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

This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you; Every male child among you shall be circumcised.

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

Speak also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths you shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD that does sanctify you.

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctifies them.

A seal

For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.

Who has also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

In whom you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after you believed, you were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed unto the day of redemption.

And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men who have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

Righteousness

For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his descendants, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

But the righteousness which is of faith speaks thus, Say not in your heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

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

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

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved by fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ:

That righteousness

Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputes righteousness without works,

General references

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

And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

No man also having drunk old wine immediately desires new: for he says, The old is better.

Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?

Seeing it is one God, who shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

So then they who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.