THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB
“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go
out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and
he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the
land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with
Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for
a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” Heb
11:8-10 (KJV
God had a Plan. God called Abraham and by faith he went on a
journey to an unknown future. We are to
have this kind of faith as we live our lives.
The fact that we want to obey God does please Him. The road may have many twists and turns but
we continue on to the end of our journey.
“And I say unto you, That many shall come
from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
in the kingdom of heaven. Matt 8:11
(KJV)
“The law and the prophets were until
John: since that time the kingdom
of God
“No one can come to Me unless the Father who
sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written
in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.' Therefore
everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.” John 6:44-45 (NKJV)
Salvation is too important to be left
entirely in human hands. We are to trust
& obey. But God made His Plan before
the Creation. “Who hath saved us, and
called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but
according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our
Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and
immortality to light through the gospel:”
2 Tim 1:9-10 (KJV)
Job still trusted God.
"Oh, that my words were written! Oh,
that they were inscribed in a book! That they were engraved on a rock
With an iron pen and lead, forever! For I know that my Redeemer
lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is
destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God, Whom I
shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my
heart yearns within me!” Job 19:23-27
(NKJV)
“As for me, I will see Your face in
righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.” Psalms 17:15 (NKJV)
What Jesus taught about God’s Plan of
Salvation.
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son
into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be
saved.” John 3:14-17 (NKJV)
“The people who sat in darkness have seen a
great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death
Light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to preach and
to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matt 4:16-17
(NKJV)
“Now after that John was put in prison,
Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom
of God , And saying, The time is
fulfilled, and the kingdom
of God
“And when it was day, he departed and went
into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed
him, that he should not depart from them. And he said unto them, I must
preach the kingdom
of God Galilee .” Luke 4:42-44
(KJV)
“And He was handed the book of the prophet
Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was
written: "The Spirit of the Lord
is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to
the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim
liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To
set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year
of the Lord." Then
He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And
the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began
to say to them, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." Luke 4:17-21 (NKJV)
What the
church taught.
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of
the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is
everyone who hangs on a tree" ), that the blessing of Abraham
might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise
of the Spirit through faith.” Gal
3:13-14 (NKJV)
Christ-on-the-cross
gives to the Gentiles (and Jews) the blessing God promised to Abraham (verse
9). It is correct to say that: through
Christ, God made His promises to Israel
(and the Gentiles) come true; and: Christ was the one who fulfilled Israel Rom.
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