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In this third sermon of the “Faith Alone” series, we examine Genesis 15: Abram’s honest doubt about God’s impossible promise of offspring and land, God’s reaffirmation that his heir will be his own son and his descendants as numerous as the stars, and Abram’s belief being counted to him as righteousness (v. 6)—the cornerstone of justification by faith alone (Romans 4). The chapter climaxes in one of Scripture’s most profound covenant scenes: God alone passes through the divided animals as a smoking fire pot and flaming torch, binding Himself unilaterally to fulfill the promise.
This unilateral covenant foreshadows God’s sovereign grace in Christ—walking the path of judgment alone so that sinners might be justified by faith, not works. A powerful call to proclaim this gospel of grace to all nations (“Panta Ta Ethne”), prioritizing spiritual needs over material ones alone, and living with the hope that reaches every people group through Christ crucified.
In this third sermon of the “Faith Alone” series, we examine Genesis 15: Abram’s honest doubt about God’s impossible promise of offspring and land, God’s reaffirmation that his heir will be his own son and his descendants as numerous as the stars, and Abram’s belief being counted to him as righteousness (v. 6)—the cornerstone of justification by faith alone (Romans 4). The chapter climaxes in one of Scripture’s most profound covenant scenes: God alone passes through the divided animals as a smoking fire pot and flaming torch, binding Himself unilaterally to fulfill the promise.
This unilateral covenant foreshadows God’s sovereign grace in Christ—walking the path of judgment alone so that sinners might be justified by faith, not works. A powerful call to proclaim this gospel of grace to all nations (“Panta Ta Ethne”), prioritizing spiritual needs over material ones alone, and living with the hope that reaches every people group through Christ crucified.
