{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Romans 4:16-25 - God Credits His Righteousness to All Who Believe","description":"Welcome to the Romans 4 Podcast! Mike and Kevin share their insights from the Book of Romans as they dive into Romans 4:16-25. 16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham\u2019s offspring\u2014not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. 17 As it is written: \u201cI have made you a father of many nations.\u201d[c] He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed\u2014the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. 18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, \u201cSo shall your offspring be.\u201d 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead\u2014since he was about a hundred years old\u2014and that Sarah\u2019s womb was also dead. 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. 22 This is why \u201cit was credited to him as righteousness.\u201d 23 The words \u201cit was credited to him\u201d were written not for him alone, 24 but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness\u2014for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version\u00ae (NIV). Copyright \u00a91973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.\u00ae Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. All unmarked Scripture quotations are also taken from the New International Version\u00ae (NIV), unless otherwise noted. This content uses fewer than 500 verses and is intended strictly for non-commercial, teaching, and ministry purposes. We are operating within fair use guidelines and are currently seeking formal permission from Biblica where required.   ","author_name":"Grace Coach","author_url":"http:\/\/gracecoach.org","html":"