Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all... The Works of John Locke - Page 284by John Locke - 1823Full view - About this book
| Philip Schaff - Religion - 2007 - 577 pages
...easy action, that it might draw grace unto it, and that the promise might not fail. And It saith, " Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, to the end the promise might be sure." (Rom. iv. i 6.) Wherefore it is by grace, since by their own labors they prevailed not. 6 si. " divine,"... | |
| Philip Schaff - Religion - 2007 - 593 pages
...no obstacle to our becoming heirs of the promise. Ver. 1 6, " Therefore it is of faith," he says, " that it might be by grace ; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed." You see that it is not the Law only that faith estabiisheth, but the promise of God also that it will... | |
| Jim McCoy - Religion - 2007 - 234 pages
...to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law (Jews). But to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the Father of us all (true Christians), (as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before Him whom He... | |
| Steven Channing - Religion - 2008 - 390 pages
...made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace;...the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, Galatians 2:1-16 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus... | |
| Arvil Jones - 2008 - 358 pages
...made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath; for where no law is, there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace,...the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all (Romans 4:13-16). Paul leaves no room for doubt as to the object of Abraham's faith. The faith of Abraham... | |
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