Credit

 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness."
Romans 4:3 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/rom.4.3.ESV

What did Abraham believe from God? That he would bless the world through his Descendant (the Lord Jesus Christ). Abraham was some pagan from Ur of the Chaldeans (near modern day Basra in Iraq). He was spiritually bankrupt.

But God called Abraham, he believed, and God credited the riches of Christ's righteousness to Abraham's spiritual account. We are Abraham's children if we trust in Christ too. Abraham didn't earn his salvation; neither can we.

God gave Abraham His goodness as a gift. Abraham didn't deserve to be made good, but God did it anyway, such was His love. We can't successfully work to get God's favour, we must receive it as a free gift of grace.

Religion says 'do' this and that to try and get into God's good books. Christianity says all that is necessary is 'done' by God, we just need to trust. Even the good we do is by God's power as His workmanship.

'God our Father, may we be Abraham's children by faith. Please credit our spiritually bankrupt accounts with the perfect righteousness of Christ. In His name we pray, amen'

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