What Does the Scripture Say?

Romans 4:3

For what does the Scripture say? “ Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Paul gives us a demonstration here of how we answer our theological and spiritual questions.  He goes to the Scriptures.  He is arguing that salvation is not through works, but through faith and by going to the Scriptures he says, "I agree with what the writer of the Pentateuch believed about salvation," and "our search for truth in the spiritual and theological realm must be grounded in the Scriptures." Put another way, our first question must be, "what does the Scripture say?"

In this Paul demonstrates that he is a true disciple of Christ.  As Christ demonstrates here: Mark 12:24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?  The clear meaning of Christ's words being, "Had you understood the Scriptures you would not have been mistaken, but you don't understand the scriptures and you are mistaken."

We must always be first turning to the Scriptures for the answers to our questions.  In doing this we show that we are faithful followers of Christ.