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Romans 4:1-6

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1 So what are we going to say? Are we going to find that Abraham is our ancestor on the basis of genealogy?
1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?
2 Because if Abraham was made righteous because of his actions, he would have had a reason to brag, but not in front of God.
2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.
3 What does the scripture say? Abraham had faith in God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
4 Workers' salaries aren't credited to them on the basis of an employer's grace but rather on the basis of what they deserve.
4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.
5 But faith is credited as righteousness to those who don't work, because they have faith in God who makes the ungodly righteous.
5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.
6 In the same way, David also pronounces a blessing on the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from actions:
6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
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