2. If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
3. What does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
4. Now to him who works, wages are not given as a gift, but as a debt.
5. But to him who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.