Monday, February 23, 2026

Through faith

Haiku responding to Romans 4:1-5, 13 - 17


Good works don't make us

righteous, so Abraham was

justified by faith.


When you work, you're paid;

wages are not a gift, they're due

to he who earned them.


Works won't get us there,

we have to put trust in God:

God makes us righteous.


Righteousness is gift,

from the God who justifies,

it's received by faith.


If Law's adherents

are God's heirs, faith is nothing,

God's promise is void.


The Law is not what

makes us righteous, without law

sin doesn't exist.


God's promise of life

comes through grace to all who share

in Abraham's faith.


With Abraham”s God

the dead have life, and nothings

are made to exist.


© Ken Rookes 2026


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Through faith

Haiku responding to Romans 4:1-5, 13 - 17 Good works don't make us righteous, so Abraham was justified by faith. When you work, ...