Romans Chapter 4
So like, what’s the scoop on Abraham, our guy? What did he discover, you feel me?
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
If Abraham was boasting about his actions, he'd have some serious cred, but not in God's eyes, no cap.
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath {whereof} to glory; but not before God.
The good word says Abraham had some epic faith in God, and that earned him righteous vibes.
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
If you’re hustling for rewards, that ain't grace, that’s just owing, fam.
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
But if you’re chilling and just trusting the one who justifies the wild ones, then your faith is totally righteous.
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Just as David mentioned, blessed is that dude who gets righteousness without having to hustle for it.
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
For real, blessed are those whose flops are forgiven and whose sins are totally erased.
{Saying}, Blessed {are} they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the fella who the Lord won’t call out for sinning.
Blessed {is} the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
So, does this blessing hit only the circumcised squad, or does it extend to the uncircumcised too? We say faith made Abraham righteous, no cap.
{Cometh} this blessedness then upon the circumcision {only}, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
When was that faith counted? Was it when he got circumcised or nah? Nah, it was before the cut.
How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
He received the circumcision mark, a seal of the faith he had before the cut, so he could be the father of everyone who believes, even the uncircumcised peeps.
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which {he had yet} being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
And he’s the father of the circumcised too, but mainly for those who vibe with that faith of our dude Abraham, who was uncircumcised.
And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which {he had} being {yet} uncircumcised.
The promise of being the heir of the world didn’t come through the law, but through faith’s righteousness, fam.
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, {was} not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
If the law makes you heirs, then faith is just a joke, and the promise means nada, fr.
For if they which are of the law {be} heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
The law brings the heat: without law, there’s no mess-up.
Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, {there is} no transgression.
So, it’s all about faith, and that’s by grace; this way, the promise is solid for all the fam, not just the law crew, but also those who vibe with Abraham's faith.
Therefore {it is} of faith, that {it might be} by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
(As it’s written, I made you a father of many nations,) in front of the one he believed, God, who brings the dead to life and calls things that aren’t as though they were.
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, {even} God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. {before him: or, like unto him}
Who believed in hope against hope, so he could be the father of many nations, just like it was said, "So shall your seed be."
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
And he wasn’t weak in faith; he didn’t even trip about his old body, like a hundred years old, or Sara’s barren womb.
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:
He didn’t waver at God’s promise because of doubt; he was strong in faith, giving God all the props.
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Fully convinced that what God promised, He could totally pull off.
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
So, that was counted to him as righteousness.
And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
It wasn’t just for him that it was written; it was for us too.
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
It’ll be counted to us if we believe in the one who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead.
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
He was delivered for our fumbles and raised again for our glow-up.
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.