Was Abraham justified by faith alone? ~ Cross reference of Romans 4:1 to Genesis 15:6
Paul uses a passage in Torah to say that Abraham was blessed by faith alone. This was key for him as he wanted to drive home the point that the Jews were wrong all along in believing that obeying the law is needed to be righteous, when Abraham himself was blessed because of his faith in G-d. He then wants to assert that god now has planned for the redemption of people from their sins through the death of his son and only faith in Jesus can save you. In Genesis 15, all it is saying that Abraham believed in G-d's promise that he will be blessed and have many descendants. This is not the same as he believed G-d exists and by this faith his sins are forgiven. If you examine the passages in Torah about why G-d blessed Abraham you will see that it was not just the faith Abraham had in G-d's promise but that he obeyed G-d's law and did what is right. All Images are links to Google Images. Copyright violations not intended. All Greek Text references are from NIV and Tanakh referen...