<TITLE>04. Par 12-15</TITLE>L-12 Let's do that after we read the Word and study for the next forty-five minutes. Let us pray.
O Lord, it is a gracious thing to come into the Presence of God. And we know that You hear, because You promised You would. And we're so happy to know that we have a Saviour that's a--the only Mediator between God and man, that's at Your right hand today to make intercession upon our confession. Anything that we should confess that Jesus has done for us, then You are there to make that good. There is a bloody sacrifice laying on the mercy seat today. And we are so happy to know that we have a right to come through to that; for when we come to God, we want to come boldly. Not because that we think we're deserving, but because we have been bidden to come by the Lord Jesus, Who said, "Ask the Father anything in My Name, I will do it." Oh, how perfect that is.
And let our assurance today rest solemnly upon Thy Word, for It is Truth. And as it is written, "Let every man's word be wrong or a lie, and God's be Truth." And we're coming today, Lord, help us to nail down and clench on the other side Thy Words of faith, that we might go out of here today better people than we were when we come in. For we ask it in Jesus' Name, and for His sake, Amen.

L-13 I wish to read just one verse of Romans the 4th chapter, and pray that God will add His blessings to the 17th verse.
(As it is written, I have made thee the father of many nations,) before him who he believed, even God, whom quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
Now, we're going to study these two days, the Lord willing, on faith. Now, faith does not rest upon the shifting sands of man's idea, but upon the solid Rock of God's eternal, unmovable Word. And faith can take its stand upon the--God's Word, the Rock of Ages, and can stand there in the face of death, rejoicing, because it looks across the country to Him that said, "I am the Resurrection and Life." It believes God.
Now, the reason that I've chose today this subject of Abraham, is because that we are Abraham's children. The Bible said that they that are in Christ are Abraham's children--Abraham's seed. And these promises that was made to Abraham, was not only to Abraham alone, but to his seed after him. Now, the promises that He made Abraham was to us also.

L-14 Now remember, you don't have to be borned a Jew outwardly to be Abraham's seed. Because when we are--take on Christ, we are Abraham's seed, 'cause it was the promised child through Isaac that brought Christ; and through Christ, we are Abraham's seed.
May I quote it like this: If we be dead in Christ, then we are Abraham's seeds and heirs according to the promise. If we be dead in Christ, not after the things of the world, alive in Christ, then we are Abraham's seed, and all the promises is to Abraham and his seed after him. He was a father of, not a nation, but nations. God made him.

L-15 Oh, we could dwell on this for months, but we just got to hit the high spots now for the--for the two days. And now, remember, this is to encourage your faith, that you might lay hold on God. And everything that He promised Abraham, you're heirs of it.
Now, the first place, I want you to notice that he was a father of nations, every nation that believes on Him, believes on God, through Christ, Abraham's seed, heirs according to the promise. And the promise that was given to Abraham, not, "If you will..."
The covenant was altogether grace, for when He gave it, the covenant, made a covenant between Adam and Himself, Adam broke the covenant. Every time, man breaks his part of the covenant. But this time, it was absolutely unconditional, the covenant was. It was God's grace determined to save man, not, "If you will... I have." It's already a finished work.


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