Genesis 15:6
Abram trusted what the Lord said, and so the Lord counted Abram as being in a right relationship with him.
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In The King James Version
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
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Romans 4:3However, what does Scripture say? “Abraham trusted God, and so he was considered as being a good person who did right.”
Romans 4:11It was actually before he became a Jew by being circumcised, which was a confirmation of his trust in God to make him right. This happened before he was circumcised, so he is the father of everyone who trusts in God and are considered as right by God, even though they may not be circumcised Jews.
2 Corinthians 5:19For God was in Christ, bringing the world back from hostility to friendship with him, not counting anyone's sins against them, and giving us this message to change his enemies into his friends.
Hebrews 11:8Through trusting God Abraham obeyed when God called him to go to the land God was going to give him. He left, not knowing where he was going.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 15:3-7
2 And Abram said, Lord God , what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. 4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them:… Read the whole commentary →