Romans 4:14

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Summary

Romans 4:14

For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

For if

Made

Romans 3:31

General references

Luke 10:26

Galatians 4:28

Bible References

For if

That is why all turns upon faith; it is to make the promise a matter of favour, to make it secure for all the offspring, not simply for those who are adherents of the Law but also for those who share the faith of Abraham ??of Abraham who is the father of us all

I do not annul God's grace; but if righteousness comes by way of the Law, then indeed Christ's death was useless.

If the Inheritance is due to law, it ceases to be due to promise. Now it was by a promise that God bestowed it on Abraham.

You are for justification by the Law? Then you are done with Christ, you have deserted grace,

and be found at death in him, possessing no legal righteousness of my own but the righteousness of faith in Christ, the divine righteousness that rests on faith.

(for the Law made nothing perfect), and there is introduced a better Hope, by means of which we can draw near to God.

Made

Then 'by this faith' we 'cancel the Law'? Not for one moment! We uphold the Law.

General references

He said to him, "What is written in the law? What do you read there?"

Now you are the children of the Promise, brothers, like Isaac;