Post #32: Justification by Faith Alone | KJV Right Division (Week 2)

Post 32 · Justification by Faith Alone (Rom 4)

"But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." — Romans 4:5 (KJV)

Who? Paul using Abraham and David as Old Testament witnesses to the principle of justification by faith apart from works.
Dispensation: Grace Age — but the principle reaches back to Abraham, showing grace was always God's ultimate purpose.
Key: Justification = a legal declaration of righteousness; not earned but imputed — credited to the account of the one who believes.

Romans 4 is Paul's definitive argument that faith-righteousness is not a new invention of the Grace Age — it is how God has always saved. Abraham believed God and it was counted as righteousness (Gen 15:6) — before circumcision (Rom 4:10) and 430 years before the Law (Gal 3:17). David, under the Law, spoke of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness without works (Rom 4:6-7; Ps 32:1-2). The consistent thread is faith in God's promise, not human performance. The specific content of that faith develops through revelation — Abraham believed the promise; we believe the finished work. But in every age, it is God who justifies, and He does so by imputing righteousness to the believer.

Application: Read Romans 4:1-8 and answer: (1) What did Abraham DO to be justified? (2) When was he circumcised — before or after justification? (3) What does 'worketh not' mean — passivity or trust? (4) How does this passage destroy any works-based salvation system? Write a one-paragraph summary of the doctrine of imputed righteousness.

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Prayer: Father, thank You for counting faith as righteousness — not my obedience, not my sincerity, not my effort. You justified Abraham by crediting his faith, and You justify me the same way. Let me live in that freedom today. Amen.