Feb. 09, 2025

“Father Abraham Has Many Sons”
Romans 4:9-17
Central Idea: Salvation by faith alone, in Christ alone.
I. Justification by faith alone
A. Salvation without rites (9-12)
1. What was circumcision?
• The ________ of the Abrahamic covenant
• By Paul's day, circumcision = _________________
2. Abraham’s justification: It’s scope (9)
• Justification by faith is for _________________.
3. Abraham’s justification: It’s time (10)
• Genesis 12:4 - Abram was _____ years old.
• Genesis 15:6 - Abraham’s _________________.
• Genesis 16:16 Abraham was _____ when Ishmael was born.
• Genesis 17:24-26 Abraham was ____ when he was circumcised
• Circumcision was a ____________________ of Abraham’s faith,
not a _______________ of his faith.
4. Abraham’s justification: The case is made (11-12)
• “sign” - points to something __________ of itself
• “seal” - authentic, _______
• “credited to them” - righteousness of God into our __________
• “faith of our father Abraham” faith ______ to his circumcision
B. Salvation without the Law (13-15)
1. Faith and Works - Mutually Exclusive (13)
• You can’t work for ________________.
• You can’t keep the _______.
2. The limits of the law (14-15)
• The law ____________ faith (14)
• the law brings ___________ (15)
• God gave the Law, not as a way of ___________________,
but to show the _______ in our lives.
C. Salvation by grace through faith (16-17)
1. Grace - receiving what we don’t ____________.
• Grace is ____________, undeserved & ____________ favor.
2. Guaranteed - faith comes with a guarantee.
• Who is responsible to fulfill the promise? _______ _________
• Salvation by works only promotes ___________, not security.
3. The abilities of God (17) - What kind of a God is God?
• The God who gives ________ to the ________.
• The God “who calls into being that which does not exist.”
Application:
1. Be careful not to _____ anything to God’s salvation by faith alone.
• The moment you add to faith alone you are trusting in your
_________.
2. Never shrink back from ___________ and ___________ the gospel.
It alone is the power of God for ________________!