That Which Was Promised
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We all have faith.
We all have faith.
Everyone of us has faith in something. The issue is rarely if we have faith but, “what is our faith in”?
Faith is the foundation of life.
Faith is the foundation of life.
This is true regardless of our faith. Faith is the core of life.
To change is hard work.
To change is hard work.
This is what we all know to be true and this is why growing in Christ is so important. This is also why we resist change. It is much easier to stay the same than to be different.
We must be changed by the Gospel.
We must be changed by the Gospel.
The Gospel will change us, our job is to allow it. We are able to change and do the hard work because of what Christ has done for us. Faith in Jesus demands a change of foundation.
Where does the Gospel begin?
Where does the Gospel begin?
This may sounds like a simple and easy question. Obviously the answer is Jesus. After all there is no Gospel without Jesus. Yet, if we go deeper we realize the beginnings of the message of Jesus is tucked into the Old Testament.
And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.”
The first promise in Scripture.
The first promise in Scripture.
We need to see this promise and understand the power of such a promise.
“I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.”
I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Notice the words, the richness of what God is promising.
The foundational promise of the Gospel.
The foundational promise of the Gospel.
This is the framework the Gospel is placed in.
The Gospel is universal-available for all.
The Gospel is universal-available for all.
Meaning the Gospel is for any and all who would respond. It is not confined to just a nation or a race.
The law did not produce faith.
The law did not produce faith.
It isn’t that the law was bad but the law was to be a response of faith in God but it after some time became the foundation of faith.
The law did not replace Abraham’s covenant.
The law did not replace Abraham’s covenant.
The promise of Abraham was not nullified by what the Law provided. The response was not what he did but his faith.
Redemption is found, for all, in Christ Jesus.
Redemption is found, for all, in Christ Jesus.
The wording used here is one of paying a ransom.
The Spirit is the promised power and blessing.
The Spirit is the promised power and blessing.
This becomes key as we move forward in Galatians. Paul has already mentioned it.