2. Romans 3 – Good, Bad, Beautiful  God is just  Man is unjust  God is the Justifier; man the justified

3. Romans 4 is used against other Scripture  James: faith without works is dead, Jas. 2:26  Paul: works without faith is dead Faith working through love Gal. 5:6

5. Abraham not perfect, 4:1-4  Not justified by works  Justified by faith -Belief accounted for righteousness, Gen. 15:6 -Not an alien sinner, Gen. 12:1-3; Acts 7:2, 3; Heb. 11:8; Gen. 12:4-8; 13:3, 4; 14:18-20; 15:1

6. David was justified by faith, 4:5-8  Does not work [perfectly]  Believes – a work, Jn. 6:28, 29  Obedience required, Heb. 5:9  Blessedness of righteousness, Psa. 32:1- 5

7. Abraham father of believers, 4:9-12  Justified apart from circumcision  Father of those of faith

8. Abraham heir of all nations by promise, 4:13-15  Promised heir, Gen. 12:3; 17:5; 22:18  Bless by righteousness of faith, 1 Jn. 3:7  Not simply for those “of the law.”

9. Promise was of faith, 4:16-22  Sure to all seed  Father of many nations – spiritually  Firm faith -Gen. 15:6 fulfilled Gen. 17:15-22 -Gen. 15:6 fulfilled Gen. 22:1-14

10. Abraham is an example, 4:23-25  OT instructive, not authoritative, Rom. 15:4; Col. 2:14  Believe in God -Forgives sins, Acts 2:38; 3:19 -Overcome temptation, 1 Cor. 10:13 -Home in heaven, Jn. 14:1-3

12. Romans 3 – Good, Bad, Beautiful  God is just  Man is unjust  God is the Justifier; man the justified

13. Romans 4 is used against other Scripture  James: faith without works is dead, Jas. 2:24  Paul: work without faith is dead Faith working through love Gal. 5:6