#122 – Father Abraham

Oct 14, 2021

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Jen Wilkin

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Abraham's Significance

Abraham's significance in Israel's story is rooted in his role as the covenant head and father of the faith.
Jewish Christians viewed themselves as Abraham's offspring, granting them special status before God.

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Abraham's Justification

Abraham's justification wasn't through works, but through believing in God, a point Paul emphasizes to Jewish Christians.
This belief in God's righteousness and covenant faithfulness is crucial to understanding justification.

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Grace as a Gift

Paul uses gift language to illustrate the unearned nature of grace, contrasting it with wages earned through works.
This concept of unmerited grace differs from unconditional grace, implying an expected impact and reciprocity.

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion in the book of Romans by looking at Romans 4:1-8.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

So the church hears that everyone is broken and everyone has fallen short and Paul predicts the question from the Jewish Christians: What about Abraham?
What role did Abraham play in Israel’s story? Why invoke his name here?
Paul pulls Abraham into the justification question: Why?
What did Abraham believe? (V.3)
Let’s talk about the fundamental difference between faith and works. Talk about “gift” language...
Then we get a David name drop (V.6): What was David’s significance in Israel’s story? Why is invoking his name a big deal?

Helpful Definitions:

Unmerited Gift: You cannot earn it, undeserved, or incongruent: doesn’t line up with what you have done, its disproportionate. Once we have received this grace that we do not deserve and we cannot earn it’s supposed to have an impact on us. Its unconditional but not without hope for impact or reciprocity.
Unconditional Gift: A gift given without any conditions.
Righteous -> Blessed: To have one’s lawless deeds forgiven, sins covered, and that the Lord will not count your sin against you.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Romans 4:1-8, Genesis 15:6, Romans 5:1, Romans 6:1-2, Galatians 3:3-9, Matthew 20:1-16, Psalm 32:1-2, Psalm 130:3
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