Galatians 3:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Might

General references

Romans 3:28

Galatians 3:9

Bible References

Might

Answer me this one question, "Is it on the ground of your obedience to the Law that you received the Spirit, or is it because, when you heard, you believed?"

And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of His Son to enter your hearts and cry "Abba! our Father!"

If you then, with all your human frailty, know how to give your children gifts that are good for them, how much more certainly will your Father who is in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"

And remember that I am about to send out my Father's promised gift to rest upon you. But, as for you, wait patiently in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

He referred to the Spirit which those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not bestowed as yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

And while in their company He charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father's promised gift. "This you have heard of," He said, "from me.

"Being therefore lifted high by the mighty hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out this which you see and hear.

And we--and the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him--are witnesses as to these things."

And all the Jewish believers who had come with Peter were astonished that on the Gentiles also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.

"And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.

You, however, are not devoted to earthly, but to spiritual things, if the Spirit of God is really dwelling in you; whereas if any man has not the Spirit of Christ, such a one does not belong to Him.

For, in fact, in one Spirit all of us--whether we are Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free men--were baptized to form but one body; and we were all nourished by that one Spirit.

and He has also set His seal upon us, and has put His Spirit into our hearts as a pledge and foretaste of future blessing.

And in Him you Gentiles also, after listening to the Message of the truth, the Good News of your salvation--having believed in Him--were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit;

because it is through Him that Jews and Gentiles alike have access through one Spirit to the Father.

to grant you--in accordance with the wealth of His glorious perfections--to be strengthened by His Spirit with power penetrating to your inmost being.

And beware of grieving the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed in preparation for the day of Redemption.

Now that, through your obedience to the truth, you have purified your souls for cherishing sincere brotherly love, you must love another heartily and fervently.

These are those who cause divisions. They are men of the world, wholly unspiritual.

General references

For we maintain that it is as the result of faith that a man is held to be righteous, apart from actions done in obedience to Law.

So we see that it is those who possess faith that are blessed with believing Abraham.