<TITLE>05. Par 540-551</TITLE>L-540   Now we're ready to enter in upon the morning lesson, in a few moments. One more thing I'd like to get to here, that is, that, Paul speaking in the Book, of the 7th... or the 6th chapter, we find out here that we're made perfect in Christ. Then in the 13th verse of the 6th chapter, just a little background.
For when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
God swore by Himself, because He could not swear by anyone greater.

L-541 Now we want to go back. Let's get at Galatians just a few moments. Turn back to the Book of Galatians, and get Galatians 3:16. And we'll read here just a moment, of what He swore by.
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promise made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one,... to the seed, which is Christ.

L-542 Now if you'll notice, reading that close now, as you read.
... to Abraham and his seed (singular) were the promises (plural) made.

L-543   "Abraham and his Seed." Now, the Seed of Abraham was one, which was Christ; in prefigure, Isaac.
But Abraham had many children. He had one before he had Isaac, which was showing the slipping up of the unbelief of Sarah who wanted Hannah to bring the child, thinking that she was too old, and God to bypass and make some other way from the way that He had promised to do it.

L-544 But God keeps His promise. No matter how unreasonable it may seem, God is obligated to His promise. And Sarah thought that maybe she could have Hannah... or Hagar, rather, her maid, to give birth to a baby through Abraham, and she would take it. And that became Ishmael, which was a thorn in the flesh, from then until now. Still a thorn in the flesh, for out of there come the Arabs, and they've always been that way.

L-545 Now, any time that you disbelieve the naked Word of God and adopt some other way, it'll be a thorn in your flesh from there on. You take just what God said. If He said It, that's just what He means. Oh, blessed be His Name! Just take His Word.

L-546 No matter what tries to bypass, say, "Well, It really doesn't mean That." It means just what It says, when God makes a promise.

L-547   Now if we'll notice closely.
... Abraham and his seed were the promises...
One was the Seed, singular, and the other was promises. There's more than one promise, and more than one person that's included in the Seed of Abraham. See? There's one Seed, but many people of this Seed. See? They were not just Abraham alone, or to Isaac alone. But the... It was to all the Seed of Abraham. The promises was made to each and every individual seed of that Seed. You get it? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.]

L-548 "Therefore, we, being dead in Christ, according to the Scriptures, we take on Abraham's Seed and are heirs according to the promise." Not by joining church, or forming of the dead articles, or--or so forth. But by being born of the Spirit of Christ, we are Abraham's Seed, and are joint heirs with Him in the Kingdom.

L-549   Then we go on, to read, then, just a little further now, "God making an oath." Now the 17th verse of the 6th chapter.
Wherein God, willing more abundantly...
... God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it with an oath:

L-550 Oh, let's just rest now a few minutes. "God more willing." Not that He had to, but to make this a sure thing.

L-551 Now, we've already found that God became flesh, dwelt among us, how that He manifested Hisself towards the world. When He found the woman in adultery, said, "I don't. I don't condemn you. Go, sin no more." When He found the sick, He acted just the way He would have to act, for He was God, and He--He healed the sick. He raised the dead. He forgave the sins. No matter how they was, and how many, and how backslidden, He forgive them, anyhow, if they were willing to come and ask.


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