Sunday AM Series: Romans

Pastor Joel Santti: Romans 4:1-25

Justification by Faith

1) Justification is by faith, not works. (4:1-5)
-Abraham, the ancestor
-the physical ancestor of the Jews, the spiritual ancestor of those who put their faith
in Christ.
-Abraham: not justified by works (see Rom. 4:3, Gen. 15:6, Gal. 3:6-7)

2) Justification is for all. (4:6-12)
-All stand in need of justification, regardless of ethnicity or creed.
-circumcision was the outward sign of inward belief toward God.
-It's important to note that Abraham hadn't been circumcised when he put his faith in God.
-Abraham is the father of all who believe.

3) Justification is not natural, it's supernatural. (4:13-25)
"God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were."
-this also applies to us (present tense) if we believe.