Les Feldick Bible Study

How do the blessings of Abraham come to Gentiles?

The blessings of Abraham come to Gentiles through the finished work of the cross of Jesus Christ, not through Israel. Gentiles receive the promise of the Holy Spirit by faith, apart from works of the law, as a gift of God in redemption, including eternal salvation and the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Les explains that verse 14 declares the blessings of Abraham come on the Gentiles not through Israel, but through the finished work of the cross through Jesus Christ. As Gentiles, we now receive the promise of the Holy Spirit through faith, without any works of the law. This is a gift of God, all part and parcel of the whole plan of redemption: we have eternal salvation and the indwelling Holy Spirit. That's all there is to it.

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Does the blessing of Abraham come to Gentiles through Israel or through the cross?

The blessing of Abraham now comes upon Gentiles not through Israel but through the finished work of the cross through Jesus Christ.