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NASB | John 14:6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
Bible Question (short): 'Seed' salvation? |
Question (full): Dear Servant7, Greetings in Jesus' name! Thanks for clearing up my confusion. (It was getting late at night on this side of the globe.) Please explain what you mean by 'Abraham's seed.' I understand that 'seed' usually means the blood-descendents, but I am not sure I that this would be applicable in this case, fo the following reasons: From word one, the covenant with Abraham was a covenant of faith. "Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness." Genesis 15:6 NASB. Israel, the blood descendents of Abraham were not faithful to God. "You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did." Acts 7:51 NASB. The house of Israel served foreign gods and took foreign wives, adulterating the line of Abraham. 'Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful and have married foreign wives adding to the guilt of Israel."' Ezra 10:10 NASB, and "It shall come about when they say, 'Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?' then you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.'" Jeremiah 5:19 NASB. While it is true that there are many instances of Israel's repentance recorded in the Bible, there are MORE instances of sin and rebellion! For this very reason God sent His Son, Jesus. I do believe that God, in His perfect mercy, may honor the faith of the faithful descendents of Abraham in accord with His covenant with Abraham, but not the blood 'seed.' I understand that this would be an 'extra-Gospel salvation,' so I am not willing to state unequivocably that it is so. Blessings and peace in Christ Jesus, charis |