Keep your eyes on the storyline of Scripture, and watch how the historical figures in the Old Testament bear witness to the coming Christ. Indeed, as we read Scripture may we learn how to tell the time. And most important for setting our watches is learning to see how God is at work over the different covenants of Scripture. Photo by Thibaut Marquis on Unsplash. Search for:. Like this: Like Loading Follow Following. Via Emmaus Join 3, other followers. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress.
Log in now. Loading Comments In Gal. In Christ all the nations are blessed, and He came to take upon Himself the curse of the law and deliver us from the curse Gal. Eventually, the eternal New Jerusalem will be the ultimate consummation of the seed of Abraham see Rev. Through death and resurrection, Christ as the seed of Abraham has been transfigured to become the life-giving Spirit, and He came into us to regenerate us with His divine life and make us a part of the corporate seed of Abraham.
Today by faith we as believers in Christ are those who can receive and inherit the consummated Spirit as the blessing of Abraham see Gal. On the one hand we are part of the seed of Abraham, and, on the other hand, we enjoy the promised blessing of Abraham, the all-inclusive life-giving consummated Spirit see 1 Cor.
As the seed of Abraham, Christ in His humanity was crucified and became a curse on our behalf, being forsaken by God, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit as the greatest blessing. How can we, Gentiles and pagan nations, receive the blessing of Abraham, who is of the called race of God? We are sinners, Gentiles, strangers from the promises of the covenant, alienated from the life of God, and we are not partakers of the promises given to the people of Israel.
But Christ as the unique seed of Abraham came and, in His humanity, He was crucified for our sins. As a result of the fall, the whole mankind fell under the curse, and the law given by God officiated the curse.
God gave the law as a portrait of Himself so that His people would be exposed of their inability of keeping the law, but we as fallen human beings tried to keep the law and thus entered under the curse. In fact, in Romans , the Holy Spirit expounds the promises and says that Abraham and his Seed, Christ, are heirs of the world!
So, what does this have to do with you and me? We are IN the Seed! The Seed is IN us! Truly, this is a gospel that just gets better and better. All of His power is in us, and upon us. It's all for His glory. You and I are one with Him through faith. What does all this mean? This blessing comes through Jesus Christ, and is not only for the Jews, but also for the Gentiles as well. Rom makes this clear. So, in other words, the seed of Abraham that blessed all of the nations was Jesus Christ.
The promises to the seed pointed forward to Jesus. Skip to content Q:
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