[Gal 3:6 KJV] 6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Only believed
How did Abraham believe GOD?
He trusted in GOD completely!
The phrase "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness" comes from
Genesis 15:6, which is a pivotal verse in the Old Testament. Here's the verse from the
New King James Version (NKJV):
Genesis 15:6 (NKJV): "And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness."
This verse occurs after God promises Abraham that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky, despite the fact that Abraham had no children at that point. Abraham, though he had doubts about how this could come to pass, believed God's promise. The key to understanding why this belief was credited to him as righteousness lies in the relationship between faith and righteousness in the Bible.
In the context of Genesis 15, Abraham's belief was about trusting in God's word, even when the circumstances seemed impossible. In that moment of faith, God declared Abraham righteous, not because of anything Abraham did,
but because of his trust and faith in God's promises.
And Abraham Obeyed the Lord;
Gen 22:10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Gen 22:11 Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
Gen 22:12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
Gen 22:13 Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
Gen 22:14 And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
Gen 22:15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
Gen 22:16 saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
Gen 22:17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Gen 22:18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Obedience is important to the lord! and examples can be found throughout the old and new testament.
the word believe has many implication here is one of them as i said before;
Jas 2:17 So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
Jas 2:18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
Jas 2:19 You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
Jas 2:20 O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
Jas 2:21 Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
Jas 2:22 You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.
Jas 2:23 And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
Jas 2:24 As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
Jas 2:25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
Jas 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.