The Book of Romans - Lesson 6

I.            WITHOUT WORKS  (Romans  4:1-8)

A.                The Justification of Abraham  (4:1-5)

1.                  No glory  (v.1-2;  3:27;  Ephesians 2:8-9)

2.                  No debt  (v.3-4;  Genesis 15:4-6)

3.                  No work  (v.5;  Titus 3:5)

B.                 The Blessings of David  (4:6-8)

1.                  The blessing of imputed righteousness  (v.6;  Isaiah 53:4-6;  2Corinthians 5:21)

2.                  The blessing of forgiven sins  (v.7-8;  Psalm 32:1-2;  130:1-4)

II.            WITHOUT CIRCUMCISION  (Romans  4:9-12)

A.                The Example of Abraham  (4:9-10)

B.            The Father of All Believers  (4:11-12;  Galatians 3:6-9, 28-29)

1.                  Of the uncircumcised  (v.11;  Galatians 3:14)

2.                  Of the circumcised  (v.12)

III.            WITHOUT LAW  (Romans  4:13-15)

A.                The Promise of Inheritance  (4:13-14)

1.                  Not through the law  (v.13;  Galatians 3:16-18)

2.                  But through faith  (v.13-14)

B.                 The Fruit of the Law  (4:15)

1.                  The law works wrath  (Romans 7:10-11;  2Corinthians 3:7)

2.                  The law proves transgression  (Romans 3:19;  7:7-9)

IV.       BY FAITH ALONE  (Romans  4:16-25)

A.                The Fatherhood of Abraham  (4:16-17)

1.                  The father of us all  (v.16)

2.                  The father of many nations  (v.17;  Genesis 17:4-5)

B.                 The Faith of Abraham  (4:18-22)

1.                  The conflict of his faith  (v.18-19)

a.            Against hopelessness  (v.18;  Acts 27:20-25)

b.            Against impossibilities  (v.19;  John 11:38-40)

                        2.            The strength of his faith  (v.20-21)

                                    a.            In the promise of God  (v.20a;  Joshua 14:10-12)

                                    b.            In the praise of God  (v.20b;  Job 1:20-22)

                                    c.            In the performance of God  (v.21;  Hebrews 11:19)

                        3.            The result of his faith  (v.22)

                                       - imputed righteousness

C.                The Heritage of Abraham  (4:23-25)

1.                  For our imputation  (v.23-24)

2.                  For our justification (v.25)

MEMORY VERSE:  Romans 4:20

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief;  but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

 

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