Justification Proved II

Jan 20, 2013    Pastor Brad Snyder    Romans 4:9-12

Let's face it, this passage is weird. Paul is arguing for our justification being rooted in no action of our own, but solely in God's grace and His finished work by referencing the timing of an old man's circumcision. What does it matter that God called Abraham righteous and gave Him a covenant and then gave him circumcision? Was circumcision given as a means of justification or as a sign and seal of it?