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It was not through obedience to the law, but through faith justifying them, that Abraham and his posterity were promised the inheritance of the world.✻ (Romans 4, 13)
The inheritance, then, must come through faith (and so by free gift); thus the promise is made good to all Abraham’s posterity, not only that posterity of his which keeps the law, but that which imitates his faith. We are all Abraham’s children; (Romans 4, 16)
Abraham, then, believed, hoping against hope; and thus became the father of many nations; Like these, he was told, thy posterity shall be.✻ (Romans 4, 18)
not all the posterity of Abraham are Abraham’s children; It is through Isaac, he was told, that thy posterity shall be traced. (Romans 9, 7)
That is to say, God’s sonship is not for all those who are Abraham’s children by natural descent; it is only the children given to him as the result of God’s promise that are to be counted as his posterity. (Romans 9, 8)
Tell me, then, has God disowned his people? That is not to be thought of. Why, I am an Israelite myself, descended from Abraham; Benjamin is my tribe. (Romans 11, 1)
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descended from Abraham? So am I. (2 Corinthians 11, 22)
Remember how Abraham put his faith in God, and it was reckoned virtue in him.✻ (Galatians 3, 6)
You must recognize, then, that Abraham’s real children are the children of his faith. (Galatians 3, 7)
There is a passage in scripture which, long beforehand, brings to Abraham the good news, Through thee all the nations shall be blessed; and that passage looks forward to God’s justification of the Gentiles by faith.✻ (Galatians 3, 8)
It is those, then, who take their stand on faith that share the blessing Abraham’s faithfulness won. (Galatians 3, 9)
Thus, in Christ Jesus, the blessing of Abraham was to be imparted to the Gentiles, so that we, through faith, might receive the promised gift of the Spirit. (Galatians 3, 14)
