AUDIO Romans, The Greatest Letter Ever Written, Romans 4:1-25 Pastor Will Bynum

Take Home Truth: Doing good and trying to do our best is never enough to obtain righteousness. Only by trusting God and what He says will we be counted as righteous.

Faith Examined: Abraham

1. Logic: Evidence That Faith Alone Justifies (4:1-8)                                 vv.1-3 The Logic of Abrahams Justification/Salvation: Works vs Faith   vv. 4-5 The Logic of the Works Reward                                                   vv. 6-8 The Logic of David’s Words About Being Blessed

2. Rituals, Rules, and Ordinances: The Wrong Way (4:9-12)                            vv. 9-12 Who Receives the Blessing of Forgiveness?

3.  Law: The Wrong Way (4:13-16)                                                                        v. 13 The Unmistakable Statement                                                                      vv. 14-15 Faith vs The Law                                                                                      v. 16 The Argument for Faith

4.  Abraham: The Example of Justified by Faith (4:17-25)                                   v. 17 The Source of Faith                                                                                       vv. 18-22 The Strength of Abraham’s Faith                                                       vv. 23-25 The Recording of Abraham’s Faith