Abraham’s Justification by Faith
4 What then shall we say that Abraham, [
a]our forefather according to the flesh, has found? 2 For if Abraham was justified [
b]by works, he has something to boast about; but not [
c]before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”4 Now to the one who works, the wages are not credited as a favor, but as what is due.5 But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven,
And whose sins have been covered.
8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account.”
9 Is this blessing then on [
d]the circumcised, or on [
e]the uncircumcised also? For we say, “Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.” 10 How then was it credited? While he was [
f]circumcised, or [
g]uncircumcised? Not while [
h]circumcised, but while [
i]uncircumcised; 11 and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [
j]he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them, 12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which [
k]he had while uncircumcised.
13 For the promise to Abraham or to his [
l]descendants that he would be heir of the world was not [
m]through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if those who are [
n]of the Law are heirs, then faith is made void and the promise is nullified;15 for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation.
16 For this reason
it is [
o]by faith, in order that
it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the [
p]descendants, not only to [
q]those who are of the Law, but also to [
r]those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,17 (as it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed,
that is, God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that do not exist. 18 In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “So shall your [
s]descendants be.”19 Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now
as good asdead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; 20 yet, with respect to the promise of God,
he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform. 22 Therefore it was also credited to him as righteousness.23 Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, 24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, to us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25
He who was delivered over because of our wrongdoings, and was raised because of our justification.
I bolded the first verses you quote. I used NASB.
I do not see where it says God gave Abraham, or us, His righteousness.
Credited it to me as righteous. That’s all I see.
In the next verse you quote,
17 For if by the offense of the one, death reigned through the one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
Now HERE, where it says the ABUNDANCE of grace and the gift of righteousness, and reigning in life, it IS talking about, not just christ abiding in you but also you abiding in Him. (And there is no sin in Him).
Unless you say you are already reigning over sin in this life?
It’s the truth that some verses speak of the righteousness a man is capable of (men CAN do the right thing sometimes you know) and some speak of entering into Christ’s righteousness and holiness , in which case, you do not sin while there, which is to be reigning over sin in life.
If you don’t understand that some verses are speaking of different things, you will say things men have taught you to say, such as…I am as righteous as Christ, even if I do something very wrong, I have Christ’s own righteousness, that person over there who feeds the poor and takes care of the needy and clothes orphans, they are not righteous all they do might look righteous but it’s just filthy rags compared to the righteousness I have, even when I don’t do those things they do. Yessiree, I am righteous and holy, EVEN if I don’t walk that way yet!
So, you have taken away the righteousness of the righteous AND you are not holy.
By lying to my people who love to listen to lies, you kill those who should not die, and you promise life to those who should not live.
22 You have discouraged the righteous with your lies, but I didn’t want them to be sad. And you have encouraged the wicked by promising them life, even though they continue in their sins. 23 Because of all this, you will no longer talk of seeing visions that you never saw, nor will you make predictions.
