"The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.' So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith." Galatians 3:8-9 (NIV)
The Apostle Paul told the believers in Galatia that The Scriptures predicted that all nations, all of the people of the world, would be blessed through Abraham, the man known as the father of the faithful. This was a reference to the coming of Christ, through the lineage of Abraham, and His death, burial, and resurrection for the salvation of man. God also blessed Abraham and his seed. The word "seed" is used in two different ways, at times it refers to Christ, and other times it refers to the descendants of Abraham. (Roman 9:7 and Galatians 3:16) Paul said that those who have faith will be blessed.
Abraham was not righteous. He believed God, and God imputed unto him righteousness. (James 2:23) The same can be true for us today. If we believe in God, our faith will result in our salvation, and we will be the children of God (Matthew 5:9), part of the seed of Abraham, and we will be blessed along with him. Abraham's seed was to be more numerous that the stars. (Genesis 15:5) Abraham believed God and had faith. Having faith is important, because without faith it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:6) It is by the grace of God through our faith that we are saved. (Ephesians 2:8) The just shall live by faith (Romans 1:17), we live and walk by faith (2 Corinthians 5:7), and faith comes by hearing The Word of God. (Romans 10:17)
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