I urge you to now realize the fulfillment of everything that the old system anticipated. We do not want you to behave like illegitimate children, unsure of your share in the inheritance. Mimic the faith of those who through their patience came to possess the promise of their allotted portion. (Do not behave as a child of the law, you are a child of the promise. [Gal 3:29]). God could give Abraham no greater guarantee but the integrity of his own being; this makes the promise as sure as God is. Saying, “I will continue to speak well of you. I will confirm my intention always only to bless you, and to multiply you beyond measure.” (In blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply you.) And so Abraham continued in patience and secured the promise. It is common practice in human affairs to evoke a higher authority under oath in order to add weight to any agreement between men, thereby silencing any possibility of quibbling. (Putting an end to all dispute.) In the same context we are confronted with God’s eagerness to go to the last extreme in his dealing with us as heirs of his promise, and to cancel out all possible grounds for doubt or dispute. In order to persuade us of the unalterable character and finality of his resolve, he confined himself to an oath. The promise which already belongs to us by heritage is now also confirmed under oath. (The word is the Promise; the Incarnate crucified and risen Christ is the proof.He desires to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose) - Hebrews 6
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