ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD

Sunday Morning - February 8, 1998

Text: Genesis 15:6-7 "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 7. And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it."

Genesis 15:7 "And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it."

Genesis 15:6 "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness."

Romans 4:4-5 "Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned [present passive] of grace, but of debt. 5. But to him that worketh [present middle] not, but believeth [present active] on him that justifieth [present active] the ungodly, his faith is counted [present passive] for righteousness."

Romans 4:11 "And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe [present active, faith], though they be not circumcised; that righteousness [justification] might be imputed unto them also:"

Romans 4:2-3 "For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness."

Romans 8:29-34 "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, ...

THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION

Ephesians 1:15-18 "Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,