Why did God record that righteousness was imputed to Abraham?
God recorded Abraham's imputed righteousness not for Abraham alone, but for us also, so that the same righteousness can be put to our account if we believe on Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. This is the gospel: Christ died, was buried, and rose again.
Les explains that Romans 4:23 says the account of Abraham's imputed righteousness was not written for his sake alone. It leaps almost 4,000 years to our time, and is still appropriate. The same imputation can be put to our account if we believe on Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. The qualifications are not works or rituals; it is simply believe. This is the gospel: Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead. Verse 25 declares He was delivered for our offenses and raised again for our justification. If He had not been raised, Paul could not write about justification, and the plan of redemption would never be complete. But He arose victorious over sin, the devil, the old flesh, and the world, and we take it by faith. Les also points to 2 Corinthians 5:21.
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
More Questions
Can we receive the same imputed righteousness that Abraham received?
We can receive the same imputation to our account that Abraham received, even though we live thousands of years later.
What do we have to do to receive the same imputation Abraham received?
The qualification for getting the same imputation Abraham received is simply believing on God who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; it is not if we do this or that.
How do we get righteousness credited to our account like Abraham did?
To receive the same righteousness imputed to Abraham's account, a person must believe on Him who raised up Jesus from the dead; many groups wrongly add 'if we do this' or 'if we do that' as conditions.