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John Wesley, Notes On the New Testament (1755):
And he believed in the Lord-That is,
believed the truth of that promise which God had now made him, resting
upon the power, and faithfulness of him that made it: see how the
apostle magnifies this faith of Abram, and makes it a standing example,
Ro 4:19-21. He was not weak in faith; he staggered not at the promise:
he was strong in faith; he was fully persuaded. The Lord work such a
faith in every one of us. And he counted it to him for
righteousness-That is, upon the score of this he was accepted of God,
and, by faith he obtained witness that he was righteous, Heb 11:4. This
is urged in the New Testament to prove, that we are justified by faith
without the works of the law, Ro 4:3; Ga 3:6, for Abram was so
justified, while he was yet uncircumcised. If Abram, that was so rich in
good works, was not justified by them, but by his faith, much less can
we. This faith, which was imputed to Abram for righteousness, had newly
struggled with unbelief, Ge 15:2, and coming off, conqueror, it was thus
crowned, thus honoured.
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The Fourfold Gospel:
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- Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:
* he believed. Ro 4:3-6,9,20-25; Ga 3:6-14;
Heb 11:8; Jas 2:23
* he counted. Ps 106:31; Ro 4:11,22; 2Co 5:19; Ga 3:6
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Robertson's Word Pictures:
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William Burkitt's Notes:
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Family Bible Notes:
Counted it to him for righteousness;
accepted him as righteous, through faith, or the exercise of that
confidence in God which led him to follow his directions. Ro 4:4,21,22;
Ga 3:6-9,29; Jas 2:21-24
That confidence in God which leads men to believe and obey him is
counted to them for righteousness and those who exercise it will, for
Christ's sake, be justified, sanctified, and saved. Ro 4:3; Jas 2:21-24
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1599 Geneva Bible Notes:
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People's New Testament Commentary:
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Albert Barnes' Commentary:
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Jamieson-Faussett Brown:
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Spurgeon Devotional
Commentary:
Over the head of every difficulty and
physical impossibility he believed in God; and therefore he stood
accepted as righteous before the Lord.
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Adam Clarke's Commentary:
And he believed in the Lord; and he
counted it to him for righteousness.] This I conceive to be one of the
most important passages in the whole Old Testament. It properly contains
and specifies that doctrine of justification by faith which engrosses so
considerable a share of the epistles of St. Paul, and at the foundation
of which is the atonement made by the Son of God: And he (Abram)
believed 
heemin, he put faith) in
Jehovah, 
, and he counted it-the faith
he put in Jehovah, to HIM for righteousness,
tsedakak, or justification; though
there was no act in the case but that of the mind and heart, no work of
any kind. Hence the doctrine of justification by faith, without any
merit of works; for in this case there could be none-no works of Abram
which could merit the salvation of the whole human race. It was the
promise of God which he credited, and in the blessedness of which he
became a partaker through faith. See at the close of the chapter; See
ACC for Ge 15:19; see also on "Ro 4:13", &c.
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Matthew Henry Concise Commentary:
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