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From: Romans 4:20-25

The Example of Abraham (Continuation)

[20] No distrust made him (Abraham) waver concerning the promise of God, but
he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, [21] fully convinced that God
was able to do what he had promised. [22] That is why his faith was “reckoned to
him as righteousness.” [23] But the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written
not for his sake alone, [24] but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe
in him that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, [25] who was put to death for our
trespasses and raised for our justification.

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Commentary:

24-25. The faith of which St Paul is speaking includes among its basic truths the
redemptive Death of Christ and his Resurrection, two events which are indissolub-
ly linked, two ways in which God’s justice and mercy are manifested.

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Source: “The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries”. Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.

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by Scepter Publishers in the United States.