Romans 4:6
David speaks of the happiness of those whom God considers as right, and not because they worked for it:
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7“How happy are those whose wrongs are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
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Psalms 1:1Happy are those who don't follow the advice of the wicked. They refuse to adopt the ways of sinful people, and they don't make fun of others.
Psalms 146:5Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them—their hope is in the Lord their God—
Isaiah 54:17None of the weapons forged against you will succeed, and you will condemn anyone who accuses you. This is how the servants of the Lord are blessed, and I am the one who vindicates them, declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 33:16This is when Judah will be saved, and the people of Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name he will be called: The Lord Who Makes Us Right.
Matthew 5:3“Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually poor, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Romans 3:20For no one is made right before God by doing what the law requires. The law only helps us recognize what sin really is.
Matthew Henry on Romans 4:2-9
The Case of Abraham. ( a. d. 58.) 1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as… Read the whole commentary →