Daily Word

Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? He received the sign of circumcision as the seal of righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of the circumcised of all whom believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness, would be counted to him as well, and to make him the father of the circumcised, who are not merely circumcised but who walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. Romans 4:9-12. Abraham serves as a prototype for all believers, both Jew and Gentile. For the Jew, he serves as a prototype because his circumcision pointed back to justification; for the Gentile, because he received justification apart from circumcision. Grasp the depth of faith here!