The Law Was Added Because of Transgressions Till the Seed Should Come To Whom The Promise Was Made - Part 1347

"Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, "And to sees, as of many; but as of one, "And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this 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 to Abraham by promise." (Galatians 3:16-18)

"For the promise that he should be heir of the world was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect. Because the law works wrath, for where no law is, there is no transgression.

Therefore, it is of faith, that it might be by grace, to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all. (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickens the dead and calls those things which be not as though they were -- who against hope believed in hope that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, "So shall thy seed be."

"And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because thou hast obeyed my voice." (Genesis 22:18)

"And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and make thine name great, and thou shalt be a blessing; and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curses thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed ... And the Lord appeared to Abram [Abraham] and said, "Unto thy seed will I give this land, and there builded he an alter unto the Lord, who appeared unto him." (Genesis 12:2-3,7)

"For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can umber the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee ..." (Genesis 13:15-17)

"And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb. He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able to perform.

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him, but to us also, to whom ist shall be imputed, if we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; who was delivered for our offences and was raised again for our justification. Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ -- by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (Romans 4:13 - Romans 5:2)

"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many are one body, so also is Christ. For by One Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member but many ... But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it has pleased Him ..." (I Corinthians 12:12-18)

"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [Him]; that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God." (Romans 8:17-19)

In other words, we are a privileged people, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood -- because by the reason of Him who shed His precious blood on the cross, we who believe in Jesus by faith have been delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

As a consequence, who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Nay in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that love us. (Romans 8:35-39)

Stand in the offering plate.