Uh, no.
Romans 4:16-22 is a reference to
Genesis 15, the one and only place it says Abraham was justified (as in 'made' righteous).
The one and only place?
16 Therefore
it is of faith that
it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all 17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; 18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.” 19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. 20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. 22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
Romans 4:16-22
Romans 4:16-22 does not say Abraham was justified
.
6 And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:6
Genesis 15:6 does not say Abraham was justified.
It says Abraham was "accredited" with righteousness.
The scripture Paul uses to teach us that Gentiles
are justified by faith comes from the example, [type and shadow] in the old testament, taken from Genesis 12,
not from Genesis 15.
5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you,
does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?— 6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
Paul uses the phrase
"accounted to him as righteousness", which is a reference to Genesis 15.
7 Therefore know that
only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that
God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”9 So then those who
are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
Galatians 3:5-9
In you all the nations shall be blessed... is a reference to Genesis 12, and foreshadows the Gospel, in which
we are justified by faith.
Now the Lord had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Genesis 12:1-3
Genesis 12, is where Abraham [
A Gentile; uncircumcised] was
justified [declared righteous], thus foreshadowing the Gentiles being justified by faith in Jesus Christ according to the Gospel.
The principle of faith, [
hearing and obeying] is seen in Genesis 15, whereby the scriptures says... he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
The principle of faith is hearing and obeying.
Abraham heard God.
Abraham obeyed God.
Without hearing God, there is no faith...
5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you,
does He do it by the works of the law, or
by the hearing of faith?— 6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
Galatians 3:5-6
The reason we know Abraham believed God,
is because Abraham obeyed God.
But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house
is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”
4 And behold, the word of the Lord
came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.”5
Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”
6 And
he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:2-5
The Lord encouraging His faithful servant Abraham...
Abraham
obeyed and went outside and looked up at the stars in response to the faith producing word from God,
which demonstrated he both heard God and believed God.
Can you see that faith, all by itself, without the corresponding action of obedience is dead, and can not produce a divine result.
JLB