WE ARE THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

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 3:29)

 

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, ethnicity, gender, wealth, or social 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 that God made to him. (Galatians 3:29)