rsv Romans:4:16-21 SEEK
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That is why it depends on faith ,
in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants --
not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham ,
for he is the father of us all ,
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as it is written , "
I have made you the father of many nations " --
in the presence of the God in whom he believed ,
who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist .
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In hope he believed against hope ,
that he should become the father of many nations ;
as he had been told , "
So shall your descendants be ."
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He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body ,
which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years old ,
or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah '
s womb .
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No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God ,
but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God ,
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fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised .