Example of Abraham
Passage: 4:1-12
Structure:
A. 4:1-2, Gain by flesh
B. 4:3,
Abraham believed, and God counted it as righteousness
C. 4:4-5,
Faith is credited as righteousness
C’. 4:6-8,
God credits righteousness apart from work
B’. 4:9, Faith
was counted to Abraham as righteousness
A’. 4:10-12,
sign of circumcision AS a seal of righteousness
Commentary:
Story of
Abraham
Main point:
v.4-5 the one who works receives wages, what he/she earns.
The one who
doesn’t work but believes in HIM (or trust HIM) Who justifies the ungodly, his
faith is counted as righteousness.
Recognition
of “ungodly” state/status – What binds him with God is faith/trust
Is there any difference in English between
faith and trust?
It is
supported by a quote from David Ps. 32:1-2.
What do we
know about David??
Then St.
Paul goes back to Abraham to make a historical account straight: what happened
first faith/trust or circumcision? (see, Gen. 15 and Gen 17).
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