Abraham Believed God

It's fascinating how many times this one little statement appears about Abraham in the Bible.

Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. Gen 15:6

What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." Rom 4:3

Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." Gal 3:6

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. James 2:23

Our own righteousness, our own attempts at self-help, at goodness, at behavior modification?

All our righteous acts are like filthy rags. Isaiah 64:6

Such an outlandish contrast!