Galatians 3:29

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Summary

Galatians 3:29

And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Christ's

Abraham's

Heirs

General references

Galatians 4:28

Bible References

Christ's

Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ's, at his coming.

Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's.

Abraham's

Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are children of Abraham.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman.

Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son! For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, Isaac."

He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

Neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your seed be called."

even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your seed be called;"

Heirs

So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,

that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News,

that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Aren't they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

General references

Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,

In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bud. They will fill the surface of the world with fruit.

Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn't he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.