26 Bible Verses about Righteous By Faith
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For what does scripture say? Abraham believed God and this was counted to him as righteousness.
Now is that description of bliss meant for the circumcised, or for the uncircumcised as well? Abraham's faith, I repeat, was counted to him as righteousness.
Why, it is as with Abraham, he had faith in God and that was counted to him as righteousness.
and the scripture was fulfilled: Abraham believed God, and this was counted to him as righteousness ??he was called God's friend.
He only got circumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which belonged to his faith as an uncircumcised man. The object of this was to make him the father of all who believe as uncircumcised persons and thus have righteousness counted to them,
That is why all turns upon faith; it is to make the promise a matter of favour, to make it secure for all the offspring, not simply for those who are adherents of the Law but also for those who share the faith of Abraham ??of Abraham who is the father of us all
God's righteousness is revealed in it by faith and for faith ??as it is written, Now by faith shall the righteous live.
And because no one is justified on the score of the Law before God (plainly, the just shall live by faith, ??12 and the Law is not based on faith: no, he who performs these things shall live by them),
Meantime my just man shall live on by his faith; if he shrinks back, my soul takes no delight in him.
but a man who instead of 'working' believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, has his faith counted as righteousness.
but it is a righteousness of God which comes by believing in Jesus Christ. And it is meant for all who have faith. No distinctions are drawn.
What are we to conclude, then? That Gentiles who never aimed at righteousness have attained righteousness, that is, righteousness by faith;
and be found at death in him, possessing no legal righteousness of my own but the righteousness of faith in Christ, the divine righteousness that rests on faith.
But here is what faith-righteousness says: ??Say not in your heart, 'Who will go up to heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down).
for with his heart man believes and is justified, with his mouth he confesses and is saved.
The promise made to Abraham and his offspring that he should inherit the world, did not reach him through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
As we are justified by faith, then, let us enjoy the peace we have with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
but since we know a man is justified simply by faith in Jesus Christ and not by doing what the Law commands, we ourselves have believed in Christ Jesus so as to get justified by faith in Christ and not by doing what the Law commands ??for by doing what the Law commands no person shall be justified.
Well then, there is one God, a God who will justify the circumcised as they believe and the uncircumcised on the score of faith.
it was to demonstrate his justice at the present epoch, showing that God is just himself and that he justifies man on the score of faith in Jesus.
No, what it does say is this: ??The word is close to you, in your very mouth and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which we preach).
Besides, Scripture anticipated God's justification of the Gentiles by faith when it announced the gospel beforehand to Abraham in these terms: All nations shall be blessed in thee.
the Law thus held us as wards in discipline, till such time as Christ came, that we might be justified by faith.
It was by faith that Noah, after being told by God what was still unseen, reverently constructed an ark to save his household; thus he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that follows faith.
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- Abraham
- Abraham Believed God
- Accepting Christ
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- Faith
- Faith In God
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- Finishing Strong
- Having Faith
- Imputed Righteousness