Thy word is a lamp

Unto my feet

And it light unto my path Unto my path

My path

Thy word is a lamp

Unto my feet

And they light unto A light unto my path.

My path.

Welcome to Searchlight, a survey through Scripture with Pastor John Corson.

It is our desire to bring you a systematic study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, book by book.

In our recent studies in the Book of Romans, we have seen the Apostle Paul make a powerful argument

that salvation is simply by faith in Jesus Christ. This would have been a shock to the Jews who were listening to Paul. They tried to make themselves righteous by keeping the law. And so in chapter 4, Paul is appealing to two giants of the Hebrew faith, Abraham and David.

On our last program we saw that Paul made the case that Abraham was made righteous through

his faith alone.

As we pick up the teaching today, Paul continues the argument and points out that it can't

be any other way. With our study here now is,

Pastor John. Now, verse four, to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

If Abraham was accounted as righteous, pronounced as righteous, because he left Err or was willing to sacrifice his son, then he would be given salvation as a reward.

God would be paying off a debt.

Oh, Abraham, you really earned this.

Paul is saying no.

It's nothing Abraham did or didn't do

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