Most of us look about and enjoy the marvels of God’s creation — the beauty of a rainbow, the brilliance of fall leaves, a door knob. “A doorknob?! What does that have to do with this?” (Hold the question for a few paragraphs.) Continue reading
Abram had to believe God in order to choose to leave the known for the unknown. In other words, Abram had to believe in order to obey faithfully. Faith and faithfulness are inseparable. Faith always produces faithfulness. And faithful obedience always leads to greater faith.
Such faith in God put Abram in right standing with God. “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness” (Genesis 15:6). God saw Abram’s faith as righteousness.
Now think about this: Abram’s righteousness by faith happened long before the Law. Continue reading