Credit righteousness

 Romans 4:17-25

He(Abraham) is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—The God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.

The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

So God's people are not those of Abraham's race who lay claim to the covenant promises as their birthright but those of any race who share Abraham's faith.

Why?

Credit righteousness is for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. God gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. God let Jesus as our penalty to change our life from the dead to life. From the sinner to the holy one is the grace of the Lord.

Abraham is the father of faith in many nations, so is the father of faith to me.

Sins have to pay sacrifice to erase, Jesus Chris be our sacrifice so believe in the Lord with the high price, but God's son Jesus Chris has pay for us.

神在什麼情況中有應許呢? 在任何情況都有。神使亞伯拉罕入墓三分的人，沙拉不可能再生育的人使他們從無到有，死人復活的神。亞伯拉罕曾經軟弱，神讓他在絕望中仍然可以工作的，化為可能，這個信心要付代價。亞伯拉罕的信心不是一步登天，可是跌跌撞撞成長的，我們的信像亞伯拉罕一樣，以為用人的方法可以成就神的應許。神要我們完全放下。出埃及過紅海，看似沒有路的絕望中有指望。這句話也是為我們寫的。我們信什麼?叫死人復活，使無變有的神。耶穌復活，就是告訴我們所信的是與亞伯拉罕一樣的死裏復活。

How?

How great is the Lord, Praise God with joy, and witness Him in my life before others.