Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
They which
Are counted
General references
Bible References
They which
Romans 4:11
and he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the justification by that faith, which the uncircumcised have: that he might be the father of all those who believe, tho' they are uncircumcised, that it might be accounted to them also for righteousness:
Galatians 4:22
for it is there written, Abraham had two sons, the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free-woman.
Are counted
John 1:13
a birth which they had not from circumcision, nor from the constitution of the body, nor the institution of man, but from God.
Galatians 3:26
for you are all the sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 4:28
Now we, my brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of the promise.
1 John 3:1
Consider what proof the father has given us of his love, in allowing us to be called the sons of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it knew him not.
General references
Galatians 4:28
Now we, my brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of the promise.