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 ye shall keep between me and you and thy seed after thee: that ye circumcise all your men children.

And the blood shall be unto you a token, upon the houses wherein ye are; for 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 unto the children of Israel and say, 'In any wise see that ye keep my Sabbath, for it shall be a sign between me and you in your generations for to know, that I the LORD do sanctify you.

I gave them also my holy days, to be a token betwixt me and them, and thereby to know that I am the LORD which halloweth them.

A seal

For he is not a Jew, which is a Jew outward. Neither is that thing circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed for to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart and all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

which hath also sealed us, and hath given the earnest of the spirit into our hearts.

In whom also ye - after that ye heard the word of truth, I mean the gospel of your salvation wherein ye believed - were sealed with the holy spirit of promise,

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

And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth: neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal in their foreheads,

Righteousness

For the promise that he should be heir of the world was not given to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law: but through the righteousness which cometh of faith.

The righteousness, no doubt, which is good before God cometh by the faith of Jesus Christ: unto all, and upon all them that believe.

What shall we say then? We say that the gentiles which followed not righteousness, have overtaken righteousness: I mean, the righteousness which cometh of faith.

But the righteousness which cometh of faith, speaketh on this wise, "Say not in thine heart, 'who shall ascend into heaven?'" That is nothing else than to fetch Christ down.

We look for, and hope in the spirit, to be justified through faith.

and might be found in him, not having mine own righteousness which is of the law: But that which springeth of the faith which is in Christ. I mean, the righteousness which cometh of God through faith

By faith Noah honoured God, after that he was warned of things which were not seen, and prepared the ark to the saving of his household, through the which ark he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which cometh by faith.

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them which have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness that cometh of our God and saviour Jesus Christ.

That righteousness

Even as David describeth the blessedfulness of the man, unto whom God ascribeth righteousness without deeds,

General references

And I will make of thee a mighty people, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, that thou mayst be a blessing.

Abraham was ninety years old and nine when he cut off the foreskin of his flesh.

And in the eighth day the flesh of the child's foreskin shall be cut away.

Also no man that drinketh old wine, straightway can away with new, for he sayeth: the old is pleasanter."

"Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptised, which have received the holy ghost as well as we?"

For it is God only which justifieth circumcision, which is of faith: and uncircumcision through faith.

So then, they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.