Israel: The Kingdom’s 42nd Immortal Generation
Today’s Focus: Spiritual Israel: The Children of the Promise
Scripture: Galatians 3:14,16,29;
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Now we have looked at the first century church and saw that the children of Israel stirred up trouble with the church out of jealousy because they believed that they are the children of promise because Abraham is their father and because they are born into the natural lineage of Abraham. Now Paul and Barnabas dealt with the children of Israel on several occasions with this problem and today we want to lay to rest who are the children of promise.
Galatians 3:14: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the PROMISE OF THE SPIRIT THROUGH FAITH.
So the promise is the Spirit of God through faith. Faith in who? Jesus Christ. So a child of the promise is one who has accepted Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Risen Savior. Now remember the children of Israel believe that they are the children of promise because they are of the seed of Abraham. Watch this:
Galatians 3:29: And if ye be Christ’s, THEN ARE YE ABRAHAM’S SEED AND HEIRS OF THE PROMISE.
The key here in understanding this that the children of Israel are misunderstanding is the seed part. They say that they are the seed of Abraham. The promise was made to Abraham and HIS SEED, SINGULAR, NOT SEEDS. Watch this!
Galatians 3:16: Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, and to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
So the only way that you are an heir of the promise is that you be Christ and in being Christ you are Abraham’s seed.
In the next message we will look at the concept of grafting.
Peace, Love and Grace from the Father,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.
