How are Christians spiritually connected to Abraham?
Christians are spiritually connected to Abraham through faith, not physical descent or becoming Jews. Galatians 3 teaches that those who are of the faith way are children of Abraham, sharing the same righteousness credited to Abraham when he believed God.
Les teaches from Galatians 3:6-7 that Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Those who are of the faith way—as over against some other way—are the children of Abraham. This does not mean Gentiles must become Jews; rather, believers have a spiritual connection to Abraham like no other character in history except the Lord Jesus Himself. Verse 8 adds that Scripture, foreseeing God would justify the heathen by faith, preached the Gospel beforehand, so the connection is by faith.
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
More Questions
Do we have to become Jews to be children of Abraham?
Being children of Abraham does not mean that we must become Jews; that conclusion is wrong.
What does it mean to be children of Abraham in Galatians 3:7?
Galatians 3:7 does not mean Gentiles become Jews; it means that those who take the faith way have entered in by faith plus nothing, like Abraham did, and are therefore spiritually connected to Abraham.
What does it mean that believers are Abraham's seed if they are not Jews?
Galatians 3:7 is not saying Gentiles become Jews; it means that those who enter in by the faith way, by faith plus nothing as Abraham did, are spiritually connected to Abraham.