By that same faith in Christ.
Romans 5:1-2 KJV
1) Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2) By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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No...it is the faith OF Christ...notice the little word...of.
I have already explained elsewhere that we can believe ON Jesus or INTO Jesus. The text in Romans 4 is about who will inhabit the NATIONS...not the New Jerusalem. The faith of Abraham is NOT the faith of Christ. We were held by the law UNTIL the faith OF Christ should be revealed.
“But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.” Gal. 3:23
That is the faith OF Christ. So if we have the faith of Abraham...we are still under the law. We are righteous because of a human faith...our faith....but we are not covered by the righteousness of God as individuals. Only those who walk in the Spirit are covered by Him in this way.
The righteous inherit the nations. They have put THEIR own faith in Christ, like almost modern believers. But the saints inherit rulership with Christ...the ones who walk in resurrection life in this world. These have put on the faith OF Christ to enter INTO Him. Paul is speaking of another standard that is called "the high calling in Christ", Modern believers see that as "the high calling in Abraham."
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