Promise comes by faith, so that it may be guaranteed by grace

Promise comes by faith, so that it may be guaranteed by grace

Rom 4:16

¹⁶ Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. 

Rom 3:28

²⁸ For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

Rom 15:8

⁸ For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews^[b] on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed ⁹ and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written:

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
    I will sing the praises of your name.”

Luke 3:8

⁸ Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

Gal 3:16

¹⁶ The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ. 

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  Promise comes by faith, so that it may be guaranteed by grace

2)  A person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law

3)  Christ has become a servant for us so that promises may be confirmed

4)  Producing fruit in keeping with repentance brings God’s blessings

5)  We inherit God’s promises through Christ