Genesis 15 establishes a very important principle: justification by faith. It shows that God made a promise to Abram, and he believed God. God then counted his faith as righteousness. Yet we see in Genesis 16 that Abram's faith was actually weak. Fortunately, Abram's weak faith was sufficient faith. God is a covenant-making God, and His covenant is unilateral. It's not based on our merit or obedience. It's based on His grace and promise alone. Furthermore, not only did God establish His covenant with Abram, He assumed the penalty for any violation of it. In this episode, I review Genesis 15 and 16 where we will take a closer look at God's promise and covenant and Abram's weak faith.
Bible References: (Genesis 3:6; Genesis 3:15; Genesis 11:30; Genesis 15; Genesis 16; Genesis 25; Exodus 20:1-17; Romans 4:1-5; Romans 5:1-2; Romans 7; Ephesians 2:4-6; Ephesians 2:8-9; Ephesians 2:13)
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Thanks to my daughter Katherine for the voice over and my daughter Elizabeth for the cute fox on the artwork. Thanks to my wife Brenda for helping with the artwork and editing.
Biblical references are usually based on the English Standard Version unless otherwise stated.
Music by licensed permission: "Lead Me Home" composed by Steven Leonard Messina.
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