As we move into chapter 4 of Romans, Paul is developing his argument that we are all justified by God’s grace through faith. He is clear to clarify that the gospel is not obtained through works, so that no one may boast. Both Abraham, the great Patriarch, and David, the King, are used as examples of how God both credits us with His righteousness and covers over our sins. A true understanding of this amazing doctrine should lift our hearts in worship and set us free to love others unconditionally. By allowing the truth of the gospel to penetrate our hearts we are set free from boasting, from striving, from trying to justify ourselves, and we get to rest in the knowledge that God ‘justifies the ungodly.’
