In his penultimate sermon in his fall series “The Promises of God,” Pastor Brent turns to Romans 4 in a study of faith vs. works and gospel transformation. We learn that faith wasn’t invented in the New Testament! Case in point: Abraham. Pastor Brent cautions against a reductionist view of either the OT or the NT. Receiving God’s promise means we can only be made righteous by grace through faith. Trying to produce righteousness on our own results only in anger (not joy), disdain (not love), grudges (not forgiveness), bitterness (not graciousness), despair (not hope), and the list goes on. We can never be enough. JESUS IS.