“ Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. ”
Now to him that worketh ... - This passage is not to be understood as affirming that any actually have worked out their salvation by conformity to the Law so as to be saved by their own merits; b...
(4) Now to him that (b) worketh is the reward not (c) reckoned of grace, but of debt. (4) The first proof of the confirmation, taken from opposites: to him who deserves anything by his labour, the w...
Romans 4:1-11 a . The Example of Abraham. Romans 4:1 . The Jewish objector once more: What about Abraham then? ( mg.); if the circumcised Israelite is justified on no more favourable terms th...
reckoned . Same as "counted", Romans 4:3 . grace . App-184. debt . Greek. opheilema. Only here and Matthew 6:12 .
4. To him indeed who works, etc. It is not he, whom he calls a worker, who is given to good works, to which all the children of God ought to attend, but the person who seeks to merit some...
DISCOURSE: 1836 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE Romans 4:1-8 . What shall we then say that Abraham, our father as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hat...
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt - Therefore, if Abraham had been justified by works,...
Of grace— Of favour. Raphelius has shewn that the Greek word Μισθος does not only mean a reward of debt, but also a gift of favour; and that the phrase μισθον δωρεην, occurs in Herodotus: s...
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. Now to him that worketh (as a servant for wages) is the reward not reckoned of grace - as a matter of favour, But...
Acceptance by Faith foreshadowed in the old Dispensation In Romans 3:21 .; St. Paul set forth the great truth of acceptance by faith. A Jew might object that it was new, and therefore not true. I...
IV. (1-25) The subject of the chapter is an application of the foregoing to the special (and crucial) case of Abraham, with particular reference to two ideas that are continually recurring through...
Chapter 10 ABRAHAM AND DAVID Romans 4:1-12 THE Jewish disputant is present still to the Apostle's thought. It could not be otherwise in this argument. No question was more pressing on the Jewi...
Blessedness Follows Faith Romans 4:1-8 In this chapter the doctrine of justification by faith is illustrated from the life of Abraham. It is evident that he was not justified because of his goo...
The apostle now dealt with another difficulty that might arise in the mind of the Jew, showing that the method of grace, namely, imputing righteousness in response to faith, is in harmony with the wh...
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? (2) For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. (3) For what saith th...
Now to him that worketh ,.... The apostle illustrates the former case by two sorts of persons in this and the next verse, who have different things accounted to them, and in a different manner. The...
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. Ver. 4. Now to him that worketh ] Yet it is an act of mercy in God to render to a man according to his works, Psalms 62:...
Now to him that worketh All that the law requires; is the reward not reckoned of grace Or mere favour; but of debt It is due to his merit. Not that God can properly and strictly be a debtor to...
Abraham and David Justified by Faith Now there is deepest patience and grace shown on the part of God through Paul, His instrument in writing this epistle: for it is blessed to see that He gives n...
The Case of Abraham. A. D. 58. 1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining...
He proceeds to prove, that Abraham was not justified by works, but by faith, and free grace, and so had no cause of boasting. This he illustrates by a comparison betwixt one that worketh, and one...
The Way Of Justification Through Faith Illustrated In Abraham And Announced By David (4:1-8). Paul now demonstrates that Abraham's acceptability with God was by faith, not works, something which i...
CRITICAL NOTES Romans 4:1 .—Alford, following Meyer, says κατὰ σάρκα is in contrast to κατὰ πνεῦμα, and refers to that part of our being from which spring works in contrast with that which is the...
Romans 3:31 ; Romans 4 A Crucial Case. I. It was by his faith Abraham was justified, not by his works of obedience. Paul's proof of this is very simple. He finds a remarkable proof-text ready...
Romans 4:1-3 . What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what...
Romans 4:1 . What shall we say then that Abraham, our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? How was he a sinner, an idolater, justified? Was it by the flesh, as indicated by the word...
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? Lessons from the case of Abraham I. However much the most perfect of the species may have to glory of in...
EXPOSITION Romans 4:1-45 (5) Abraham himself shown to have been justified by faith, and not by works, believers being his true heirs. The main points of the argument may be summarized th...
The Righteousness of God Demonstrated from History. The justification of Abraham:
Matthew 20:1-16 ; Romans 11:35 ; Romans 11:6 ; Romans 9:32
Abraham an Exemplar of Faith Romans 4:1-5 , Romans 4:13-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In our verses there are several things relative to the faith of Abraham that are worthy of note: 1. What di...
Now to him that worketh — All that the law requires, the reward is no favour, but an absolute debt. These two examples are selected and applied with the utmost judgment and propriety. Abraham was t...