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I think I serve an amazing God

In reference to one of the above comments which stated, "The Lord will not show mercy to those who don't earn that mercy". I pray tell me, which one of Adam's children can claim the merit of having earned God's mercy? If we had to earn it, then it would not be mercy, God would merely be paying a debt He owes ( Romans 4:4). Besides, who can give anything to God so as to earn anything He gives? Absolutely none. (See Romans 11:35-36). Mercy is a manifestation of God's grace to the undeserving.....like me. I thank God it is based on His goodness and not my labor, thus I have hope.

Rodney, it is BECAUSE His Word is pure that we don't keep His commandments. "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one." Romans 4:10 It is our nature to sin, but if we ask God for a new nature through Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior, He gives us a new nature by giving us His Holy Ghost that makes us to love righteousness and hate all sin. Praise the Lord God Almighty for His mercy and savaltion by His grace!!!

The word of God is a prophesy on its own. The life of Abraham teach us that all that we ever need is given already. all that we ever want to be, we are already. we need to activate that power of God the way He did when He said Let there be, in the beggining.Now Let there be Now in our life in Jesus name.All things are ours

(Verse 20) "Abraham never wavered in believing God's promise. ..." But God's promises to Christians is to forgive our sins, and take us to heaven. It is not temporal and physical, as many believe. Nor is it faith in our ability to force God to grant our earthly wishes. This is more along the lines of magic and mysticism.

The point is, Abraham believed only what God told him. And he has told us, under the New Covenant, that he will save us from death. This was accomplished by his dying on the cross in our place. This is what we put our faith in, not something we made up or something we dreamed about. That is just wishful thinking. In other words, we place our faith in Jesus to save us, not in our own abilities to make this evil world a better place.

But the main point of Paul's writings is, Abraham believed in and followed Jesus before the law was given to us, that is, without the law. And so it is with us; meaning, that for the Christian, the law's administration over us ended when Christ died. Now we live by faith!

(Verse 13) "it is clear, then, that God's promise to give the whold earth to Abraham and his descendants was not based on obedience to God's law. ..." This means that there had to be a change in the way we are saved because no one, not even Abraham, was able to live up to the law's demands. We are too sinful. So God decided that he would give us a new way, the way of faith. Faith is easily within the grasp of all people. All we have to do is believe.

Of course, believing Jesus involves obeying him. Because if you believe someone, you will have faith that you should do as they say. That's why Christians live by every word of Jesus and always want to please him.

(Verse 2) "Was it because of his good deeds that God accepted Him? If so, he would have had something to boast about. ..." This means that Abraham did not have any good deeds to make God accept him, nor do we. Abraham lived in Chaldaea, a pagan land. And he knew nothing of living by the law. So the law could not have been the standard by which he was declared righteous. His faith was!

It is the same for us today. Yes, we know of the law, and we can read it anytime we want to. But the truth is, the law was not given to the Gentiles, only to the Jews. That is, when Paul went to the Gentiles, their background was paganism, not the Law of Moses. That's why James, in Acts 15, did not try to impose the law upon them as a condition for salvation. They were saved by faith, or their belief in Jesus.

Faith implies friendship. That's why God said of Abraham in Isaiah 41:8:"But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from my friend Abraham." And so it is with God's people today. We believe God, as all good friends of God do. This is a new and different way to relate to God.

"But now God has shown us a different way of being right in his sight--not by obeying the law but by the way promised in the Scriptures long ago. We are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. ..."

God bless you!

This is a person who is clothed in the righteousness of JESUS CHRIST ,LIVING IN THE SPIRIT SO THAT THEY DON'T fulfill the lust of the flesh.This is a blessed place to be.

This is a person who is clothed in the righteousness of JESUS CHRIST ,LIVING IN THE SPIRIT SO THAT THEY DON'T fulfill the lust of the flesh.This is a blessed place to be.

The water is Jesus' baptism that fufill all rigteousness Matthew 3:15. The blood paid for our sins Romans 4:25; Hebrews 9:22. The spirit bears witness about it. Matt. 3:16. This is the bases for our salvation.

My justification comes from only one place and that is the sacrifice on the cross at calvary. The shedding of blood of The Only Son Of God Jesus Christ.Then I am sanctified by grace thru faith in Him. It is the blood covering of my sin that keeps me out of hell. Jesus died in my place for my ungodliness and when God the Father sees me or any other saved person He sees no sin but the blood covering of His Son over my spirit or in my spirit. Salvation in Christ is first then all other works we do is for our glory when we go to be with Him for all eternity.

2 Timothy 1:7 Romans 4:7 for the blessings of God, to do battle 1 chapter Colossains 16 sometime the wrong is in plian sight: put to will comes in time, through the Lord Christ Jesus

Corpe Diem!!! two latin words describing Romans Chapter Four.. "Living before the Face of God" Paul expounds with mastery (under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit) what might have seemed like new teaching...maybe to the hearers a new heracy... but, backs up this new covenant relationship with the Father by using two Bulwarks from the old.. Abraham and David.. A life of favor before God produces fruit that first focuses on a limitless God (vs 19)... then keeps expectations High (vs20a)...then does not steal glory but gives it freely to the Glorious One (vs 20b)... and finally, Leaves imposssible things before the feet of God in state of peace, knowing He is able (vs 21)... Really, there is no clearer teaching in the Scripture on living a practical life of faith.. It opens the eyes of each Blood Bought believer to see behind the veil and to glean the fruit of a Spirit Filled Life. The key to it All...understand and believe that God the Father raised Jesus the Son from the dead by the Power of the Holy Spirit.. Hows it looking in your life brother and sister?

Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. Being saved today is by faith only since Christ died in payment for our sins. There are no required works like water baptism or tithing today to be saved. Jesus did it all.

Abraham Believed God...that is faith. When we by Faith Take God at His Word..we are giving the Glory to God. He tells us We walk by faith, not by sight in 2 Corinthians 5:7KJV. He did not falter, He did not stumble upon the fact that God the Father Told Abraham the Promise ( Genesis 12:1-3KJV) and Abraham merely Obeyed. see also Romans 10:17KJV...Faith comes by hearing God's Word, not man's. If we all could be like Abraham in our own lives...Walking by Faith, by newness of life.

Inndeed,it was not written alone for his sake that he was imputed to righteousness but for us that it shall be imputed to us for righteousness who believed in HIM who raised our LORD JESUS from dead who was delivered for our offences and raised for our justification( Rom 4:19-25).When we belive in this GOD who raised JESUS he woould never fail. This scripture works greatly for me because from my walk with GOD,HE has never failed for once and has always kept to HIS promises,I ***ure you in the name of JESUS that HE would never fail you if you believe in HIS SON JESUS. Try and see and you will never be dissappointed ( Rom 10:11).

I WILL SPEAK IN BELIEF BY MY PETITION TO RECEIVE A FINANCIAL BLESSING IN JESUS NAME FROM GOD TO PAY OFF MY DEBTS AND BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS. AMEN!

When we ask God for Healing and or any need, we must believe that he will answer us give us what we need, according to his will.

That the man who believes in God, not just his word, but also in the person of God, needs no further facts to trust. Some will wait for God, but here we see a man who 'waited with God' till the promise would be fulfilled. Even after every probable cause had been utterly done away with, when all hope was removed, his faith sprung up and grasped that which was promised. Hebrews 6:13-18; Hebrews 11:13-16.

We as Christian should always have trust in GOD and we should follow His teaching as His followers; as His only son was crucified for our sins, we should be closer to Him and do righteous things to be saved from wrath.

Being put between rocks in a hard place, I am standing on this scripture.

God is so just, faithful, magnificent, trustworthy, truthful, and his word endures to The end of The world.

My Faith is what makes me want to work for my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Faith without works is dead being alone. Abramham had faith to please God. I also want to please Him.

I believe charity is a bad interpretation and that love is correct but also misinterpreted as works why john 14:21 Jesus says He that has my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my father and I will love him . the person who has love keeps his commandments.. John 15:9-10 As the Father has loved me so have I loved you continue ye in my love if you keep my commandments you shall abide in my love as I have kept my fathers commandments and abide in his love .....1 John3:23 And this is his commandment that we should believe on the name of his son Jesus Christ ....And love one another as he gave commandment all religions can have charity but they can not have love because they deny that Jesus is the SON OF GOD. As the Word of God HE gives you the Fathers Commandment then he gives you his commandment to love one another thinking that good works are what were talking about is wrong also Matthew 7:21 Not every one that says onto me Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of heaven but he that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven John6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me that all that seeth the Son and believeth on him may have everlasting life and I will raise him up again at the last day...in that day many will say onto me Lord Lord have we not prophisized in thy name cast out demons in thy name and in thy name done many wonderfull works Romans 4:5-6 Now to him that worketh is the reward not recond of grace but of debt But to him that worketh not but believeth on him that justfieth the ungodly his faith is counted for rightsness Ephesians 2:8-9 for by grace are you saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God not of works lest any man should boast then Jesus says to them depart from me ye workers of iniguity I never Knew you 1John2:3 hereby we do know that we know him if we keep his Commandments 1John3:23

God is able to do the impossible. When He speaks it will surely come to pass. Situation and circumstances do not control Him but He does control them. He is not limited by anything be He sets limit for everything.He is able to reverse the irreversible

4:17, creating into existence through the God creative ability as little gods as was done in Genesis when God said, Let there be,,,,,,,,,,and it came into being. Therefore, the same creative Words is within us to create either good or disaster in the future through our words. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The word became flesh and lived among us. Praise you Jesus. After Adam and Eve lost the Word in the garden of Eden, God so it pleasing to return it through the cross at Golgotha. After receiving Him as our personal Lord and Saviour, the Word was restored within us to create call into being those things which are in accordance God's Will. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word(Jesus) of God. Let's go out there and cause havoc in the kingdom of satan.

What is Paul warning us here? Dare anyone go to the law. When you go to the law you are a fornicator, adulterer, etc, etc. The church again misses the gospel, and tries to get people to obey the law. I do not sin and cannot sin. How is this possible? Read Romans 4:15

Davids Psalms 32 Maschil /instruction is mentioned in verse 6. And the word Imputeth -logically- counted. just a thought.

“And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body...he did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform”
( Romans 4:19–21, NKJV)

This conflicts with Romans 4:13