by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 4, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 4:16 (NKJV) “Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed…” Faith unlocks grace, and grace is attracted to those who believe. Grace is not of works. Grace does not correspond to those who think...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 3, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 4:13 (NLT) “Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith.” NLT says “Clearly”, meaning it is evident. God’s great promises to...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 2, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 4:11 (NKJV) “And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe…” Circumcision was not what made Abraham righteous; on the contrary,...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 1, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 4:6 (NKJV) “just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:” There is a blessedness that is divine, that cannot be equated with anything this world has to offer. When God chooses to impute His...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Apr 30, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 4:2 (NKJV) “For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.” It is possible to have something to boast in if the source of the boasting is you. If you feel you are responsible for the breakthrough in your life, and...
