Romans 4:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

The sign

A seal

Righteousness

That righteousness

Romans 4:6

General references

Galatians 3:9

Bible References

The sign

And this is the agreement which you are to keep with me, you and your seed after you: every male among you is to undergo circumcision.

And the blood will be a sign on the houses where you are: when I see the blood I will go over you, and no evil will come on you for your destruction, when my hand is on the land of Egypt.

Say to the children of Israel that they are to keep my Sabbaths; for the Sabbath day is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you may see that I am the Lord who makes you holy.

And further, I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, so that it might be clear that I, who make them holy, am the Lord.

A seal

The true Jew is not one who is only so publicly, and circumcision is not that which may be seen in the flesh:

And the Lord your God will give to you and to your seed a circumcision of the heart, so that, loving him with all your heart and all your soul, you may have life.

And it is he who has put his stamp on us, even the Spirit, as the sign in our hearts of the coming glory.

In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

And they were ordered to do no damage to the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only to such men as have not the mark of God on their brows.

Righteousness

For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,

What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

But the righteousness which is of faith says these words, Say not in your heart, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to make Christ come down:)

For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.

Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

That righteousness

As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

General references

And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.

And on the eighth day let him be given circumcision.

And no man, having had old wine, has any desire for new, for he says, The old is better.

Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.

So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.