Romans 4:9-12

Romans 4:9-12

Abraham is the Father of All Who Believe in Christ

Rom 4:9  Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

Rom 4:10  How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

Rom 4:11  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:

Rom 4:12  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.

1. Righteousness was Imputed on Abraham Through Faith in Jesus Christ – vs. 9*
1. Abraham has placed his faith in a need for a Mediator between him and God

                                                              i.      That Mediator is revealed in Melchizedek.

1.      Genesis 14:17-20 

                                                            ii.      David recognized that the hope of the promised Messiah was outside of the giving of the Law and the Levitical Order. That He would be of the Eternal Order of Melchizedek.

1.      Psalm 110:1-4 

                                                          iii.      Melchizedek’s order is fulfilled in a Priest that ‘ever liveth to make intercession for us.’

1.      The writer of Hebrews proclaims the superiority of Christ because His order of Priesthood is an eternal one, and the source of the power for the Levitical Oder.

a.       Hebrews 7:1-5 

2.      The intersession of Christ did not begin with his first coming but was in fact eternal and preeminent.

a.       Hebrews 7:22-28 

                                                          iv.      This explains what Jesus means when says the words: “Abraham rejoiced to see my day.”

1.      John 8:48-59 

2. Righteousness was Imputed on Abraham Before His Circumcision (or Act of Faith) – vs. 10*
1. Righteousness was imputed on Abraham based on his faith in a coming Messiah promised to him in Genesis 15

                                                              i.      Genesis 15:4-8 

2. It is not until Genesis 17 that Abraham seals his faith in God by an outward act of obedience.

                                                              i.      Genesis 17:10-11 

3. Righteousness was Imputed on Abraham Before His Circumcision (or Act of Faith) So He Could be the Father of All Who Place Their Faith in Christ – vs. 11*
1. John 5:39-47 
4. Abraham is the Father of All Who Embark on the Journey of Faith in Christ – vs. 12*
1. Faith is not a momentary act; it is a lifestyle of trust in a living Savior. Necessitating a relationship with the one that provides for our salvation. The same kind of relationship Abraham had.

                                                              i.      1 John 1:5-9