Bracketing—Assignment 10
Romans 4:1-8
Will I place my trust in my works, or will I put my trust "in Him who justifies the ungodly"?
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Published June 7th, 2018
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No one can boast before God, for He is the justifier of sinners.
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Romans 4:1-8
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What then shall we say was gained by 1 Abraham,
t our forefather according to the flesh?
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For if Abraham was justified by works,
he has something to boast about,
but u not before God.
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For what does the Scripture say?
v “Abraham believed God,
and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
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Now w to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.
And to the one who does not work
but x believes in 1 him who justifies the ungodly,
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his faith is counted as righteousness,
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just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
y “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered;
blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not z count his sin.”
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