But whatdoes the Scripturesay?"CASTOUT THE BONDWOMANAND HER SON,FOR THE SONOF THE BONDWOMANSHALL NOT BE AN HEIRWITH THE SONOF THE FREE WOMAN."
"The slavedoes not remainin the houseforever;the sondoes remainforever.
Godhas not rejectedHis peoplewhomHe foreknew.Ordo you not knowwhatthe Scripturesaysin [the passage about] Elijah,howhe pleadswith GodagainstIsrael?
For whatdoes the Scripturesay?"ABRAHAMBELIEVEDGOD,AND IT WAS CREDITEDTO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS."
But the Scripturehas shutup everyoneundersin,sothat the promiseby faithin JesusChristmight be givento thosewho believe.
The Scripture,foreseeingthat Godwould justifythe Gentilesby faith,preached the gospel beforehandto Abraham,[saying], "ALLTHE NATIONSWILL BE BLESSEDIN YOU."
For it is writtenthat Abrahamhadtwosons,oneby the bondwomanand oneby the free woman.
So then,brethren,we are not childrenof a bondwoman,but of the free woman.
Ordo you thinkthat the Scripturespeaksto no purpose:"He jealouslydesiresthe SpiritwhichHe has made to dwellin us"?