The Great Salvation/28

PROPOSITION 28.

The Seed in Whom the Abrahamic Promises Are to Be Fulfilled Is Christ

This is proved beyond a doubt by the words, Thy seed shall possess the gate of "his enemies." Who else but Christ can be represented by this singular pronoun His? No one else, for inspiration says:

Gal. 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of ONE, And to thy seed, WHICH IS CHRIST.

Gal. 3:17 And this I say, that the covenant that was confirmed before (the law) of God in Christ ( typically in the offering of Isaac), the law which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

Gal 3:18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham BY PROMISE.

Gal. 3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added (to the promises) because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made.

Gal 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ.

You will remember that Paul, in declaring that while we are aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise we are without hope (Eph. 2:12), speaks of covenants - plural. Now the covenant with Abraham we have seen provides for an everlasting inheritance of the earth by Christ and all who shall be worthy to share the inheritance with Him. The nations are to be given Him for His inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for His possession (Psa. 2:8) in order that He might bless all nations. How may all nations be blessed? May we not safely say, by the establishment of a kingdom that will insure righteousness, peace and good will universally. It is to this end that God has made a covenant with David.