“And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.”
This is why 'it was credited to him as righteousness.' The return to Genesis 15:6. Abraham's faith—his trust in God's promise despite impossible circumstances—was the instrument through which righteousness was imputed. The mechanism is clear: faith leads to crediting righteousness.
Church Fathers on Romans 4:22
“And being fully persuaded that what He had promised, He was able also to perform.” Abstaining then from curious questionings is glorifying God, as indulging in them is transgressing. But if by entering into curious questions, and searching out things below, we fail to glorify Him, much more if we be over curious in the matter of the Lord's generation, shall we suffer to the utmost for our insolence. For if the type of the resurrection is not to be searched into, much less…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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