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He uses the word the multitude to define the same word (all nations) Like for instance when he spoke parables to the multitude it had nothing to do with whose parents birthed whosoever.
God when changing Abram’s name to Abraham purposed that to represent his own self not seen.
The bosom of Abraham as a shadow represents the invisible presence of our one Father in heaven. The new name( Abraham) meaning the father of a multitude of nations (every one of them ).
In that way we are to call no man father of earth. The unconverted Jew would have nothing to do with obeying the commandment not to call men father of earth. It was their foundation as it remains today.
This really means all nations called the Christian nation, the new name he named His multitude of people. They have received everlasting life passing from death to eternal life.
It has nothing to do with the flesh of any nation but does have to do with born again new creatures. with respect to the spiritual seed (one) Christ. And not fleshly seeds (many) coming from Abraham’s dead flesh. If any man has not the Spirit of Christ they simply do not belong to Christ.
notice that a lot of the people on this site use the words all nations. What does that mean? Does this really mean all nation can possibly receive everlasting life? Or does this mean one group of people who were scattered across the four corners of the earth? If the chosen people were Israelites, the bible was about them and for them, when did God ever call all nations His special people or peculiar treasure.
God when changing Abram’s name to Abraham purposed that to represent his own self not seen.
The bosom of Abraham as a shadow represents the invisible presence of our one Father in heaven. The new name( Abraham) meaning the father of a multitude of nations (every one of them ).
In that way we are to call no man father of earth. The unconverted Jew would have nothing to do with obeying the commandment not to call men father of earth. It was their foundation as it remains today.
This really means all nations called the Christian nation, the new name he named His multitude of people. They have received everlasting life passing from death to eternal life.
It has nothing to do with the flesh of any nation but does have to do with born again new creatures. with respect to the spiritual seed (one) Christ. And not fleshly seeds (many) coming from Abraham’s dead flesh. If any man has not the Spirit of Christ they simply do not belong to Christ.