In 4.16-25: Abraham's ability to trust.
In verse 16: The promise of God's blessing is given in grace and received in faith to all his descendants, both Jews (adherents of the law) and gentiles (those who share the faith of Abraham).
In verses 17-19: God's creative power is shown by giving life to Abraham's dead body and Sarah's barren womb.
In verse 17: Gen 17.5
In verse 18: Gen 15.5.
In verse 19: Hundred years old, Gen 17.17.
In verses 20-21: Unwavering trust characterizes the faith of Abraham (v. 16).
In verse 22: Gen 15.6
In verses 24-25: To believe that God raised Jesus ... from the dead requires faith like Abraham and Sarah.
For them, receiving God's righteousness meant experiencing God as utterly reliable, as someone whose promises come true.
God can be similarly experienced by those who believe that God gave life to the crucified Jesus.
The language handed over and raised suggests a two-part confession.
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