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1 | What are virtues of Abraham? | Genesis | Reformer Joe | 29375 | ||
I think you misunderstood my point. I never said that Abraham wasn't to be considered a Patriarch. I never said that God didn't bestow that role on Abram. But from Genesis 12, it is clear that God initiates the covenant relationship between Himself and Abram, while Abram is still living among his father's people (and most likely worshiping the family idols). God reveals Himself to Abram and at once tells him of His plan: 'Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."' --Genesis 12:1-3 This plan was announced decades before Isaac's birth, and was decreed by God. When Abram gets his name change and the covenant is formally established, Isaac is still not yet born. He also says that He will make His covenant with Isaac, who has not even been conceived yet. Therefore, God did not establish his covenant with Abraham in response to his faith. His faith was a response to God's decree. God established Abraham as a Patriarch, but not because he had "earned" it by his faith. --Joe! |
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2 | What are virtues of Abraham? | Genesis | itiswritten | 29488 | ||
Dear Joe, I'm sorry if I misunderstood you. I believe, however, that God knows what we are made of since He knows the past, present and future. He knew what Abraham would do and he knew the nature of the man, better than the man knew himself. I believe He knew the nature of Pharaoh and that he would continue to harden his heart no matter what happened and He treated him accordingly also. He strove with Nebuchadnezzar [all through the Babylon section of Book of Daniel] until Nebuchadnezzar finally acknowledged Him. Now Nebuchadnezzar did finally bow to Him...Pharaoh did not. Do you see what I mean. This is just my opinion, however and not worth all that much. It is just my observation of what the Word says that God knows and what we see, in His Word as He dealt with others. |
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3 | What are virtues of Abraham? | Genesis | Reformer Joe | 29491 | ||
I see what you mean. I contend that God made Abraham what he was, rather than recognizing something within him, in the same way that he makes Christians what they are, despite the fact that there is no one who does good. God in his grace gave that privilege to him just like God in his grace saved me from my sin. --Joe! |
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