Turn with me, please, to Romans the fourth chapter, Romans chapter four.

I want to begin reading here in the first part of the chapter.

Romans chapter four and verse one.

He said, what shall we say then that Abraham our father as pertaining to the flesh has found?

For if Abraham were justified by works, he has were of to glory, but not before God.

For what says the scripture, Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness.

He did what, saints?

He believed God.

Now to him that works is the reward not reckoned of grace but of death, but to him that works not but believes of God. Now to him that works is the reward not reckoned of grace but of death, but to him that works

not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly. His faith is counted for righteousness.

Now, he'll say that again another time. It's the second time. He's going to say it again,

just another couple of verses. His faith was counted for righteousness.

Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man and to whom God imputes righteousness

without works, saying, blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are

covered?

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

And all of us said yes and amen.

And we are those blessed ones.

Comeeth this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, upon the uncircumcision also.

For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

How was it reckoned when he was in circumcision or in uncircumcision?

Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

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