Romans 4:23-25 Part 1 of 2

The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness--for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness 

Psalm 102:18  Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD: ...

Habakkuk 2:2-3  Then the LORD replied: "Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."

Romans 15:4  For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

1 Corinthians 9:9-10  For it is written in the Law of Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." (Deuteronomy 25:4) Is it about oxen that God is concerned? Surely he says this for us, because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.

1 Corinthians 10:11  These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.

2 Timothy 3:16-17  All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

for us who believe in him 

Romans 10:9  If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

1 Peter 1:21  Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead 

Acts 2:24  "But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him."

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