Paul makes it pretty clear that our right standing with God -- our righteousness and justification is a result of faith rather than actions/works on our part. Using Genesis 15 and Abraham's story as a proof text, we see that "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
So the teaching of the New Testament is that Abraham's righteousness came through faith (Romans 4:14), and interestingly, so does ours (v. 23-24). Seems like good news to me. So what's the catch? Faith costs nothing, so right standing with God apparently is free. So why doesn't it feel that way sometimes? Why do I try to earn my way toward Him? Why is my obvious unworthiness so discouraging?
Where will Paul lead us from here?
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