For If The Inheritance Be Of The Law, It Is No More of Promise - Part 1349

"And that I say, [that] the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, [it is] no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serve the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; [and it was] ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not [a mediator] of one but God is One." (Galatians 3:17-20)

When Peter (standing with the eleven apostles) stood and told the multitude of people that this Jesus whom ye have crucified is both Lord and Christ, what happened? The people were pricked in their heart, and as a consequence, led to ask what they must do to obtain salvation. Peter said unto them, "Repent, and be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus for the remission of sin and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." (Acts 2:38)

We often focus on repentance and water baptism in the name of Jesus in this blog, because it shows how the scriptures so clearly differ from the religious traditions and institutionalized doctrines of men. And, in essence, shows how far the religious culture has swayed from the truth. Thy Word is truth. (John 17:17)

The Word that was made flesh. He was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not. (John 1:1-18)

He -- God in Christ -- Jesus the Christ is the "promise" that is "unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call." (Acts 2:39)

The promise of God in Christ which cannot be disannulled by man or added to. Till the seed should come to whom the promise was made. The seed which is Christ.

The promised Messiah is Christ.

Zacharias (the father of John the baptist, called the prophet of the Highest who went before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways) prophesying said it this way.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He hath visited and redeemed His people. And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David; as he spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, which have been since the world began, that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; to perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant; the oath which He sware to our father Abraham -- that He would grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve Him without fear. In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life."

In this case, Zacharias was prophesying about the day that the Lord God of Israel would visit and redeem His people. Today, we have seen the promise. Our eyes have seen and witnessed Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people, a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people. (Luke 2:25-32)

Jesus -- the Bread of life.

Jesus -- the living water from whence we will never thirst again.

Jesus -- the Light of the world.

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11)

God with us -- who is both Lord and Christ. (Matthew 1:21-23; Isaiah 9:6; Acts 2:36; I Timothy 3:16)

The Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end, the King of kings and Lord of lords -- the One and Only.

And if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise. But we have the promise that was prophesied from the beginning -- that the same Lord God who created the world in the beginning, would bring us His gift of salvation.

Thus, we are saved "by grace through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

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