Our father Abraham offered his son Isaac on the altar. Wasn’t he considered to be right with God because of what he did?

我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕把他儿子以撒献在坛上，岂不是因行为称义吗？

我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕把他儿子以撒献在坛上，岂不是因行为得称义吗？

我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕把他儿子以撒献在坛上，岂不是因行为得称义吗？

我们的祖先亚伯拉罕把儿子以撒献在祭坛上的时候，难道不是因行为而被称为义人吗？

我们的祖先亚伯拉罕，把他的儿子以撒献在祭坛上，不是因行为称义吗？

我们的先祖亚伯拉罕把他的儿子以撒献在祭坛上，难道不是本于行为被称为义吗？

我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕把他兒子以撒獻在壇上，豈不是因行為稱義嗎？

我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕把他兒子以撒獻在壇上，豈不是因行為得稱義嗎？

我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕把他兒子以撒獻在壇上，豈不是因行為得稱義嗎？

我們的祖先亞伯拉罕把兒子以撒獻在祭壇上的時候，難道不是因行為而被稱為義人嗎？

我們的祖先亞伯拉罕，把他的兒子以撒獻在祭壇上，不是因行為稱義嗎？

我們的先祖亞伯拉罕獻上他兒子以撒在壇上，豈不是由於行為得稱為義麼？

我們的先祖亞伯拉罕把他的兒子以撒獻在祭壇上，難道不是本於行為被稱為義嗎？

我祖亞伯拉罕獻子以撒於壇、非由行見義乎、

昔吾祖亞伯拉罕獻子以撒於壇、非以所行明其義乎、

我祖亞伯拉罕獻其子以撒於祭臺、非由行而稱義乎、

昔亞伯漢曾毅然以其子伊灑格獻於祭壇之上矣。彼非以行而取義耶？

Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?

Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works in offering Isaac his son on the altar?

Was our father Abraham not justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

He said,“ I am giving you my word that I will bless you. I will bless you because of what you have done,” announces the Lord.“ You have not held back your son, your only son.So I will certainly bless you. I will make the children born into your family as many as the stars in the sky. I will make them as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They will take over the cities of their enemies.All nations on earth will be blessed because of your children. All these things will happen because you have obeyed me.”

So you see that a person is considered right with God by what they do. It doesn’t happen only because they believe.

They reached the place God had shown Abraham. There Abraham built an altar. He arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son Isaac. Abraham placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.Then he reached out his hand. He picked up the knife to kill his son.But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven. He said,“ Abraham! Abraham!”“ Here I am,” Abraham replied.“ Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said.“ Do not harm him. Now I know that you would do anything for God. You have not held back from me your son, your only son.”

I took your father Abraham from the land east of the Euphrates. I led him all through Canaan. I gave him many children and grandchildren. I gave him Isaac.

So no one will be considered right with God by obeying the law. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin.

He made a promise to our father Abraham.

So the rich man called out,‘ Father Abraham! Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water. Then he can cool my tongue with it. I am in terrible pain in this fire.’

“‘ No, father Abraham,’ he said.‘ But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will turn away from their sins.’

“ Brothers and fathers, listen to me!” Stephen replied.“ The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham. At that time Abraham was still in Mesopotamia. He had not yet begun living in Harran.

By your words you will be found guilty or not guilty.”

Don’t think you can say to yourselves,‘ Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.

Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died. So did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

Don’t take me to court and judge me, because in your eyes no living person does what is right.

The promise is based on God’s grace. The promise comes by faith. All of Abraham’s children will certainly receive the promise. And it is not only for those who are ruled by the law. Those who have the same faith that Abraham had are also included. He is the father of us all.

And Abraham is also the father of those who are circumcised and believe. So just being circumcised is not enough. Those who are circumcised must also follow the steps of our father Abraham. He had faith before he was circumcised.

What should we say about these things? What did Abraham, the father of our people, discover about being right with God?

“ Abraham is our father,” they answered. Jesus said,“ Are you really Abraham’s children? If you are, you will do what Abraham did.

“ The Son of Man will come in all his glory. All the angels will come with him. Then he will sit in glory on his throne.All the nations will be gathered in front of him. He will separate the people into two groups. He will be like a shepherd who separates the sheep from the goats.He will put the sheep to his right and the goats to his left.“ Then the King will speak to those on his right. He will say,‘ My Father has blessed you. Come and take what is yours. It is the kingdom prepared for you since the world was created.I was hungry. And you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty. And you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger. And you invited me in.I needed clothes. And you gave them to me. I was sick. And you took care of me. I was in prison. And you came to visit me.’“ Then the people who have done what is right will answer him.‘ Lord,’ they will ask,‘ when did we see you hungry and feed you? When did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink?When did we see you as a stranger and invite you in? When did we see you needing clothes and give them to you?When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’“ The King will reply,‘ What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Consider Abraham. He is the father of your people. Think about Sarah. She is your mother. When I chose Abraham, he did not have any children. But I blessed him and gave him many of them.

But someone will say,“ You have faith. I do good deeds.” Show me your faith that doesn’t cause you to do good deeds. And I will show you my faith by the goods deeds I do.