Romans 4:14

¹⁴If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless.

Romans 4 is Paul's masterful demonstration that the pattern of salvation has always been by faith alone, not by works of the law. He takes his Jewish readers back to their founding father, Abraham, and shows from Genesis 15:6 that Abraham was counted righteous before he was circu