St Mary Abbots
Romans 4.13-25
The putting of the resurrection firmly into context.
This is a chapter on the question - what is faith? and in which the power of the resurrection is celebrated.
Points about Paul here:
he has a deep knowledge of the life of the patriarchs
the nature of the promise is of land and of descendants
the nature of faith
faith in God as creator
faith in the promiseof hsi glory
this faith = "reckoned to him as righteousness"
where God wants us to be
Backdrop v25
"It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus Our Lord from the dead, who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification."
God has made us a promise
Our faith is a response to God's righteousness
Our new life is rooted in God's purposes.
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