Romans: The Faith of Abraham (Part 2)

The blessing and the promise did not come to Abraham through obedience, but God’s declaration of Abraham being right with God through faith. God’s law makes demands which we transgress, and so incur wrath, but God’s grace makes promises which we believe, and so receive blessings. It was not Abraham’s faith that was strong that justified Him, but it was the object of Abraham’s faith that was strong that justified Him.