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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 4:11-12 - Father Abraham

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Romans in Outline No. 45

1.1  DEFINITION OF FAITH

2.1  What faith is not

3.1  A MAGIC LANTERN

3.2  HOPING REAL HARD

3.3  HAVING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

2.2  What faith is

FAITH IS HEARING GOD SPEAK AND RESPONDING WITH ATTITUDES OF DEPENDENCE UPON HIM AND ACTS OF OBEDIENCE TO HIM.

3.1  FAITH’S ORIGIN:

Romans 10:17

3.2  FAITH’S RECEIVER:

Romans 10:10

1.2  ABRAHAM THE FATHER OF ALL BELIEVERS

Romans 4:11-12

2.1  Father of the believing uncircumcised

(Gentiles)

Romans 4:11

3.1  THE CALL WITH PROMISE

Genesis 12:1-3

3.2  THE COVENANT ESTABLISHED

Genesis 15

3.3  THE SEAL OF THE COVENANT:

Genesis 17

2.2  Father of the believing circumcised

(Jews)

Romans 4:12

3.1  WALK IN THE STEPS

4.1  Separating himself from his people and place

Hebrews 11:8

4.2  Living a pilgrim walk

Hebrews 11:9-10

Before circumcision

After circumcision

4.3  With Sarah trusted for a seed

Hebrews 11:11-12

4.4  Went to death clinging to the promise

Hebrews 11:13-16

4.5  Willing to sacrifice the promised seed

Hebrews 11:17-19

2.3  Conclusion

3.1  ABRAHAM IS THE FATHER OF BELIEVING GENTILES, BECAUSE HIS FAITH WAS COUNTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS (Genesis 15:6) WHILE HE WAS STILL AN UNCIRCUMCISED GENTILE

3.2  ABRAHAM IS ALSO THE SPIRITUAL FATHER OF THE JEWS WHO WALK IN FAITH

Romans 4:11-12

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, 12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.(NKJV)

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