RECEIVING THE PROMISE OF BLESSING THROUGH FAITH - PART 2 (23 OF 48)
Scripture: Galatians 3:1-14
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Receiving the Promise of Blessing through Faith - Part 2 (23 of 48)
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Robert Dawson
Galatians 3:1-14
Introduction
Two weeks ago in Genesis 15 we saw God confirm His everlasting covenant and promise of blessing to Abraham by swearing to accomplish the covenant Himself. God swore that He would bear the curse of sin for Abraham and His chosen people and that He would bless Abraham and His people with an everlasting inheritance. The text told us that Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness. Thus, last week in Romans 4 we looked at what this meant for Abraham and how his faith in God's promises led to this declaration of righteousness. Moreover, we saw in Romans 4 how all people may receive this very same righteous standing and may enter into the promise of God. In other words, last week we asked, ''How does a person enter into a righteous relationship with Almighty God?'' And the answer was through faith alone in Jesus alone.
Ok, so that's how you enter into the covenant of grace with God...but how do you stay in that covenant and relationship? We enter into the promise of an everlasting inheritance through faith, but how do we keep that inheritance? How do the people of God maintain the promise of blessing, of salvation and eternal life? This was the question for the churches of Galatia around 50 A.D. Jesus had been crucified and raised from the dead just around 15-20 years earlier, and in that very short time the message of what His life, death, and resurrection had accomplished had spread with great power throughout the Roman Empire. Paul and Barnabas had traveled throughout the region of Galatia, in modern day Turkey, to evangelize the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and they did so with incredible success in the power of the Holy Spirit.
And yet, some time after they left Galatia, apparently some Jewish teachers came into the area and taught that those who embrace the Christian message of ...
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Robert Dawson
Galatians 3:1-14
Introduction
Two weeks ago in Genesis 15 we saw God confirm His everlasting covenant and promise of blessing to Abraham by swearing to accomplish the covenant Himself. God swore that He would bear the curse of sin for Abraham and His chosen people and that He would bless Abraham and His people with an everlasting inheritance. The text told us that Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness. Thus, last week in Romans 4 we looked at what this meant for Abraham and how his faith in God's promises led to this declaration of righteousness. Moreover, we saw in Romans 4 how all people may receive this very same righteous standing and may enter into the promise of God. In other words, last week we asked, ''How does a person enter into a righteous relationship with Almighty God?'' And the answer was through faith alone in Jesus alone.
Ok, so that's how you enter into the covenant of grace with God...but how do you stay in that covenant and relationship? We enter into the promise of an everlasting inheritance through faith, but how do we keep that inheritance? How do the people of God maintain the promise of blessing, of salvation and eternal life? This was the question for the churches of Galatia around 50 A.D. Jesus had been crucified and raised from the dead just around 15-20 years earlier, and in that very short time the message of what His life, death, and resurrection had accomplished had spread with great power throughout the Roman Empire. Paul and Barnabas had traveled throughout the region of Galatia, in modern day Turkey, to evangelize the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and they did so with incredible success in the power of the Holy Spirit.
And yet, some time after they left Galatia, apparently some Jewish teachers came into the area and taught that those who embrace the Christian message of ...
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