We ended our lesson last time noticing that the apostle Paul is teaching that we must have the faith of Abraham to be able to receive the blessing of the gospel. The blessing of the gospel that came through Abraham is observed in Romans 4:7-8. “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.” This blessing is to every person, no matter what their background is, circumcised or not, so long as they walk in the footsteps of faith of Abraham (Romans 4:12). Paul says this again in verse 16. The promise is guaranteed to all of Abraham’s offspring. Is that only to those who were physical Israel? No, for Paul has argued for three chapters that it is not being physical descendants of Abraham that receives this blessing. Rather, it is also “to the one who shares in the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all” (Romans 4:16). So what we need to learn and what Paul wants to teach us is about the faith of Abraham. If we are to walk in the footsteps of Abraham and share in the faith of Abraham, then we need to know what the faith of Abraham is. We must learn how to have that faith. So open your copies of God’s word to Romans 4:18 and notice what the scripture says about Abraham…

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