The Good News of Salvation in Jesus Christ

Studies in Paul’s Epistle to the Romans

Lesson 9 : The Priority of Faith Alone in Salvation  (4:1-25)

FAITH AND WORKS (4:1-8)  –  IMPUTE, AN ACCOUNTING WORD  –  WORKS ARE IMPORTANT BUT NOT THE BASIS FOR JUSTIFICATION  –  GOD JUSTIFIES THE UNGODLY  –  GOD IMPUTES RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH ALONE  –  Every individual is responsible before God  –  FAITH DEFINED  –  FREEDOM IN THE LOVE OF GOD  –  FAITH AND CIRCUMCISION (4:9-12)  –  FAITH AND PROMISE (4:13-22)  –  WHAT THE LAW DOES  –  FAITH AND GRACE ENSURES THE PROMISE  –  TO BOTH JEW AND GENTILE  –  PARANTHETIC CLAUSE  –  THE CERTAINTY OF THE PROMISES OF GOD  –  THE GOD WHO GIVES LIFE AND CALLS  –  FAITH REWARDED  –  WE TOO HAVE GOD’S PROMISES IN A WORLD OF DEATH  –  ABRAHAM DID NOT WAVER  –  FAITH INCREASES FAITH  –  PAUL THE ARMINIAN?  –  FAITH OF ABRAHAM AND FAITH OF THE CHRISTIAN (4:23-25)  –  UNUSUAL DESIGNATION  –  THE RESURRECTION AND OUR SALVATION