Romans 4:1

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So what can we say about Abraham, the father of our people? What did he learn about faith?

Cross References

Isaiah 51:2

Abraham is your father, so look at him. Look at Sarah, who gave birth to you. Abraham was alone when I called him. Then I blessed him, and he began a great family with many descendants.”

Romans 4:16

So people get what God promised by having faith. This happens so that the promise can be a free gift. And if the promise is a free gift, then all of Abraham’s people will get that promise. The promise is not just for those who live under the Law of Moses. It is for all who live with faith as Abraham did. He is the father of us all.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are those people Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they from Abraham’s family? So am I.

Acts 13:26

“My brothers, sons in the family of Abraham, and you other people who also worship the true God, listen! The news about this salvation has been sent to us.

John 8:56

Your father Abraham was very happy that he would see the day when I came. He saw that day and was happy.”

Romans 7:7

You might think I am saying that sin and the law are the same. That is not true. But the law was the only way I could learn what sin means. I would never have known it is wrong to want something that is not mine. But the law said, “You must not want what belongs to someone else.”

Matthew 3:9

I know what you are thinking. You want to say, ‘but Abraham is our father!’ That means nothing. I tell you, God could make children for Abraham from these rocks.

Romans 8:31

So what should we say about this? If God is for us, no one can stand against us. And God is with us.

John 8:53

Do you think you are greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

John 8:33

They answered, “We are Abraham’s descendants. And we have never been slaves. So why do you say that we will be free?”

Luke 3:8

Change your hearts! And show by your lives that you have changed. I know what you are about to say—‘but Abraham is our father!’ That means nothing. I tell you that God can make children for Abraham from these rocks!

Hebrews 12:9

We have all had fathers here on earth who corrected us with discipline. And we respected them. So it is even more important that we accept discipline from the Father of our spirits. If we do this, we will have life.

Romans 6:1

So do you think we should continue sinning so that God will give us more and more grace?

Romans 1:3

The Good News is about God’s Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. As a human, he was born from the family of David, but through the Holy Spirit he was shown to be God’s powerful Son when he was raised from death.

Romans 3:5

When we do wrong, that shows more clearly that God is right. So can we say that God does wrong when he punishes us? (That’s the way some people think.)