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.

General references

Bible References

They which

Romans 4:11
Not after, but before. And it was as a sign of this that he received the rite of circumcision-to attest the righteousness due to the faith of an uncircumcised man-in order that he might be the father of all who have faith in God even when uncircumcised, that they also may be regarded by God as righteous;
Galatians 4:22
Scripture says that Abraham had two sons, one the child of the slave-woman and the other the child of the free woman.

Are counted

John 1:13
For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.
Galatians 3:26
For you are all Sons of God, through your faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 4:28
As for ourselves, brothers, we, like Isaac, are children born in fulfillment of a promise.
1 John 3:1
Think what love the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called 'Children of God'; as indeed we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it has not learned to know him.

General references

Galatians 4:28
As for ourselves, brothers, we, like Isaac, are children born in fulfillment of a promise.