Abraham the Outsider: Part 8 — Haggling for Righteousness

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How much is a righteous man worth?  What’s his market value?

That’s a crude way of putting it, but Genesis 18 does seem to treat the subject in that way.

In the haggle Abraham conducts with the Lord, the Lord states that ten righteous people are worth more to him than a city of sin.  He promises that if only ten righteous people can be found in Sodom, a whole city will be spared.

Well, anyone who believes in imputation sees where this is pointing.  The righteousness of Christ spares all who believe in him from the punishment for sin they rightly deserve.

That’s only one small treasure to be dug out of this field of scripture. I hope you find more.  Enjoy.