Unfavorable people enjoying favor S1e77 Gen15:6
How do Sinners go to heaven?
How do 2 dis-equal things match up?How does Heavenly MATH fix this?
Problem: imperfect people trying to have relationship w perfect God.
How do imperfect people get to spend eternity with a perfect God?
How do Sinners fellowship with Holiness? A Holy God?
Gen 15: 6 And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
HE (Abram) BELIEVED the Lord, *********
and He (God) counted it to him as rightesousness
Abram BELIEVES, TRUSTS, votes with his mental confidence
Abram account is credited as if righteous
HERE IS HOW UNRIGHTEOUS PEOPLE BECOME RIGHT BEFORE GOD.
EVERY INTENT ONLY EVER EVIL Gen 6;5
This is how unfavorable people enjoy the favor of God
How do we “get good enough” to be with God forever?
How do we EARN HEAVEN. Don’t. Can’t. Heaven is GIVEN, not earned.
Relationship with God is GRANTED not merited at least not by us
This is now an EXPECTATION of all who walk with God*****
Gen 15 is definitive, example THIS IS A MUST DO*****
What Abram does Authoritative for you Podcast listener
YOU MUST DO WHAT Abram does in this passage. How do we know?
Because the rest of the Bible continually comes back to this moment
Because of the times this concept is directly repeated Rom 4: 4 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
Because of the times this concept is indirectly repeated
Eph 2: 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast
This LIGHTBULB that goes on in Abram’s soul of BELIEF
Is absolutely required in your soul.
Something happens FROM Abram He DOES something
Something really important happens FOR Abram
This grace of God crediting FOR Abram
This is where Abrams $100 401k is matched by a $Billion from God
Principles of God’s economy: by BELIEF, one gains BENEFITS that you did not specifically EARN.
It is there in the impossible, inconvenient, incredible
That your small believe deposit gives birth to RIGHTEOUSNESS
HERE IS HOW UNRIGHTEOUS PEOPLE BECOME RIGHT BEFORE GOD.
EVERY INTENT ONLY EVER EVIL
You are OK before a Holy GOD;
Your account has enough, not because of what you put in, but because of what Godputs in. Your small bits allows being viewed as acceptable, as perfect, as right with God, even though youre not.
Rightesousness based NOT ON your ACHIEVMENT, but belief, which then offersan ACCESS to the achievments of Christ.
Call today trust Him. Believe in Him. JUST LIKE ABRAM did. MUST DO.
Something happens FROM Abram: Belief, trust, faith John 1:12 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Something happens FOR Abram: God does the heavy lifting.
He lifts for Abram
Knucklehead gets fellowship with God
You, Mr. and Mrs. podcast listener knucklehead, podcast giver knucklehead get the same fellowship with God
I am your great reward. You get me. Gen 15:1
We get the same mega-reward as Abram.
If we put $100 of faith in our spiritual 401K, we get $1 Billion
Been a story of rescue; in garden, Noah on boat, here see God turning towards Abram. God turns toward mankind.
God is kind to mankind
Offers relationshiop with sinners, is faithful to the unfaithful
Credits our little faith with great righteousness
Our little faith achieves relationship & access being right before Him
By faith, Unfavorable people enjoying favor because of the credit, counting of God
Abram Believed. Why should I care? S1e76 Gen 15:2
Abram BELIEVED the Lord. Mental activity
Already seen Ab. Was a good example of FAITH with boots on and swordsdrawn regarding LOT rescue
Put his money where his mouth was
Proved what was going on in his heart and head by his actions
Today we are going to go back into his heart: He believes the Lord
Dare I say: most important current concept that started in OT
What does the Lord say?
Don’t be afraid
I am your shield
Your reward shall be great—you get the ultimate reward which is me
Reward of ongoing relationship
15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” 2 But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.” 4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.” 5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 6 And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
BUT ABRAM QUESTIONS God******
God can take it. There are serious, inquiries of God, accusations
I continue childless you have given me no offspring Ache of heart
My heir is Eliezer of Damascus, a member of my household
But not an offspring in any way
Not mentioned elsewhere—most trusted member of household
Wonder. Why this is not Lot?
GOD Gives a VISION, and then a BRINGING
How does God Bring Abram OUTSIDE in a vision
We are in deep waters here
# the stars; if you are able. SO SHALL YOUR /ooffspring be
HE (Abram) BELIEVED the Lord, *********
and He counted it to him as rightesousness
Abram BELIEVES, TRUSTS, votes with his mental confidence
Abram account is credited as if righteous
