How was Abraham saved according to Romans 4?
According to Romans 4, Abraham was not saved by works but by faith. He believed God, and God accounted that faith to him as righteousness. Scripture presents him as a believer, so his salvation rested on trusting God's promise, not on human effort or merit.
Les explains that Romans 4 makes it plain Abraham was not saved by works but by faith. Abraham's faith was that he believed God, and God accounted unto him as righteousness. He was a believer. This fits the broader context that God sees that kind of faith as salvation, a faith and trust in God's act, not human works.
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Why does Paul bring up Abraham in Galatians 3?
Paul goes back to the Old Testament and picks up Abraham as an illustration of faith, just as he also does in the Book of Romans.