{"id":225400,"date":"2024-05-12T10:49:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T17:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/?p=225400"},"modified":"2024-05-12T10:49:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T17:49:25","slug":"ra7c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/ra7c","title":{"rendered":"RA7c"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the scope of God&#8217;s righteousness?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\"><sup>9<\/sup>Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham\u2019s faith was credited to him as righteousness. <sup>10<\/sup>Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! <sup>11<\/sup>And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. <sup>12<\/sup>And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. <sup>13<\/sup>It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <sup>14<\/sup>For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless, <sup>15<\/sup>because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression. <sup>16<\/sup>Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham\u2019s offspring\u2014not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. <sup>17<\/sup>As it is written: \u201cI have made you a father of many nations.\u201d He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed\u2014the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.<\/p>\n<cite>Romans 4:9-17 (NIV)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In this segment of Romans 4:9-17, Paul addresses a potential misconception about the doctrine of justification by faith alone (sola fide), which might seem, at first glance, to be applicable only to Jews, given Abraham&#8217;s status as the ancestor of the Jewish people. Paul poses a critical question in Rom. 4:9, &#8220;Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?&#8221; His inquiry directly challenges the assumption that the principles underlying Abraham&#8217;s faith and resulting righteousness were exclusive to those who are circumcised and, by extension, to the Jewish people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Paul clarifies this by examining the timing of when righteousness was credited to Abraham. He points out that Abraham was declared righteous because of his faith before he was circumcised\u2014specifically, at least fourteen years prior, as detailed through the events recorded in Genesis 15 through 17. This significant time gap underscores that Abraham was considered righteous while still technically a Gentile, long before the physical sign of circumcision and before the establishment of the Jewish nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">By stating that Abraham is &#8220;the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised&#8221; and also of those who are circumcised but share his faith, Paul expands the scope of righteousness by faith to include all, regardless of ethnicity (who you are). This establishes sola fide as a principle that transcends Jewish culture, making it a universal truth applicable to both Jews and Gentiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Furthermore, Paul argues that the scope of righteousness by faith extends beyond religious compliance (what you do). This is because the Law of Moses, which came 430 years after Abraham, could not possibly restrict or invalidate the promise made to Abraham that he would be heir of the world through the righteousness that comes by faith. He emphasizes that pursuing righteousness through the Law is futile, as the Law brings awareness of sin and wrath, not salvation (Rom. 4:14-15). The Law, therefore, highlights human inability to achieve righteousness, reinforcing the necessity of faith for obtaining the promises of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In essence, Paul asserts that righteousness and its associated blessings are accessed through faith alone\u2014sola fide\u2014not through adherence to the Law or participation in religious rites. This foundational principle of faith was established long before the Law and is accessible to all who live by faith. Thus, the scope of God&#8217;s promise extends far beyond any ethnic or cultural confines, inviting all humanity into a relationship based on faith, leading to a life characterized by joy, assurance, and optimism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>In what ways might we consciously or unconsciously limit the scope of God&#8217;s grace to certain groups or individuals based on their background or adherence to religious practices?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">[The ideas for this week&#8217;s materials on Romans 4:1-25 were drawn from Kent Hughes&#8217; book &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Romans-ESV-Righteousness-Kent-Hughes\/dp\/1433536153\">Romans: Righteousness from Heaven<\/a>&#8220;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the scope of God&#8217;s righteousness? 9Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? 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