<TITLE>10. Par 32-35</TITLE>L-32 When we know this, that the only thing we have to do to inherit any of God's promises is to stay put on God's Word, let nothing shake you from It...
Now notice, He perfectly typed Abraham and his seed after him. And I'm going to follow the junctions of Abraham's life, and then follow the junctions of Abraham's seed, and see if God kept His Word letter-by-letter.
Now, Abraham we know that there's only one way that we can be saved and that is being in the covenant with Abraham, because it was made to Abraham. But the Bible said, "We being in Christ, we being dead in Christ take on Abraham's seed and are heirs with Abraham." Is that right? Now, Christ is the royal Seed of Abraham. Out of Abraham come Isaac, out of Isaac come Jacob, out of Jacob come Joseph, out of Joseph, so forth on down, David, David on--on, so-and-so, till finally the royal Seed was born which was Christ, and in Christ made Abraham, the father of all nations. And the Abrahamic covenant is confirmed to the people un--or given to the people unconditionally.

L-33 Now, you read now in the 12th chapter, He made the covenant with Abraham unconditionally. He called Abraham. I heard people say, "I've sought God, and I've sought God, and I've sought God." You're mistaken. God sought you, and sought you, and sought you. It wasn't you seeking God; it's God seeking you. Why, the very beginning proved it. Adam, it ought to have been Adam hollering, "Father, Father where are You? I've sinned, I've sinned, Father."
But it was God saying, "Adam, Adam, where art thou?" See? So it's always...
Could you go out and tell a pig that he's wrong because he's eating slop? Would he believe it? No, sir. He'd tell you, "Tend to his own business." And that's the way with the sinner. You can't tell him nothing. He won't listen to you. He won't even sit in church five minutes to listen at you. He's a pig to begin with. He a scavenger, a vulture; that's his nature. See? So you--you can't tell him nothing, because that's just what he is. He's a vulture. He can't feed on good things.

L-34 Now, notice. Then when you get that, what God said to Abraham... He called Abraham, and if you ever was called, it wasn't you doing the seeking; it was God sought you. And by God's grace He saved you, not because you did something, not because that you're worthy of it, but because God's grace to you did it. Everybody understand that say, "Amen." [Congregation says, "Amen"--Ed.] Now, we're getting started.
Now, what was it? When God took a man and called him first, what was that? Justification. Abraham in regards of hearing the voice of God speak to him, believed on the Lord God. Is that right? Therefore, he was justified by faith, by believing on the Lord God. Is that what we are, seed of Abraham? Romans 5:1.
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1.)

L-35 Now, Abraham believed God. And it was imputed unto him for righteousness, or allowed to his account for righteousness. How do you do? You say, "Well, I--I--I'm--I'm some of the... I'm--I'm the Joneses; I--I--I live in a certain..." That don't have one thing to do with it. God called you, and you accept the call. And by you're faith, by accepting Christ, the royal Seed of Abraham which calls you, then you're justified by faith. Is that right? That's the only way I know it. That's the Scripture as far as I know it. I know, I was a sinner, rank. God stopped me in the middle of my sin and knocked at my heart's door, and I turned and looked back, said "Who is it?"
He said, "I'm your Lord."
I said, "Then Lord let me come."
I never stopped and said, "Hey, Lord, hey, where You at? I want to talk to You awhile." See? No, you don't do that. It's God stops you.


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