Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. (Romans 4:23-25)
When the Bible states that Abraham was given righteousness by God, Paul's readers could have been under the impression that it was only so that Abraham would know it. Does that mean that this portion of scripture existed in some form during the life of Abraham, four centuries before Moses?
Many scholars today claim to discredit the Bible by ascribing its authorship to people other than the traditional author. But what if the book of Genesis is a compilation of texts that were written by eye witnesses and edited and published by Moses? But anyway, Abraham seems to have benefited from righteousness being ascribed to him in the scripture, but Paul's point is that it is not only of benefit to him.
Knowing that Abraham's willingness to trust God in what God told him, allowed God to give him righteousness gives us a precedent and a principle that we can count on. God has told us that he restored Jesus from death and that he died in the first place in our place. If we believe this and act on the requirements that come with this belief, the scripture could say of me in the same way: Daniel believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
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