what: Romans 6:1, Romans 7:7, Romans 8:31 Abraham: Isaiah 51:2, Matthew 3:9, Luke 3:8, Luke 16:24, Luke 16:25, Luke 16:29-Obadiah :, John 8:33, John 8:37-Mark :, John 8:53, John 8:56, Acts 13:26, 2 Corinthians 11:22 as pertaining: Romans 4:16, Hebrews 12:9 Reciprocal: Jeremiah 6:16 - Stand Malachi 2:10 - all Romans 3:5 - what shall Romans 3:25 - remission 1 Corinthians 10:18 - Israel Hebrews 11:32 - what shall James 2:21 - Abraham read more
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?That our father Abraham hath found — Acceptance with God.According to the flesh — That is, by works. read more
1. What A question not put by the Jew as objection, (as Stuart supposes,) but stated by the apostle to start his argument. The flesh In opposition to the spirit, as in Galatians 3:3, where the flesh refers to legal works as a means of justification, and the spirit refers to spiritual faith as the means. Hence the present question signifies, What in the matter of justification did Abraham attain by legal works? The phrase as pertaining to the flesh cannot, according to the... read more
Faith-justification shown by Abraham’s Case to lie at the Foundation of the Jewish, as well as of the Christian, Church , Romans 4:1-25 . Abraham himself was gratuitously justified by faith, (Romans 4:1-5;) with a justification whose blessedness is attested by David, (Romans 4:6-8;) and which was conferred upon him in his Gentilism, and afterward sealed by circumcision, (Romans 4:9-11;) rendering him the father of the faithful by faith, (Romans 4:12-17,) insomuch that from that faith sprang... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Romans 4:1
1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? Ver. 1. As pertaining to the flesh ] That is, As touching his works, Romans 4:2 , called also the letter, Romans 2:27 , and the law a carnal commandment,Hebrews 7:16; Hebrews 7:16 . read more