Abram believed God. And God decided Abram’s faith was the same as living right and doing a good work.
James 2:23 - Easy To Read Version This shows the full meaning of the Scripture {\cf2\super [13]} that says: “Abraham believed God. And God accepted Abraham’s faith. That faith made Abraham right with God.” {\cf2\super [14]} Abraham was called “God’s friend.” {\cf2\super [15]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [so] the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed in (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on) God, and this was accounted to him as righteousness (as conformity to God's will in thought and deed), and he was called God's friend. [Gen. 15:6; II Chron. 20:7; Isa. 41:8.] American Standard Version (1901) and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God. Common English Bible So the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and God regarded him as righteous”. What is more, Abraham was called God’s friend. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the Scripture was fulfilled which says: "Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice." And so he was called the friend of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the scripture was fulfilled, saying: Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him to justice, and he was called the friend of God. |
Abram believed God. And God decided Abram’s faith was the same as living right and doing a good work.
Azariah son of Nathan. Azariah was in charge of the district governors.
You are our God! You forced the people living in this land to leave. You did this in front of your people Israel. You gave this land to the descendants {\cf2\super [226]} of Abraham forever. Abraham was your friend.
He speaks to God for me\par like a person {\cf2\super [31]} arguing for his friend.\par
In this way the Lord spoke to Moses face to face. The Lord spoke to Moses like a man speaks with his friend. After speaking with the Lord, Moses would go back to the camp. But his helper always stayed in the tent. This helper was Joshua son of Nun.
They also put two robbers on crosses beside Jesus. They put one robber beside Jesus on the right, and they put the other robber beside Jesus on the left.
Jesus began to speak to them. He said, “While you heard me reading these words just now, the words were coming true!”
God chose the Israelites to be his people before \{they were born\}. And God did not throw out those people. Surely you know what the Scripture {\cf2\super [115]} says about Elijah. {\cf2\super [116]} The Scripture tells about Elijah praying to God against the people of Israel. Elijah said,
In the Scripture {\cf2\super [87]} God says to Pharaoh {\cf2\super [88]} : “I made you king so you could do this for me. I wanted to show my power in you. I wanted my name to be announced in all the world.” {\cf2\super [89]}
But this is not true, because the Scriptures {\cf2\super [42]} showed that all people are bound by sin. Why did the Scriptures do this? So that the promise would be given to people through faith. The promise is given to people who believe in Jesus Christ.
\{The Scriptures {\cf2\super [23]} say\} the same thing about Abraham. {\cf2\super [24]} “Abraham believed God. And God accepted Abraham’s faith. That made Abraham right with God.” {\cf2\super [25]}
So you see that a person is made right with God by the things he does. He cannot be made right by faith only.