Romans 4:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 4:17

15 because ^athe law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be ^aaccording to grace, ^bso that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, ^cwho is the father of us all

17 (as it is written, ^a“I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, ^bwho gives life to the dead and calls those ^cthings which do not exist as though they did;

18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, ^a“So shall your descendants be.”

19 And not being weak in faith, ^ahe did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), ^band the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised ^aHe was also able to perform.

22 And therefore ^a“it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

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Paul is telling us here the story of the birth of Isaac. But it started way before then when God said, "You're going to be a father of many nations. You're going to have a son." And 25 years passed before that actually happened. But during that time, his faith was strengthened more and more and so when it happened, it was not a big surprise because he believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness.

And so, the promises, way before where he said, "You're going to be a father of many nations," meaning that he would have to have a son, or many sons to make those nations, came to pass. And what he says here is with the birth of Isaac that was basically the surety of those things actually happening. Because God made it happen and all the while Abraham was sure that, because God had said it, it was going to happen. I am not saying he never faltered in that faith. But the way it is presented here, he was fully convinced that because God had said so, it would happen.

Excerpted from The Christian Paradox (Part Two)

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