Michael david morrison biography of abraham

  • Michael A. Morrison.
  • The patriarch Abraham is a great example of what Paul is saying — that salvation is given on the basis of faith, not through the law.
  • Five Simple Rules for Reading the Bible, by Michael Morrison; Bible Study Secrets, by George Hague; How Beethoven Helped Me Understand the Bible, by John.

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    Epistles: The Example of Abraham (Romans 4)

    In the last section of Romans 3, Paul declares that the gospel of salvation announces a righteousness from God, a righteousness that is given “through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe” (). Believers are justified or saved by faith, not by observing the law ().

    But some people object: Paul, are you saying that the law is wrong? Paul answers: “By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law” (). Paul began this section by saying the Law and the Prophets testify to this gift of righteousness (). He began the entire letter by saying that his gospel had been promised in the Scriptures ().

    The law was designed to lead people to the gospel, and the gospel does not nullify the law in the same way that the Messiah does not nullify the prophecies that predicted his coming. Rather, he fulfills them. Similarly, the gospel fulfills the law, brings it to completion, and accomplishes what the law could only point at.

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    Abraham Lincoln National Council

    Mrs. Eva Al-Thani, Washington, D.C.

    Jean A. Baderschneider and Patrick J. MacArevey, Virginia

    Wayne and Lea Berman, Washington, D.C.  

    Cynthia J. Brinkley and Frank Sterneck, Missouri

    Robert Clark and Dr. Jane Clark, Missouri

    Sela and Art Collins, Washington, D.C

    Gloria Story Dittus, Washington, D.C.

    Bruce and Joyce Gates, Montana

    Michael and Cynthia Hemmerich, North Carolina

    The Honorable Sven Erik Holmes and Ms. Lois Romano, Washington, D.C.

    Frank F. Islam and Debbie Driesman, Maryland

    Craig and Frances Lindner, Ohio

    James Lintott and May Liang, Virginia

    David and Stephanie Long, Massachusetts

    Marlene A. Malek, Virginia

    Kathleen K. Manatt, Maryland

    The Honorable Anita B. and The Honorable Timothy J. McBride, Washington, D.C.

    Catherine Merrill, Washington, D.C.

    Noémi K. Neidorff, Missouri

    Phebe N. Novakovic and David

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    The best guide to leading a country

    I generally read books that I expect to enjoy. But based on reviews I had seen, I was prepared to be more frustrated than fascinated by Robert Gordon’s new book, The Rise and Fall of American Growth. So you can imagine my surprise when I discovered how much I liked it.

    Most reviews have focused on the “fall” indicated in the title: the last hundred pages or so, in which Gordon predicts that the future won’t live up to the past in terms of economic growth. I strongly disagree with him on that point, as I discuss below. But I did find his historical analysis, which makes up the bulk of the book, utterly fascinating. (And, at pages, the book has a lot of bulk. Gordon’s two-part piece in Bloomberg View is a helpful summary for anyone who won’t get through the whole thing.)

    Gordon paints a vivid picture of the years between and , a century of unprecedented growth in the United States. This was the century that brought us the great inventions that

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