THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER - PART A: THE BLESSINGS OF ABRAHAM
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It is certain we have heard much to do about the church receiving the promises of Abraham. However, I think that it would serve the purpose of God for the church to examine these promises more closely.
1. First of all, the blessings of Abraham only come by Jesus.
2. The promise to Abraham was the Spirit. Thus, the future establishing of a spiritual kingdom.
3. To Abraham and his seed, which is Christ, were the promises made.
4. The covenant of promise was made before the law. Thus, the law cannot make it of non-effect.
5. The promise provides the saints of God with an inheritence. It is important to note that Christ and the kingdom are referred to as one. This is due to the fact that the kingdom consists by and in Christ. In Him is the fullness of all things.
THE INHERITANCE
We must understand the method by which one will enter the kingdom of God.
St. John 3:5-6
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. The born again experience is a must to enter into the kingdom of God.
St. Luke 24:49
49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Acts 1:4
4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
Acts 2:33
33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
However, we must look into the kingdom itself to fully understand all the ramifications of our inheritance.
Psalm 37:22
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
Now is the inference that the kingdom of God is also a literal kingdom. Here the psalmist concludes that the blessing of God shall inherit the earth. This is most important. For the most part, the Church does not have any expectation of coming back to the earth after the rapture but this is a promise of the Father. The sons of God will come back to the earth and inherit all things.
