The concept of being declared righteous by grace through faith is a revolutionary idea to the religious mind. Yet the clear and consistent teaching throughout the entirety of the Old Testament is that a right standing with God is not possible by human achievement or activity. As the foundation of the Jewish people, Abraham's life is used to prove and illustrate this spiritual reality. Abraham being declared righteous by God through faith is not just a special arrangement for him, it is a trail being blazed for all humanity to follow. Abraham's faith was looking ahead to the promise God would fulfill, while our faith looks back at the promise fulfilled in Jesus. The righteousness of God imputed to humanity only comes through the cross of Jesus, and it is only attained by grace through faith. Is your faith in Jesus as your savior? 

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