Romans 4:13-17

Romans 4:13-17

Our Father Abraham

Rom 4:13  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.

Rom 4:14  For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

Rom 4:15  Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Rom 4:16  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,

Rom 4:17  (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.

1. The Promise to Abraham and His Seed that He Would Inherit the Earth Was Given Through Faith, Not Through the Law. – vs. 13*
1. Notice that God does not intend that Abraham’s seed would conquer the world through force but bless the earth through sacrifice.

                                                              i.      Morality is not adequate to save man. Man is to broken to be able to follow a set of rules; he needs a Savior to radically change him.

1.      Genesis 17:1-8 

2. If Those that Teach Morality is Enough to Please God, Are Right; Then There is No Room For Faith. – vs. 14*
1. Faith is useless if you can earn your salvation through good works. There is no room here for both, you much choose between one or the other.

                                                              i.      Titus 3:4-8 

3. The Law Simply Reveals the Wrath of God and the Need to Punish Sin. Faith in Christ Frees Us From the Curse of the Law. – vs. 15*
1. Galatians 3:10-14 
4. Therefore, it is of Faith, That it Might Be By Grace. – vs. 16a*
1. Ephesians 1:3-7 
5. To Be in the Seed of Abraham (Christ) By Faith, Gives Us A Sure and Steadfast Hope. – vs. 16b*
1. There is No Hope for Those Who Wish to Earn Their Salvation Through Works – vs. 16c*

                                                              i.      Hebrews 6:13-20 

6. Those Who Trust in Christ are the True Children of Abraham and the Seed that is Promised to Him By Faith. – vs. 16d*
1. Romans 9:4-11 
7. God’s Promise to Abraham That He Would be the Father of Many Nations is Fulfilled By God Making Alive the Dead and Calling Those That Were Not Yet in Existence. – vs. 17*
1. Genesis 17:4-5 
2. Romans 8:29-30