Day 15 - Romans 4:9 - 4:12

9 Now, is this blessing only for the Jews, or is it also for uncircumcised Gentiles? Well, we have been saying that Abraham was counted as righteous by God because of his faith. 10 But how did this happen? Was he counted as righteous only after he was circumcised, or was it before he was circumcised? Clearly, God accepted Abraham before he was circumcised!

11 Circumcision was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous—even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their faith. 12 And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Tori's Comments:

Well, I am at a loss for words. I do not know what else to say. I could put the minion GIF in again because it was (ahem, is) really amusing...

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But of course, that's not really beneficial so I'm not going to do that.

However, what strikes me is the phrase "same kind of faith". That would be the same kind of faith that had Abraham about to sacrifice his son, to pick up everything and leave all he knew, to trust God no matter how hard life gets, and when we mess up, to pick ourselves right back up.

Whew. Maybe I'm not at a loss for words. Any thoughts? Please share. :)

Terrie's Comments:

So even those who were living under the law were saved by faith alone.  Circumcised or uncircumcised, Jew or Gentile, Old Covenant or New Covenant ... it doesn't matter we are all saved by faith alone.  Faith in Jesus Christ and all that he accomplished and faith in our God who created all that we see around us.  It is acknowledging that we are nothing without Him and only He can save us.

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