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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
"And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice." Genesis 22:18
The only way that we can reconcile Genesis 22:18 and Romans 4:13-17, IMO, is to understand that our faith and obedience cannot be separated. |
Gen 22:18 and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."
First of all this is not God saying "You shall be saved".
Second, when it comes to being forgiven or declared righteous God looks at the heart of faith. We've already discussed that. But certain promises are received only after obedience, but the are still received BY faith because the obedience was simply the faith response to a promise.
For example Abraham believed and it was accounted to Him for righteousness but Abraham did not actually possess the promised land until he obeyed and took it.
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