[Rom 4:5 KJV] 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
"his faith": Christ's faith. There is no righteousness in any supposed faith produced by a person (besides Christ's)
1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?
2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.
3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
What we see here is that WHEN Abraham believed (the promise of God) HIS OWN faith was credited to HIMSELF as righteousness.
There is NO mention of Jesus Christ in v.1-4. And keep reading all the way through Romans 4. It's all about believing the gospel, and being children of Abraham.
v.9 - Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
v.11 - And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
23 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone,
24 but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
It appears that you are unaware of the entire chapter.
Yeah, trust is given as a gift. that's the only way it will harmonize with john 6:29 - that being my point all along. Faith is most definitely a work as John 6:29 so informs.
explicitly shows that faith and works are opposites.
As well as Eph 2:8,9.
Cherry picking your verses doesn't help you. I know the verses that refute your ideas.
Your problem is that whenever you see faith mentioned, you automatically associate it to the doing of a person's, which it is not. You miss entirely the Bible's explanation regarding the origin/source of faith.
[Jhn 6:29 NIV] 29 Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."[/QUOTE]
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