Romans 4:5

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However, when people don’t work but believe God, the one who approves ungodly people, their faith is regarded as the basis of God’s approval.

Cross References

Habakkuk 2:4

“Look at the proud person. He is not right in himself. But the righteous person will live because of his faithfulness.

Mark 9:23

Jesus said to him, “As far as possibilities go, everything is possible for the person who believes.”

John 5:24

I can guarantee this truth: Those who listen to what I say and believe in the one who sent me will have eternal life. They won’t be judged because they have already passed from death to life.

John 6:29

Jesus replied to them, “God wants to do something for you so that you believe in the one whom he has sent.”

Romans 10:3

They don’t understand ⌞how to receive⌟ God’s approval. So they try to set up their own way to get it, and they have not accepted God’s way for receiving his approval.

Romans 3:22

Everyone who believes has God’s approval through faith in Jesus Christ. There is no difference between people.

Romans 4:24

but also for us. Our faith will be regarded as the basis of our approval by God—each of us who believe in the one who brought Jesus, our Lord, back to life.

Romans 4:3

What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and that faith was regarded as the basis of Abraham’s approval by God.”

Romans 4:6

David says the same thing about those who are blessed: God approves of people without their earning it. David said,

Philippians 3:9

and to have a relationship with him. This means that I didn’t receive God’s approval by obeying his laws. The opposite is true! I have God’s approval through faith in Christ. This is the approval that comes from God and is based on faith

Joshua 24:2

Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: Long ago your ancestors, Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor, lived on the other side of the Euphrates River and served other gods.