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  FOUND FAITHFUL
  by Clement of Rome
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Summary: Abraham's life serves as a model of faithfulness, obedience,
and trust in God's promises, demonstrating the importance of these
qualities in our own lives.

Topics: "Faith And Obedience", "Righteousness By Faith"
Scripture References: Genesis 15:5

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Clement of Rome preaches about Abraham's faithfulness and obedience to
God's call, highlighting how he left his country, kindred, and father's
house to inherit God's promises. Despite challenges, Abraham believed
God's words and was counted as righteous. Through faith and obedience,
he received a son in his old age and was willing to offer him as a
sacrifice to God.

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Abraham, called "the friend," was found faithful, inasmuch as he obeyed
the words of God. He, in the exercise of obedience, went out from his
own country, and from his kindred, and from his father's house, in order
that, by forsaking a small territory, and a weak family, and an
insignificant house, he might inherit the promises of God. For God said
to him, "Leave your country, and your kindred, and your father's house,
and go into the land which I shall show you. And I will make you a great
nation, and will bless you, and make your name great, and you shall be
blessed.

And I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you; and
in you shall all the families of the earth be blessed." And again, on
his departing from Lot, God said to him.

"Lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you now are,
northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward; for all the land
which you see, to you will I give it, and to your seed for ever. And I
will make your seed as the dust of the earth, [so that] if a man can
number the dust of the earth, then shall your seed also be numbered."
And again [the Scripture] says, "God brought forth Abram, and said to
him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars if you are able to
number them; so shall your seed be.

And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness." On
account of his faith and hospitality, a son was given him in his old
age; and in the exercise of obedience, he offered him as a sacrifice to
God on one of the mountains which He showed him.

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