What a beautiful explanation of salvation by grace through faith.
God’s revelation that Abraham was believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness was just after Abraham looked at the stars and believed God would do as He promised. Before ANYTHING else ever happened, decades before Isaac was born and Abraham was asked to offer him up.
It is indeed a beautiful explanation of salvation by grace through faith.
But so as to not proof text certain passages, how in your belief do you reconcile the *seemingly* contradictory passages on grace and works that are in the New Testament — even in Paul’s writings, and the book of Romans itself?
And not trying to be argumentative with you, metmom, but while the law wasn’t given to Abraham at this point, nor was he circumcised then, he did already have a relationship with God, so much so that he listened to His voice to go out of his father’s land, to go to another which God was to give him. And, of course, God has known all from before He created this world.