And ifyou belong to Christ,thenyou are Abraham'sdescendants,heirsaccordingto promise.
and do not supposethat you can sayto yourselves,We haveAbrahamfor our father;for I sayto you that from thesestonesGodis ableto raiseup childrento Abraham.
and ifchildren,heirsalso,heirsof Godand fellow heirswith Christ,if indeedwe sufferwith [Him] sothat we may alsobe glorifiedwith [Him].
But eachin his ownorder:Christthe first fruits,afterthat thosewhoare Christ'sat His coming,
You are lookingat things as they are outwardly.Ifanyoneis confidentin himselfthat he is Christ's,let him considerthisagainwithinhimself,that justas he is Christ's,soalsoare we.
Nowthe promiseswere spokento Abrahamand to his seed.He does not say,"And to seeds,"as [referring] to many,but [rather] to one,"And to your seed,"that is, Christ.
For ifthe inheritanceis basedon law,it is no longerbasedon a promise;but Godhas grantedit to Abrahamby meansof a promise.
Thereis neitherJewnorGreek,thereis neitherslavenorfree man,thereis neithermalenorfemale;for you are allonein ChristJesus.
Therefore,be surethat it is thosewho are of faithwhoare sonsof Abraham.
NowI say,as longas the heiris a child,he does not differat allfrom a slavealthough he is ownerof everything,
Thereforeyou are no longera slave,but a son;and ifa son,thenan heirthroughGod.
Nowthosewho belong to ChristJesushave crucifiedthe fleshwith its passionsand desires.
And those whowill walkby thisrule,peaceand mercy[be] upon them, and upon the Israelof God.
[to be specific], that the Gentilesare fellow heirsand fellow members of the body,and fellow partakersof the promisein ChristJesusthroughthe gospel,
sothat being justifiedby His gracewe would be madeheirsaccordingto [the] hopeof eternallife.
Are they not allministeringspirits,sentout to render servicefor the sakeof thosewho willinheritsalvation?
[it was he] to whomit was said,"IN ISAACYOUR DESCENDANTSSHALL BE CALLED."
By faithNoah,being warned[by God] aboutthings not yetseen,in reverencepreparedan arkfor the salvationof his household,by whichhe condemnedthe world,and becamean heirof the righteousnesswhich is accordingto faith.
In the sameway God,desiringeven moreto showto the heirsof the promisethe unchangeablenessof His purpose,interposedwith an oath,
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
"He who overcomeswill inheritthese things,and I will be his Godand he will be My son.
