Римляни 4 | Верен

Верен

1 И така, какво ще кажем, че нашият отец Авраам е намерил по плът? 2 Защото, ако Авраам е бил оправдан чрез дела, той има с какво да се хвали, но не пред Бога. 3 Понеже какво казва Писанието? – „Авраам повярва в Бога, и това му се счете за правда.“ 4 А на този, който върши дела, наградата му не се счита като милост, а като дълг; 5 а на този, който не върши дела, а вярва в Онзи, който оправдава безбожния, неговата вяра му се счита за правда. 6 Както и Давид говори за блаженството на човека, на когото Бог зачита правда независимо от дела: 7 „Блажени онези, чиито беззакония са простени, чиито грехове са покрити; 8 блажен е онзи човек, на когото Господ няма да счете грях.“ 9 Обаче това блаженство само за обрязаните ли е, или и за необрязаните? Понеже казваме, че на Авраам вярата се счете за правдаст. 3;. 10 Как тогава му се счете? Когато беше обрязан ли, или необрязан? Не когато беше обрязан, а необрязан. 11 И той прие знака на обрязването като печат на правдата от вярата, която имаше, когато беше необрязан, за да бъде той баща на всички, които вярват, макар и необрязани, за да се счете и на тях правдата, 12 и баща на онези обрязани, които не само са обрязани, но и ходят по стъпките на вярата, която нашият баща Авраам имаше, когато беше необрязан. 13 Защото обещанието на Авраам или на потомството му – че ще бъде наследник на света – не стана чрез закона, а чрез правдата от вяра. 14 Защото, ако са наследници тези, които са от закона, то вярата е празна и обещанието – осуетено. 15 Защото законът докарва гняв, а там, където няма закон, няма и престъпление. 16 Затова оправданието е от вяра, за да бъде по благодат, така че обещанието да бъде сигурно за цялото потомство – не само за това, което е от закона, но и за онова, което е от вярата на Авраам, който е баща на всички нас, 17 както е писано: „Направих те баща на много народи“, пред Бога, на когото той повярва, който съживява мъртвите и вика несъществуващото като съществуващо. 18 Авраам, надявайки се, без да има причина за надежда, повярва, за да стане баща на много народи, според казаното: „Толкова ще бъде твоето потомство.“ 19 И без да отслабне във вяра, като виждаше, че тялото му е вече замъртвяло, тъй като беше на около сто години, както и мъртвостта на утробата на Сара, 20 не се усъмни в Божието обещание чрез неверие, а се укрепи във вяра, като отдаде слава на Бога 21 и като беше напълно уверен, че това, което Бог е обещал, Той е силен и да го изпълни. 22 Затова му се счете за правдаст. 3;. 23 Но това, че му се счете, не беше написано само за него, 24 а и за нас. Тя ще се счита за правда и на нас, които вярваме в Този, който възкреси от мъртвите Иисус, нашия Господ, 25 който беше предаден за нашите прегрешения и беше възкресен за нашето оправдание.

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Abraham’s faith made him right with God

1 What should we say about these things? What did Abraham, the father of our people, discover about being right with God? 2 Did he become right with God because of something he did? If so, he could boast about it. But he couldn’t boast to God. 3 What do we find in Scripture? It says, ‘Abraham believed God. God accepted Abraham’s faith, and so his faith made him right with God.’ (Бит 15:6) 4 When a person works, their pay is not considered a gift. It is owed to them. 5 But things are different with God. He makes ungodly people right with himself. If people trust in him, their faith is accepted even though they do not work. Their faith makes them right with God. 6 King David says the same thing. He tells us how blessed people are when God makes them right with himself. They are blessed because they don’t have to do anything in return. David says, 7 ‘Blessed are those whose lawless acts are forgiven. Blessed are those whose sins are taken away. 8 Blessed is the person whose sin the Lord never counts against them.’ (Пс 32:1; Пс 32:2) 9 Is that blessing only for those who are circumcised? Or is it also for those who are not circumcised? We have been saying that God accepted Abraham’s faith. So his faith made him right with God. 10 When did it happen? Was it after Abraham was circumcised, or before? It was before he was circumcised, not after! 11 He was circumcised as a sign of the covenant God had made with him. It showed that his faith had made him right with God before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all believers who have not been circumcised. God accepts their faith. So their faith makes them right with him. 12 And Abraham is also the father of those who are circumcised and believe. So just being circumcised is not enough. Those who are circumcised must also follow the steps of our father Abraham. He had faith before he was circumcised. 13 Abraham and his family received a promise. God promised that Abraham would receive the world. It would not come to him because he obeyed the law. It would come because of his faith, which made him right with God. 14 Do those who depend on the law receive the promise? If they do, faith would mean nothing. God’s promise would be worthless. 15 The law brings God’s anger. Where there is no law, the law can’t be broken. 16 The promise is based on God’s grace. The promise comes by faith. All of Abraham’s children will certainly receive the promise. And it is not only for those who are ruled by the law. Those who have the same faith that Abraham had are also included. He is the father of us all. 17 It is written, ‘I have made you a father of many nations.’ God considers Abraham to be our father. The God that Abraham believed in gives life to the dead. Abraham’s God also creates things that did not exist before. (Бит 17:5) 18 When there was no reason for hope, Abraham believed because he had hope. He became the father of many nations, exactly as God had promised. God said, ‘That is how many children you will have.’ (Бит 15:5) 19 Abraham did not become weak in his faith. He accepted the fact that he was past the time when he could have children. At that time Abraham was about 100 years old. He also realised that Sarah was too old to have children. 20 But Abraham kept believing in God’s promise. He became strong in his faith. He gave glory to God. 21 He was absolutely sure that God had the power to do what he had promised. 22 That’s why ‘God accepted Abraham because he believed. So his faith made him right with God.’ (Бит 15:6) 23 The words ‘God accepted Abraham’s faith’ were written not only for Abraham. 24 They were written also for us. We believe in the God who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. So God will accept our faith and make us right with himself. 25 Jesus was handed over to die for our sins. He was raised to life in order to make us right with God.