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

Here is my covenant that you are to observe, between me and you and your descendants: Every male among you is to be circumcised.

The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are. I'll see the blood and pass over you. There will be no plague to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

"You are to tell the Israelis: "You are to certainly observe my Sabbaths because it's a sign between me and you from generation to generation, so you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

Also, I instituted my Sabbath for them as a sign between me and them, so they would know that I am the LORD, who has set them apart."

A seal

For a person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision something just external and physical.

Then the LORD your God will circumcise both your hearts and those of your descendants so that you can love him with your heart and with your soul and therefore live.

who has placed his seal on us and has given us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.

You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in the Messiah, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit, by whom you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.

They were told not to harm the grass on the earth, any green plant, or any tree. They could harm only the people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

Righteousness

For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the Law, but through the righteousness produced by faith.

God's righteousness through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah for all who believe. For there is no distinction among people,

What can we say, then? Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, have attained righteousness, a righteousness that comes through faith.

But the righteousness that comes from faith says, "Do not say in your heart, "Who will go up to heaven?' (that is, to bring the Messiah down),

Through the Spirit by faith we confidently await the fulfillment of our righteous hope,

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but one that comes through the faithfulness of the Messiah, the righteousness that comes from God and that depends on faith.

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, reverently prepared an ark to save his family, and by faith he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes by faith.

From: Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus, the Messiah. To: Those who have received faith that is as valuable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus the Messiah.

That righteousness

Likewise, David also speaks of the blessedness of the person whom God regards as righteous apart from actions:

General references

I'll make a great nation of your descendants, I'll bless you, and I'll make your reputation great, so that you will be a blessing.

Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised,

On the eighth day, the flesh of the baby's foreskin is to be circumcised.

No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine, because he says, "The old wine is good enough!'"

"No one can stop us from using water to baptize these people who have received the Holy Spirit in the same way that we did, can they?"

since there is only one God who will justify the circumcised on the basis of faith and the uncircumcised by that same faith.

Therefore, those who believe are blessed together with Abraham, the one who believed.