Abraham lived to be a very old man. The Lord blessed Abraham and everything that he did.
Galatians 3:9 - Easy To Read Version Abraham believed this. Because Abraham believed, he was blessed. \{It is the same today.\} All people who believe are blessed the same as Abraham was blessed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So then, those who are people of faith are blessed and made happy and favored by God [as partners in fellowship] with the believing and trusting Abraham. American Standard Version (1901) So then they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham. Common English Bible Therefore, those who believe are blessed together with Abraham who believed. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, those who are of faith shall be blessed with faithful Abraham. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore they that are of faith, shall be blessed with faithful Abraham. |
Abraham lived to be a very old man. The Lord blessed Abraham and everything that he did.
Abraham was circumcised later to show that God accepted him. His circumcision was proof that he was right with God through faith before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all people that believe but are not circumcised. Those people believe and are accepted like people that are right with God.
So people get God’s promise by having faith. This happens so that the promise can be a free gift. And if the promise is a free gift, then all of Abraham’s {\cf2\super [42]} people can have that promise. The promise is not only for those people that live under the law \{of Moses\}. The promise is for any person that lives with faith like Abraham. Abraham is the father of us all.
Those words were also written for us. God will also accept us because we believe. We believe in the One (God) that raised Jesus our Lord from death.
Christ did this so that God’s blessing could be given to all people. God promised this blessing to Abraham. The blessing comes through Jesus Christ. \{Christ died\} so that we could have the Spirit {\cf2\super [34]} that God promised. We receive this promise by believing.
Now, in Christ, there is no difference between Jew and Greek (non-Jew). There is no difference between slaves and free people. There is no difference between male and female. You are all the same in Christ Jesus.