27 For it is written in the Scriptures, Rejoice, O barren woman, who has not given birth to children; break forth into a joyful shout, you who are not feeling birth pangs, for the desolate woman has many more children than she who has a husband.
28 But we, brethren, are children [not by physical descent, as was Ishmael, but] like Isaac, born in virtue of promise.
Our Father is in total control of His children and His Grace is all free to us. Our Father did not birth us through our obedience to a law, He birthed us through His Own free will and choice, Romans 9:11. Our Father is not reactive, He is active. Believing in Laws, or works, or actions, all make our Father reactive to our wills. This attitude blasphemes the Holy Spirit by taking credit for His works. Our Father in no way cares if a man is circumcised or not. He is not impressed or moved by if we get together on Sunday or Saturday. He doesn’t care if we wear a suite or jeans to fellowship, or if our hair is long or short. If we drink wine or grape juice for communion in no way empowers Him or limits His abilities to favor us. If we mess up doesn’t for one second remove Him, or His power, from directing our life’s. What our buildings are called do not mean a thing. These things, and these types of things, all have a false show of humility, when in reality they are all dung and they all take the glory and power away from our Father and place it on man. These things are all anti-christ.
29 Yet [just] as at that time the child [of ordinary birth] born according to the flesh despised and persecuted him [who was born remarkably] according to [the promise and the working of] the [Holy] Spirit, so it is now also.
People who are slaves of the flesh persecuted our freedom in the Old Testament, during Jesus‘ life, and in the New Testament. But look at what Jesus tells us in Revelation 3:9.
Take note! I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews and are not, but lie--behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet and learn and acknowledge that I have loved you.
Those who confess that they are of the Truth, but who put their faith and trust in works and in the Law, will be forced to learn the Truth from us. Jesus does not tell us that these people are thrown into the Lake of Fire and destroyed, He tells us that they will finally be forced to learn. They finally learn the Truth that will set them free, how great is that?
The Bible teaches us that we are now one with Jesus, Galatians 2:20. Jesus was always forgiving. When the people were killing Him, He forgave them, Luke 23:34. When people committed adultery Jesus forgave them, John 8:10. People doubted and questioned what He said and taught and He forgave and fed them, Matthew 16. They asked Him how often we should forgive and He told them seventy times seven times, Matthew 18:22. Just because people don’t know and even if they persecute us, they will be forgiven and they will learn the Truth that will set them free, John 8:32. Some will learn now in this time of history and some will learn when Jesus returns and raises all men from the dead. Either way all men will be saved and come to the knowledge of the Truth, 1 Timothy 2:4.
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