DAILY TEXT, Monday, April 28, 2025, Abraham put his faith in Jehovah, and he considered him to be righteous (Gen. 15:6).

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Monday April 28, 2025

Abraham put his faith in Jehovah, and he considered him righteous (Gen. 15:6).

When Jehovah says that we must closely follow in the footsteps of Abraham's faith to consider ourselves righteous, he does not mean that we must do exactly what he did. In fact, there are many ways to demonstrate with works that we have faith. We can gladly welcome those new to the congregation, help brothers who are in real need, and do good things for our family members. All this pleases Jehovah (Rom. 15:7; 1 Tim. 5:4, 8; 1 John 3:18). One of the most important ways to demonstrate our faith is by preaching with enthusiasm (1 Tim. 4:16). We can all prove by our works that we have faith that Jehovah's promises will be fulfilled and that his way of doing things is the best. And if we do, we can be absolutely sure that God will declare us righteous and consider us his friends. w23.12 2 para. 3; 6 para. 15.

What verse did Paul and James quote from?

Paul and James quoted from Genesis 15:6, which says that Abraham “put his faith in Jehovah, and he considered him righteous.” What does it mean for Jehovah to consider a person righteous? That he is happy with her and considers her blameless, free of guilt. It is indeed astonishing that Jehovah can hold an imperfect and sinful human being blameless. You probably want Jehovah to see you that way, too, and you can do it. Let's see why Jehovah declared Abraham righteous and what we have to do to make him say the same about us.

What prevents us human beings from being fair?

In his Letter to the Romans, Paul said that all human beings are sinners (Rom. 3:23). How is it possible that God is happy with us and considers us righteous? Paul used the example of Abraham to help all sincere Christians answer that question.

Why did Jehovah declare Abraham righteous? (Romans 4:2-4).

Jehovah declared Abraham righteous when he lived in Canaan. Why was it that he declared it fair? It was not because Abraham perfectly obeyed the Law of Moses (Rom. 4:13). How do we know? Because the nation of Israel received that Law more than 400 years later. So why did Jehovah declare Abraham righteous? Jehovah showed him undeserved kindness and declared him righteous because of his faith. (Read Romans 4:2-4.)

Mention some ways we demonstrate our faith with works. (See also images).

When Jehovah says that we must closely follow in the footsteps of Abraham's faith to consider ourselves righteous, he does not mean that we must do exactly what he did. In fact, there are many ways to demonstrate with works that we have faith. We can gladly welcome those new to the congregation, help brothers who are in real need, and do good things for our family members. All this pleases Jehovah (Rom. 15:7; 1 Tim. 5:4, 8; 1 John 3:18). One of the most important ways to demonstrate our faith is by preaching with enthusiasm (1 Tim. 4:16). We can all prove by our works that we have faith that Jehovah's promises will be fulfilled and that his way of doing things is the best. And if we do, we can be absolutely sure that God will declare us righteous and consider us his friends.

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