Heirs according to the promise

A reading of Hebrews and Romans makes it clear that the children of Abraham is not those who are his blood descendants, but those who are of FAITH. Abraham believed God and God accounted it to him as righteousness. That is the argument Romans and Hebrews makes-that we Gentiles are children ACCORDING TO THE PROMISE. They did not continue in faith but tried to attain rightousness by WORKS of the Law.(Rom. 9: 31,32) But Paul is clear that they pursued in vain because of this! The STUMBLED!!( Rom.11:20)They were IGNORANT of God's righteousness (by GRACE) Rom. 1; 3 Those whom God blesses are according to Abraham's faith and we are grafted in this way.
"The children of the promise are counted as the seed" Romans 9: 8 ..that the purpose of God according to election might stand..not of works but of Him who calls. The ELECT (by grace) hae obtained, and the rest were blinded.( Rom. 11: 7)

The mystery was that God would call Gentiles by the same grace through faith.


The hypocrisy of the Judaisers was what Paul was warning about-that circumcision was to no avail Remember it was given as a SEAL of the promise! but was being abused by some."If there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness wuld have been by ... Read Morethe law. BUT the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the PROMISE BY FAITH in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Gal. 21, 22 -saved by grace through faith always. Abraham was saved according to the grace of God of the promise. The Law was added because of transgressions. God used the Law to show His glory and unattainable righteousness apart from grace through faith.


and if you are Christ's then you are Abraham's seed, and HEIRS ACCORDING TO THE PROMISE!! Gal. 3: 29 Who did Jesus redeem? Those who were under the law-Jew AND Gentile (we show the works of the law written in our hearts/conscience) ..in the fullness of time! ..to REDEEM those who were under the guardian (the tutor-the law) , that we might rceive the adoption as sons. Jew and Gentile are adopted by God according to grace/mercy. WE (Jew/Gentlile) are now heirs (Co-heirs!) of God through Christ. The Jerusalem above is free-which is the mother of us all. Heirs of God and joiint heirs with Christ Rom. 8: 16 The mystery is that Gentiles should be FELLOW HEIRS (not different heirs!) of the SAME BODY, and partakers of His PROMISE in Christ. HOw? Through the gospel given Paul by the grace of God. Paul was to make known the FELLOWSHIP OF THE MYSTERY of Jew/Gentile in CHrist. Now God's wisdom is made known by the church! Eph. 10 The same Gospel was preached to Jew/Gentile of the grace of God.