Hello Everyone,

Let me say some things about this belief that glorifies God.

Belief that honors God means banking our HOPE on the promises of

God.

In other words, belief is future-oriented. It trusts God for something in the future, whether in eight MINUTES or in eight thousand YEARS.

Right after bragging on Abraham for believing the promises of God in Romans 4:19-21, Paul says, ²²This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness."

So how did Abraham get justified in God’s sight? Why did God look at this imperfect man and count him as righteous in his sight?

Because he believed the promises of God. It was a type of future-oriented faith that justified.

Now read on in the application to us. Verses 23-24: “The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, ²⁴but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead”.

Notice it does not say, “It will be credit to us who merely believe the past historical fact that God raised Jesus from the dead”—as important as that is!

It says that we will be credit righteous if we believe in God! Like Abraham believed in God!

And our God is the kind of God who raised Jesus from the dead so that you can trust Him!

So that you will know that His Son EVER lives to make intercession for you!

So that you will know that HE reigns in victory over all your enemies. So that you will know, as verse 17 says in Romans 4, that he gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

He can do ANYTHING! Nothing is impossible for God.

Therefore, He is absolutely trustworthy.

Oh How HE Loves Us!

Pastor Phil