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; Every male-child among you shall be circumcised.

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye 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 thou also to the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth 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 sanctify 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 thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the spirit in our hearts.

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

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to 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 seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ to 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 by faith:

But the righteousness which is by faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down.)

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 from the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not seen as yet, moved with 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 describeth the blessedness of the man to whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

General references

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

And Abraham was ninety and nine years old, 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 drank old wine, immediately desireth new: for he saith, 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 will justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

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