By faith we would receive the promise of the Spirit

By faith we would receive the promise of the Spirit

Gal 3:14, 15, 16, 17

¹⁴ He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

¹⁵ Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.

¹⁶ The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”^[i] meaning one person, who is Christ.

¹⁷ What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 

¹⁸ For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Jesus redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

2)    God intended to bless us through Jesus that was promised to Abraham

3)    God in His grace gave the inheritance to Abraham through a promise

4)    By faith we would receive the promise of the Spirit

We are children of promise like Isaac

We are children of promise like Isaac

Gal 4:28

²⁸ Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.

Gal 4:23

²² For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. ²³ His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.

Eph 1:13

¹³ And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴ who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Eph 2:12

¹¹ Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)— ¹² remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. ¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    We are children of promise like Isaac

2)    When we believed, we were marked in Christ with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit

3)    Holy Spirit is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession

4)    When we were uncircumcised,   we were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

But now in Christ Jesus we once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

Godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

1 Tim 4:8

⁸ For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

Eph 6:3

² “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— ³ “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”^[a]

Eph 3:3

² Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, ³ that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

⁶ This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

2 Tim 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus

Tit 1:3

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— ² in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, ³ and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

2)    “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—  “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”^[

3)    The mystery that revealed to Paul was that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

4)    We have promise of life in Christ Jesus

5)    God has promised us eternal life

God has promised us eternal life

God has promised us eternal life

1 John 2:25

²⁵ And this is what he promised us—eternal life.

 2 Pet 3:4, 9, 13

⁴ They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”

⁹ The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

¹³ But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    God has promised us eternal life

2)    Jesus second coming is a promise

3)    The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

4)    But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

Jam 1:12

¹² Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

Jam 2:5

⁵ Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

2 Pet 1:4

³ His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. ⁴ Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

We learn the following rom the above verses

1)    Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

2)    Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

3)    His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

4)    Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

By faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered Him faithful who had made the promise.

By faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered Him faithful who had made the promise.

Heb 11:11, 13, 18, 33

¹¹ And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she^[b]considered him faithful who had made the promise.

¹³ All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. 

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, ¹⁸ even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”^[c] 19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.

³² And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, ³³ who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, ³⁴ quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    By faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered Him faithful who had made the promise.

2)    By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, ¹⁸ even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”^[

3)    Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets through their faith

a)     conquered kingdoms

b)    administered justice

c)     gained what was promised

d)    shut the mouths of lions

e)     quenched the fury of the flames

f)      escaped the edge of the sword

g)     turned their weakness to strength

h)    Became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.

The new covenant is established in better promises

The new covenant is established in better promises

Heb 8:6

⁶ But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.

Heb 9:15

¹⁵ For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

Heb 10:23, 36

²² let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 

²³ Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

³⁶ You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

Heb 11:9

⁸ By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. ⁹ By faith he made his home in the Promised Land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    The new covenant is established in better promises

2)    For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

3)    Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

4)    You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

5)    By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.  By faith he made his home in the Promised Land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.