Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.‭‭When I think about the military leaders and heroes of infamy-men like George Washington, General Patton, William Wallace in Ireland, etc., they all inspired the men underneath them to face UNCERTAIN ODDS WITH UNCOMMON […]

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Made Righteous — Justified. Pursued and given the opportunity to […]

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb […]

For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself […]

It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received THE PROMISE that he would be heir of the world, but THROUGH the RIGHTEOUSNESS that comes BY FAITH. For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless, because the law brings wrath. And where […]

Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of […]

David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.” A covering over the bad things one has done […]

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the FRUIT of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such SACRIFICES God is pleased. For some of us, we have just had one of the most satisfying feasts of […]

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter? If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works, […]