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We are now approaching one of the most controversial sections in all of scripture.
This section could be controversial to the world and sometimes it is.
But there are other sections of scripture that the world finds more bothering.
There are sections of scripture that the world will find way more controversial then this section we're looking at now.
but this section we are looking at is probably one of the most controversial sections of scripture amongst Christians.
We're going to again be talking about an uncomfortable topic.
And it is a part of scripture where Paul lays all his cards out on the table.
He holds back nothing.
It is a section of scripture that many preachers avoid, we have talked about that in the past.
There is a section of scripture that is highly divisive and pastors in Christians feel that it is important to withhold this chapter for the sake of unity.
I'm going to state here in now that if there is any Christian; whether it is a churchgoer or a pastor, is encouraging the avoidance of any Scripture is committing a horrendous sin.
Sometimes it is not a direct encouragement sometimes it is an indirect encouragement.
This is done by not openly stating we will not read this just by avoiding it altogether.
We will keep silent on this chapter and hopefully no one will bring it up.
That too is a horrendous sin.
So we now begin a very difficult, and I mean that with the most sincerity as this section of scripture it's not easy for many Christians.
So we now begin very difficult section of scripture.
Before we do, it would benefit us to talk about Salvation generally.
When we were going through Romans chapter 8, I discussed how Christians no longer think in compartments in the reason why Christians no longer think in compartments is because pastors have failed to show that 2 the sheep.
Pastors have failed to show the congregation on how to think upon the scriptures.
There are compartments to Salvation.
And chapter 8 showed us those compartments.
But I do not want us to focus on those compartments today.
I just wanna speak on Salvation generally.
so being saved.
What are we being saved from? the wrath of God.
Why must we be saved from this wrath?
Because of our sin, because of our rebellion and because God is holy.
We are not righteous enough to answer for our sins.
As a matter of fact because of sin we are not righteous at all.
Because of sand there is zero righteousness within us.
Therefore there is no hope for us outside of a savior.
There is no hope for anyone outside of a savior.
We are lawbreakers who are guilty and deserve a guilt sentence.
This is why we have such an emphasis on the sacrifice that Jesus has made.
That sacrifice being Jesus himself.
That he willingly took on the sins of rebellious man and answered it on their behalf because he is the only righteous one.
He's the only one that death could not hold.
And death held him not.
This is the work of Salvation.
Salvation is not workless, it is the work that Jesus has done.
And when he accomplished the work of Salvation he said it is finished.
this was a promise fulfilled.
It was the promise of the Old Testament, that the Old Testament Saints look forward too and trusted in.
But before the promise could be fulfilled, the attitude about the promise was already corrupted.
The Jewish people, in their misunderstanding, abused the law.
They abused it by making their own up.
They also abused it by not continuing to look forward to the promise.
They trusted in themselves first.
Christianity has made the same mistake.
in many different ways but ultimately the same mistake.
only we are not guilty I'm not continuing looking forward to the coming promise you're guilty not looking back enough at the promised fulfilled.
And we to have began to trust in ourselves.
it is not uncommon in Christianity to have the view that Salvation is something that we have accomplished , that it is something we have done.
now on the scale it varies on where people are at with that exact view.
What Paul has to say in these next few chapters will always be tide back to the closing versus of chapter 8.
And you'll see that here today.
There is no need to re go over what we have covered in chapter 8 but there will be reminders along the way.
It is very important for the remainder of this study in this chapter that we look at these words very carefully.
And the reason why I say that is because of the great controversy this chapter generates.
We are approaching a section of scripture where we have no choice but to allow the word of God transform us.
so let's begin.
We briefly covered verse 7 last week and we're going over it again now.
And the reason for that is because Paul uses a formula that he repeats back to back.
Paul states a fact, quote scripture to back that fact, and then gives us a specific doctrine based on the statement and the quote.
Not exactly in that order but that is the formula would see Paul use.
The things people are saying right here are things we have already covered.
I jumped the gun a little in covering them because if it's beneficial for us in understanding what we're reading.
But as a reminder, God made a covenant with Abraham.
And he told Abraham that his descendants would be like the stars.
And well although it is in vailed and mysterious language, ultimately the covenant with Abraham where the many descendance leading Messiah.
some may even say the covenant that God made Abraham was the Messiah himself.
A statement I have no arguments with.
But it wasn't just any one through Abraham and that is the point of these 3 verses.
Most know how the story goes.
God made a covenant with Abraham and Abraham believed God.
And that belief was accounted to Abraham as righteousness.
And so Abraham waited and so did Sarah.
Sarah of course laughed at the idea, she was old and Baron.
And time went on and god's promise to not come to pass.
Abraham grew impatient and he decided at the aid of his wife , to take on a concubine and impregnate her.
And so we have the concubine heigar and her son ishmel.
ishmel is just as much abraham's son as Isaac is.
So Paul now quotes through ysaac your descendants will be named.
We're not talking about ishmail. it is not any descendant from Abraham, but that is reduced down 2 through isak.
So now Paul gives us the doctrine and he states that is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God the children of the promise are regarded as descendance.
well, that is pretty cut and dry.
It is not and will be not the children of the flesh.
And that is what ishmel is considered, a child of the flesh.
ishmal was not a promise to Abraham.
further, the promise was not that Hagar would conceive but that Sarah would conceive.
Isaac is the child of the promise.
And don't overlook the fact that there is a miraculous birth surrounded by a covenant.
A foreshadow of Jesus.
I'll brings a further emphasis by quoting , At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.
Do not forget verse 6 where Paul is making the declaration that not all Israel are Israel.
So what we have in this text R 2 descendance.
We have the children of the flesh and the children of the promise.
But that is not where the restriction ends.
There is more to say on this so paul continues.
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