What do you become if you are Abraham's seed in the Spirit?
Being Abraham's seed in the Spirit means you become Abraham's offspring spiritually and an heir according to the promise. This does not make you a Jew; it identifies you with Christ and places you among those blessed through Abraham's covenant, as God's salvation extends to the whole human race.
Les teaches that if you are Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, but this does not make you a Jew. Many people teach that becoming a Christian makes you a Jew, but the text says no. Instead, believers become the offspring of Abraham in the realm of the Spirit. If you are Abraham's seed in the Spirit, then you become heirs according to the promise. Les goes back to Genesis 12 to show God's covenant with Abram: "I will bless them that bless thee, I will curse him that curseth thee." The covenant also says, "in thee shall all the families... be blessed," showing God looking beyond the promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and beyond the Law, to the Age of Grace, when His salvation blessings go to the whole human race.
And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
More Questions
Does being in Christ make you Abraham's seed?
If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed.
If you are Christ, are you Abraham's seed?
Les explains that if you are Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, but this does not make you a Jew. He warns that many people teach that becoming a Christian makes you a Jew, and he rejects that. Instead, believers become the offspring of Abraham in the realm of the Spirit, and if they are Abraham’s seed in the Spirit, they become heirs according to the promise. Les goes back to Genesis 12 to show the covenant with Abram: God said, “I will bless them that bless thee, I will curse him that curseth thee,” and “in thee shall all the families of Israel be blessed of the whole earth.” God was looking beyond the promises given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and beyond the Law to the Age of Grace, when His blessings of salvation go to the whole human race.