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Are we blessed because of what we do or what God does?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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6<\/sup>David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 7<\/sup>\u201cBlessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 8<\/sup>Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.\u201d<\/p>\nRomans 4:6-8 (NIV)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

After showing that Abraham was considered righteous by faith before he did any good works, in Romans 4:6\u20138, Paul talks about another important person from the Old Testament\u2014King David. Paul explains that David was also blessed and happy because God forgave his sins, even though he didn\u2019t deserve it. This is described in Psalm 32:1-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul probably chose to use this psalm because rabbis believed that when the same word is used in two different parts of the Bible, they can help explain each other. (The words \u201ccredited\u201d in Genesis 15:6 and \u201ccount\u201d in Psalm 32:2 are the same in the original languages.) Notice that David does not say: “Blessed are those who do not transgress, those who through obedience avoid sin.” He acknowledges he is a transgressor, a sinner\u2014and yet he knows he is still blessed, because \u201cthe Lord will never count [his sin] against him\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s a deeper reason why David was given righteousness he didn\u2019t earn: it was because of his faith! David had broken three of the Ten Commandments by wanting another man\u2019s wife, committing adultery, and murdering Uriah\u2014and the Old Testament sacrifices couldn\u2019t make up for sins done on purpose like this. That\u2019s why David cried out in Psalm 51:16-17, \u201cYou don\u2019t want sacrifices, or I would bring them; you don\u2019t like burnt offerings. The sacrifices God wants are a broken spirit; a broken and sorry heart, O God, you won\u2019t reject.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David\u2019s situation seemed hopeless. There was nothing he could do except throw himself on God\u2019s mercy. F. F. Bruce, a Bible scholar, says that when we look at the rest of Psalm 32, it seems that David was forgiven simply because he admitted his guilt and trusted in God\u2019s mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul calls David \u201cblessed,\u201d and David calls himself \u201cblessed\u201d twice because when there was no work that could make up for his sins, he was forgiven by faith alone! So the idea of being made right with God by faith alone was clearly shown in the life of Israel\u2019s greatest king\u2014a \u201cman after [God\u2019s] own heart\u201d (1 Samuel 13:14). There\u2019s nothing you and I can ever do to make up for our sins. Our only hope is \u201ca righteousness from God, apart from law \u2026 to which the Law and the prophets point. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe\u201d (Romans 3:21-22).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about a time when you did something wrong and felt sorry about it. Did you try to make up for it by doing good works, or did you ask God for forgiveness and trust in His mercy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The ideas for this week’s materials on Romans 4:1-25 were drawn from Kent Hughes’ book “Romans: Righteousness from Heaven<\/a>“]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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