16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
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Paul was very clear in this passage to the Romans that we are justified by faith, not works. Works are the evidence of our love and adoration for the our Heavenly Father, because He saved us.
We as sinful human kind do not have the capacity to believe without the faith being provided by God. Eph 2:8-9 lays this out very clearly... For by Grace you have been saved, through faith, and that [faith] not of yourselves, but it is a gift of God so that no one can boast.
These short thoughts have helped me to meditate on Scripture every day...mostly for me, but you can look in too!
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