Romans 4: Abraham Believed God
Paul proves from Abraham and David that God has always counted righteousness to those who believe, apart from works and apart from circumcision, and that the same righteousness is counted to everyone who believes on the God who raised Jesus from the dead.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
Follow Paul's proof from Abraham (Genesis 15:6) and David (Psalm 32:1-2) that God counts righteousness to those who believe, not to those who work for it.
Explain what counted, reckoned, and imputed mean in Romans 4, and why faith receives righteousness instead of earning it.
Show from the order of Genesis 15 and 17 why circumcision, and by the same reasoning baptism, follows justification and never causes it.
Describe Abraham's fully persuaded faith in the God who raises the dead, and explain how James 2 agrees with Paul.