2. Salvation is described by God as an inheritance.
3. An inheritance by nature is not earned by its heirs or recipients.
4. It is given them freely.
5. God taught this gospel fundamental through the testimony of Abraham.
6. Abraham was declared righteous and an heir not through the Law or circumcision of the flesh, but through faith.
7. Faith here is being used not as meritorious or cause of inheritance, but as the way the promise of salvation in Christ is given.
8. Faith is saying partaking of the promise is made not by works, but by the grace of God.
9. The promise means the inheritance of salvation accomplished by Christ Jesus.
10. And in this promise are contained all the spiritual blessings that the elect possess in Christ.
11. Paul did not draw Abraham to speak of timing of justification, because that is not the topic at all. The topic is how does God bring someone into His blessedness?
12. And the answer is by Christ and by His grace which is what faith looks to as opposed to Law keeping.
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Great Sermon! This is a very instructive sermon and teaching. What is taught here, is not like the "tickle your ears" sermon. You must put on your thinking cap and listen.