Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:21 ESV

fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:20 ESV

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:19 ESV

He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:18 ESV

In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, "So shall your offspring be."

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:17 ESV

as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations"—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

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That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:15 ESV

For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:14 ESV

For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.

almost 11 years ago

Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:13 ESV

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:12 ESV

and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:11 ESV

He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:10 ESV

How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised.

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:8 ESV

blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin."

almost 11 years ago

Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:6 ESV

just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:7 ESV

"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

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Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:5 ESV

And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

almost 11 years ago

Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:4 ESV

Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.

almost 11 years ago

Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:3 ESV

For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness."

almost 11 years ago

Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 4:2 ESV

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

almost 11 years ago

Maria Esther Torres

highlighted Romans 3:31 ESV

Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

almost 11 years ago

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