Received the promise of the Spirit through Faith !
Gal 3:13-14
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Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
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That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
All for whom Christ died, are redeemed from the curse of the Law, not by their faith or believing in Him, but solely through Him, His Death, in order that they receive the blessing of Abraham, which is the Spirit, through Faith. Yes, you may say, but they receive it[The Spirit] through Faith; Yes that's right but what does Faith mean here ? It means through Christ, Christ here is being called Faith. For did it not say in the same verse "
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ"
In fact Faith refers to Christ two other times in this passage Vs 23,25
23 But before faithv[Christ] came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
25 But after that faith[Faith] is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
That the Blessing of Abraham [The Spirit] might come upon the Gentiles [His Seed] through Christ. The word through is the prep en and means:
I.
in, by, with etc. The word here serves to denote instrumentality medially , meaning:a means of effecting or conveying something,the means of transmission of a force or effect .
So through Christ, the Blessing of Abraham, which is the Spirit, comes on the Gentiles. Now lets look at the words
Come onas in come on the Gentiles. Its the word ginomai and means:
I.
to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
II.
to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen
A.
of events
III.
to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
A.
of men appearing in public
IV.
to be made, finished
A.
of miracles, to be performed, wrought
V.
to become, be made
It denotes that something is being effected or wrought on them or in them mediated by Jesus Christ.
The blessing of Abraham, the Spirit is wrought upon, performed upon the Gentiles by Jesus Christ. Christ's Faithfulness is the cause of it. This is what God means when He said to Abraham centuries before
Gen 12:3
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
The Blessing is the Spirit ! Christ in them the Hope of Glory
Col 1:27
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the Gentiles;
which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
How is Christ in one ? By His Spirit ! To all for whom He died He is made unto them
1 Cor 15:45
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit [medially].
