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Ch 4 Themes
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Abraham was counted righteous because of his _________.
What is "Faith" or "Belief"
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Was Abraham made righteous by the law?
What is "No"
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Why is Abraham considered "the father of us all" in verse 16? *Bonus if you can sing the nursery rhyme
What is "Because we are all saved the same way Abraham was saved, by faith in God's grace, and he was the first example of this faith."
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What son of Abraham was born according to the flesh and illustrates human self effort and disobedience?
Who is "Ishmael"
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Justification *Double- Is this one time or on going?
What is "God declaring us righteous" *Ongoing
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What is the "blessing" that Paul/David/The Holy Spirit talk about in verses 6-8?
What is "Salvation"
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According to 4:15, why was the law instituted by God?
What is "to bring wrath" or "to show our need for salvation"
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Verse 18 says, "In hope he believed against hope...." What was the opposition to his faith? Or what made God's promise to him difficult to believe?
What is "He was almost 100 and his wife was barren, unable to have kids, and God promised they would have millions of offspring... kinda unlikely from a human perspective."
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Who is the son of promise that illustrates God's sovereign and gracious provision?
Who is "Isaac"
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Righteousness
What is "Perfection, Sinlessness, The condition acceptable to God, complete purity, completely right"
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Was Abraham counted righteous before or after he was circumcised? *Double points if you can tell me why this is significant!
What is "Before he was circumcised"
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According to 4:16, why does justification depend on faith?
What is "In order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring"
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What is Paul referring to in verse 18, when he says, "as he had been told, "So shall your offspring be.""
What is "Genesis 15:5- When God told him to look at the stars and count them, then said "So shall your offspring be."
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Trick Question: Is faith a work of God or a work of our will?
What is "Yes or both" *Sneak Preach* Faith is not a work that merits salvation. You do not conjure up enough faith to be saved, if that was so salvation would be by works. Faith accepts the salvation that God offer in His grace. The response of faith is that of submission and surrender to the plan of God.
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Faith
What is "Belief, Convinced in the truth, Complete trust, Assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1
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What is a reasonable explanation for why Paul used Abraham as an example that justification is by faith?
What is "Every Jew would have agreed that Abraham was justified before God, so if he could prove Abraham was saved by faith they would see that is the only way of salvation" or "To show that God's plan of salvation never changed. It has always been by grace through faith, and Abraham's life shows that."
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Why would justification being by faith and grace alone guarantee salvation?
What is "Because if it was by works, you could always fail and lose it, but because it is by grace, His grace is sufficient to cover all our sin and our faith connects us to His grace!"
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According to 4:24, who is that we believe in to be counted righteous?
Who is "Jesus our Lord"
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According to 4:16, What are two benefits that justification is by faith?
What is "It rests on grace, not human exertion" and "It is guaranteed to all who share in the faith of Abraham"
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God's righteousness has become ours by ______, not by keeping the law or doing works, we are made righteous by _____ in Jesus Christ.
What is FAITH
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According to 4:13, what was the promise to Abraham and his offspring?
What is "That he would be heir of the world."
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According to Galatians 3:16, who is the offspring of Abraham that will bring about the promise that he will be heir of the world?
Who is "Christ"
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What does the name Abram mean"
What is "Father of many"
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What does the name Abraham mean? *Bonus- Why is this significant?
What is "Father of nations" because God gave him this new name when he by faith believed the promise.
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If we are made righteous by the life, death and resurrection of Christ being accredited to our account when we put our faith in Him, how could God declare Abraham righteous by faith when Jesus had not yet died?
What is "God placed the wrath for Abraham's sins on Christ. He had to hold back His wrath for the Old Testament believers, to be poured out on Christ."