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Galatians 3:13-16 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law,
having become a curse for us-for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREEE" - 14 in order that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 15 Brethen, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it. 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed He does not say,"And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ. Further insight into the depth of revelation contained in these passages can be harvested through other translator's rendering in them. Galatians 3:13 (TCNT) Christ ransomed us from the curse pronounced in the law, by taking the curse on Himself for us, for Scripture says, cursed is anyone who is hanged on a tree. 3:14 (KNOX) 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. What did the Spirit of God, the agent of the earth's creation, promise to Abraham, as a reward for the faith he exihibited before, and in God? Romans 4:13 The promise made to Abraham, and his "seed", that they would inherit, possess, reclaim, the world, did not come to them because they kept the law (earned it), but, because of the imputed righteousness that came as a result of his faith. The promise given to Abraham, and to his "seed", stated that they, through faith, would inherit, receive as a possession, the whole earth. God was using this "door of faith" to repossess to Himself, the creation Adam had surrendered to satan. Romans 4:18 The promise given to Abraham, was that he would be the Father of many people groups. This new race of faith people, would rise up in dominion authority, and through willing obedience, take back, what lack of faith had lost. (Luke 19:10 & 1 John 2:2) Romans 4:11 Abraham received circumcision as an outward sign in the flesh, of an inward change, as a witness of the faith Abraham had before receiving circumcision, in order that he might be, the father, of all who have faith in God, even when uncircumcised, that they also may be regarded by God as righteous. To bolster or strengthen Abraham"s stand of faith in God, he was given a sign, to affirm the promise of God made to him, that his offspring would "inherit the world". The sign was circumcision, a cutting away of "flesh", that once shrouded the organ, or channel of bringing offspring into the earth. The promise of a new species of faith people was sealed with a sign in Abraham's flesh. Circumcision spoke of a change to the reproductive channel. A new race, of faith people, who would be led by the spirit and not the flesh (Romans 8:14) was given witness to, in the cutting away of the veil of flesh that had covered. After Adam's treason, righteousness gained entrance into the earth through "the door of faith" (Acts 14:27) opened by Abraham. The penalty of sin and the fall was however, still upon the bloodline of Adam's seed. Faith was working while death was still reigning (the paycheck of sin). Faith was a force that could not be stopped, not even by a world, filled with sin and godlessness. Abraham was flesh, not spirit, so the sign he received was in the flesh, at the channel of "life seed". A new generation of faith marked seed was being introduced into the earth. They were a type and shadow of what the faith of God would produce. Out of Abraham's seed line, would come a faith child. "The author and the completer of faith", who would, through His, "seed of righteousness", raise up a Kingdom of God people who would seize the promise of inheriting the earth, and actually rise up to possess the earth, as promised, and restore the Kingdom singular, to God by subduing the Kingdoms plural, of earth for Him. |
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Just get to the point, you don't really expect people on here to read all this stuff, do you?
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