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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Christ was made a curse for us that the blessing might come upon us. He took our curse that we might take the blessing from his own dear hands, and might possess it evermore.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Dear friends, are you living by faith upon the Son of God? Are you trusting in God? Are you believing his promises? Some think that this is a very little thing, but God does not think so. Faith is a better...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, If it be legally drawn up, signed, and sealed, and witnessed, —
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Brethren,.... Whereas in Galatians 3:1, he calls them "foolish Galatians", which might seem too harsh and severe, therefore, to mitigate and soften their resentments, he styles them brethren; hoping still well of them, and that they were not so far gone, but that they might be recovered; and imputing the blame and fault rather to their leaders and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. A covenant is a covenant; whatever happens, it cannot be altered, it stands, though it was only made by men.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Brethren, I speak after the matter of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. If a covenant is once made, signed, sealed, and ratified, no honourable man would think of drawing back from it. Whatever happens afterwards, the covenant having been once made is regarded as an established...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
No man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. There it stands, and an appeal can be made to it in any court of law where it may be produced.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. 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. Notice how important a single letter of the Scriptures may be. If...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made,.... The promises design the promises of the covenant of grace mentioned in the next verse, which are exceeding great and precious, better than those of any other covenant; and which are all yea and amen in Christ, and are chiefly of a spiritual nature; though all the temporal blessings of God's...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Quoting from the Old Testament, we may believe in the absolute plenary inspiration of that Sacred Book, because the apostle founds an argument upon the singular of a noun having been used rather than the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. This is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. That is...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And this I say,.... Assert and affirm as a certain truth, that is not to be gainsaid; that the covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul; by "the covenant" is meant, not the covenant made with Adam, as the federal head of all his posterity; for this was made two...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. Is not that splendid argument? The covenant was made with Abraham that God would bless him and his seed. Well now, four hundred and thirty years...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the law? Some might...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For if the inheritance be of the law,.... By the inheritance is meant, either the eternal inheritance, everlasting life and happiness in heaven, which is the gift of God through Christ, and not attained to and enforced by the works of the law; or particularly the blessing of justification, promised in the covenant to Abraham, and his spiritual...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. All through the Book of Genesis, it is promise, promise, and promise. Isaac was an heir of the promise, and Jacob was an heir of the promise. In fact, Isaac was born by promise, and Ishmael the elder brother did not inherit the blessing because...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: God gave it to Abraham by promise. It was a free gift; he did not bestow it upon the condition of merit on Abraham’s part. Isaac was born, not according to the power of the flesh, but according to promise, and the whole covenant is according to free grace and divine promise.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the law? What was the use of that?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. So, then, we know it is by promise, and God must keep his promise, and we must believe it. It must be true; and if we do believe it, we shall prove it to be true, and it will be fulfilled in every jot and tittle to every believing soul.