"Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due. But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to who God credits righteousness apart from works." v. 3-6
The word "credited", "credit", appears in this chapter 9 times. The Greek word means to take something that belongs to someone and credit to another's account. It is a one-sided transaction. I love this from the thesaurus: permission to defer payment. God credits us with His righteousness for no other reason than our faith and belief...and we don't have to pay for our sin. Praise God!
"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered. Blessed is the man whose sins the Lord will not take into account." v. 7-8
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