Romans 4:19-22 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old… I. WHAT IT IS. 1. Abraham grew strong in faith; faith grows by exercise. 2. He was made strong by faith; faith is a bracing grace. The world's heroes are strong by faith in themselves, God's by faith in Him (Judges 6:14; Hebrews 11:1; David, Daniel, etc.). Weak faith is not rejected, but strong faith is commended. Strong faith triumphs over doubts and fears (Matthew 14:30, 31). II. WHAT IT DOES. It glorifies God as unbelief dishonours Him. It gives glory to all His attributes, especially His faithfulness, benevolence, almightiness, for it builds on them alone. Honouring God is therefore honoured by Him. Not to believe Him is to offer Him the greatest insult (1 John 5:10). God's honour and man's interest, both combined. Faith secures both. Abraham giving glory to God waxed strong in faith. As faith glorifies God it becomes stronger and stronger, and is a worthy medium of justification as giving God all the glory. (T. Robinson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: |
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