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Believers are the inheritors, like Isaac, not Ishmael.
God confirmed the promise to Abraham for the heirs (Christians).
Christians receive the circumcision of Christ, not made with hands.
Most scholars agree Paul uses this to describe the church, not ethnic Israel.
All titles given originally to Israel in the Old Testament.
(These titles come from Exodus 19:5–6 describing Israel.)
Christians are God’s Temple.
Believers are fellow citizens, part of the household of God, being built into a holy Temple.
John 15:1 Jesus is the true vine
Paul explains that true Israel is defined by faith, not ethnicity.
Believers become sons and heirs.
Christ abolished the dividing wall and created:
Not two covenants.
Not two Israels.
One reconciled people in Christ.
Christians will judge the world.
This contrasts with earthly Jerusalem enslaved under the law.
Also Jesus was Abrahams seed so God gave Canaan to Jesus around 2100 BC the Israelites were only temporary residents on the land. Jesus did not want the land so he replaced it with the new Jerusalem for his followers Christians. Canaan /Palestine is no longer the promise land.
⭐ 1. CHRISTIANS ARE ABRAHAM’S SEED
Galatians 3:7
“Those who are of faith, these are the sons of Abraham.”
Galatians 3:9
“So then, those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.”
Galatians 3:14
“That the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus.”
Galatians 3:16
“The promises were made to Abraham and to his seed… and that seed is Christ.”
Galatians 3:26–29
“If you are Christ’s, you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Romans 4:11–12
Abraham is the father of all who believe, whether circumcised or uncircumcised.
Romans 4:16
“He is the father of us all.”
⭐ 2. CHRISTIANS ARE HEIRS TO ABRAHAM’S PROMISE
Romans 8:16–17
“If children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.”
Galatians 4:28
“Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.”
Galatians 4:30
Believers are the inheritors, like Isaac, not Ishmael.
Hebrews 6:17
God confirmed the promise to Abraham for the heirs (Christians).
⭐ 3. CHRISTIANS ARE JEWS INWARDLY, THE TRUE CIRCUMCISION
Romans 2:28–29
“He is not a Jew who is one outwardly…
but he is a Jew who is one inwardly,
and circumcision is of the heart, in the Spirit.”
Philippians 3:3
“For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit…
and have no confidence in the flesh.”
Colossians 2:11
Christians receive the circumcision of Christ, not made with hands.
⭐ 4. CHRISTIANS ARE “THE ISRAEL OF GOD”
Galatians 6:16
“Peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.”
Most scholars agree Paul uses this to describe the church, not ethnic Israel.
⭐ 5. CHRISTIANS ARE THE TEMPLE, PRIESTHOOD, AND HOLY NATION
All titles given originally to Israel in the Old Testament.
1 Peter 2:5
“You are a holy priesthood.”
1 Peter 2:9
“You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
a people for His own possession.”
(These titles come from Exodus 19:5–6 describing Israel.)
1 Peter 2:10
“Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God.”
1 Corinthians 3:16–17
Christians are God’s Temple.
Ephesians 2:19–22
Believers are fellow citizens, part of the household of God, being built into a holy Temple.
John 15:1 Jesus is the true vine
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman"
⭐ 7. CHRISTIANS ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD / CHILDREN OF PROMISE
John 1:12–13
“To all who received Him… children of God.”
Romans 9:6–8
“Not all who are of Israel are Israel…
The children of promise are counted as the seed.”
Paul explains that true Israel is defined by faith, not ethnicity.
Galatians 4:4–7
Believers become sons and heirs.
⭐ 8. CHRISTIANS ARE “ONE NEW MAN,” NOT TWO PEOPLES
Ephesians 2:11–18
Christ abolished the dividing wall and created:
“One new man from the two.”
Not two covenants.
Not two Israels.
One reconciled people in Christ.
⭐ 9. CHRISTIANS INHERIT THE WORLD / THE KINGDOM
Romans 4:13
The promise to Abraham was that he would inherit the world,
and this promise comes through faith, not the law.
Matthew 5:5
“The meek shall inherit the earth.”
1 Corinthians 6:2
Christians will judge the world.
⭐ 10. CHRISTIANS ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE JERUSALEM ABOVE
Galatians 4:26
“The Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.”
This contrasts with earthly Jerusalem enslaved under the law.
Also Jesus was Abrahams seed so God gave Canaan to Jesus around 2100 BC the Israelites were only temporary residents on the land. Jesus did not want the land so he replaced it with the new Jerusalem for his followers Christians. Canaan /Palestine is no longer the promise land.