Abraham,   
   our father according to the flesh, has found?   
   2 (1Co 1:31) If Abraham was justified by works,   
   he has something to boast about, but not before God.   
   3 (Ge 15:6; Ro 4:9) What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God,   
   and it was credited to him as righteousness."(Ge 15:6.)   
   4 (Ro 11:6) Now to him who works, wages are not given as a gift,   
   but as a debt.   
   5 (Ro 3:22) But to him who does not work, but believes in Him   
   who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.   
   6 Even David describes the blessedness of the man   
   to whom God credits righteousness without works:   
   7 (Ps 32:1-2) "Blessed are those   
   whose iniquities are forgiven,   
   and whose sins are covered;   
   8 blessed is the man   
   to whom the Lord shall not impute sin."   
   9 (Ro 4:3) Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only,   
   or upon the uncircumcised also? We are saying that faith was credited   
   to Abraham as righteousness.   
   10 How then was it credited? When he was in circumcision?   
   Or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.   
   11 (Ro 3:22; Lk 19:9) And he received the sign of circumcision,   
   a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had while being   
   uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all those who believe,   
   though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be credited   
   to them also,   
   12 and the father of circumcision to those who are not of the   
   circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith   
   of our father Abraham, which he had while still being uncircumcised.   
      
   [1] What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the   
   flesh, hath found?   
   [2] For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but   
   not before God.   
   [3] For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted   
   unto him for righteousness.   
   [4] Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of   
   debt.   
   [5] But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the   
   ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.   
   [6] Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God   
   imputeth righteousness without works,   
   [7] Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins   
   are covered.   
   [8] Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.   
   [9] Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the   
   uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for   
   righteousness.   
   [10] How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in   
   uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.   
   [11] And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness   
   of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the   
   father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that   
   righteousness might be imputed unto them also:   
   [12] And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision   
   only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham,   
   which he had being yet uncircumcised.   
      
   The Promise Received Through Faith   
      
   13 (Gal 3:29; Ge 17:4-6) It was not through the law that Abraham   
   and his descendants received the promise that he would be the heir   
   of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.   
   14 For if those who are of the law become heirs, faith would be made void   
   and the promise nullified,   
   15 (Gal 3:10; Ro 5:13) because the law produces wrath, for where there is   
   no law, there is no sin.   
   16 (Ro 9:8; 15:8) Therefore the promise comes through faith, so that   
   it might be by grace, that the promise would be certain to all   
   the descendants, not only to those who are of the law,   
   but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us   
   all   
   17 (Jn 5:21; 1Co 1:28) (as it is written, "I have made you a father   
   of many nations" Ge 17:5.) before God whom he believed, and who raises   
   the dead, and calls those things that do not exist as though they did.   
   18 Against all hope, he believed in hope, that he might become   
   the father of many nations according to what was spoken,   
   "So shall your descendants be."(Ge 15:5.)   
   19 (Ge 17:17) And not being weak in faith, he did not consider   
   his own body to be dead (when he was about a hundred years old),   
   nor yet the deadness of Sarah's womb.   
   20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief,   
   but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,   
   21 (Ge 18:14; Heb 11:19) and being fully persuaded that what God   
   had promised, He was able to perform.   
   22 (Ro 4:3) Therefore "it was credited to him as righteousness."(Ge 15:6.)   
   23 (Ro 15:4; 1Co 10:11) Now the words, "it was credited to him," were not   
   written for his sake only,   
   24 (Ac 2:24; 1Pe 1:21) but also for us, to whom it shall be credited   
   if we believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,   
   25 (Isa 53:5-6; Mt 20:28) who was delivered for our transgressions,   
   and was raised for our justification.   
      
   [13] For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to   
   Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of   
   faith.   
   [14] For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the   
   promise made of none effect:   
   [15] Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no   
   transgression.   
   [16] Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the   
   promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law,   
   but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us   
   all,   
   [17] (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before   
   him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those   
   things which be not as though they were.   
   [18] Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of   
   many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.   
   [19] And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead,   
   when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's   
   womb:   
   [20] He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong   
   in faith, giving glory to God;   
   [21] And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also   
   to perform.   
   [22] And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.   
   [23] Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;   
   [24] But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that   
   raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;   
   [25] Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our   
   justification.   
      
   Romans 5   
      
   Results of Justification   
      
   1 (Jn 14:27; Ro 4:5) Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,   
      
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