Proclamation:
“So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through
faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves
with Christ … If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs
according to the promise.” Galatians
3:26-28 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written by the apostle Paul, under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God, to the believers in the church at Galatia . Paul begins this chapter by expressing his
disappointment with the Galatians for departing from the doctrine of
justification alone through faith in Christ.
Because of this, he asked them several rhetorical questions. (Galatians
3:1-5) Then he tells them that those who
have faith in Christ are the children of Abraham, the father of the faithful.
(Galatians 3:7-9) He ends the chapter by
reminding them that as the seed of Abraham they are heirs to the promise that
God made to him. (Galatians 3:14 and 29)
Application:
There are many benefits to being a child of God. Only believers can be clothed, or wrapped up
in, Christ. Only believers can be cared
for, provided for, protected, and helped by a loving heavenly Father. As children of God, we are all one, with no
differences regarding nationality or gender, wealth or status. (Galatians 3:28)
Since all believers belong to Christ, we
are all seeds of Abraham and thereby we are all heirs to the promise.
(Galatians 3:29)
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