THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 418

To Abraham and his SEED were the promises made. In Galatians, the Word does not say to Abraham and to your SEEDS as if the latter were plural. What the Word says is to THY SEED in the singular. This is why it is important to remember that the Word of God is coming to us so that we can receive the gospel message as it is was intended. In this context, each and every one of us must submit to the Word which is written. For if it is indeed the Word of God, then we dare not lay it aside and teach contrary messages to the Word which is written. We must adhere to the Word even if or when others might teach a gospel that is contrary to the Word.

The Bible further elaborates on this point in this fashion. Those who teach the Word ought to acknowledge the very truths which are written. Why? Because these are the commandments of God. The same adherence to the Word applies to understanding the meaning behind Thy SEED is Christ.

Abraham's natural seed did NOT inherit the promised blessing, which promise included "In you shall all the nations of the earth be blessed!" To teach otherwise or to advance a teaching that the Jews are the Israel of God in whom all the nations of the earth are going to be blessed is simply erroneous. As stated in previous posts and in the scriptures, Israel of old was cut off from God because of their unbelief.

Abraham's natural seed then was of Adam’s sin prone race, dead in trespasses and sin. The saving grace of God toward Abraham lay in the fact that Abraham dared to believe in and on God. It was because of his faith toward God that God extended toward Abraham grace and unmerited favour. This was not because Abraham had of himself done anything that made him deserving of grace. It was because God extended grace toward Abraham because Abraham simply believed.

The SEED of Christ being the SEED of the Holy Spirit, which SEED at the ‘fullness of God’s time’ would be manifest in sin prone flesh appearing in fashion as one of Adam’s offspring. In the veins of this SEED did flow the blood of the Holy Spirit and the Spirit Life within that SEED was the Life of God as a Son. GOD with us as a Son.

And in God as a Son all the nations of the earth will be blessed. Not in Abraham's natural seed as some might suggest.

Indeed, many people have been deceived into believing that the world still rotates around that small parcel of ground Jerusalem - even with all their unbelieving offspring and the fact that they remain in bondage today. However, the Heavenly Jerusalem which is above is free. Yes, the Jerusalem of above is the mother of all those that believe, where believers are fed the milk of sincerity - Words of Truth - that enable believers to grow in the grace and knowledge of God our Saviour JESUS.

Indeed, the world rotates around the crucifixion of JESUS of Nazareth who was born to be King of the Jews. The same King of the Jews who they in their ignorance crucified not realizing that they were crucifying the Lord of Glory. We see this in the historic timeline - the use of BC and AD - around which all history swings. BEFORE CHRIST now the world changes or before the common era (as if to suggest that with the crucifixion of the King of the Jews things would change). Not surprisingly, those responsible for the crucifixion did not win the battle. JESUS won.

How do we know this? Because when the corn of wheat fell into the ground and died, there arose even more believers in JESUS than there are stars in Heaven or in the sands of the sea! Yes, JESUS IS THE SEED.