Romans 4:22

22 This is why it was credited to his account as righteousness.

Romans 4:22 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 4:22

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
] Not because his faith was strong, and he had a full assurance of it, but because it was right, resting on the promise of God, and relying upon his power and faithfulness to perform it; for though the righteousness of faith is not imputed to any sort of believers, not to mere nominal ones, yet to all such as have true faith, though it may be but weak; for faith, as to nature, kind, and object, though not as to degree, is the same in all true believers, and the same righteousness is imputed to one as to another.

Romans 4:22 In-Context

20 He did not by lack of trust decide against God's promises. On the contrary, by trust he was given power as he gave glory to God,
21 for he was fully convinced that what God had promised he could also accomplish.
22 This is why it was credited to his account as righteousness.
23 But the words, "it was credited to his account . . . ," were not written for him only.
24 They were written also for us, who will certainly have our account credited too, because we have trusted in him who raised Yeshua our Lord from the dead -
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