Why are believers no longer enemies of God?
Believers are no longer enemies of God because they have entered a right relationship by the faith way plus nothing, trusting what God has said concerning the work accomplished at the cross. That faith makes them friends of God, just as Abraham was called the friend of God.
Les explains that those who have come into a right relationship by the faith way plus nothing are blessed with Abraham, the man of faith. Abraham was the friend of God, and in the same way, believers are the friends of God. They are no longer enemies, and this change rests entirely on their faith in what God has said—specifically, what He accomplished in the work of the cross. This stands in contrast to being under the curse connected with the works of the law.