Romans 9:6-9
6 But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, 7 nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.” 8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise: “At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.”
6 But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, 7 nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.” 8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise: “At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.”
Being God’s child is not based on physical inheritance. Children of the flesh are not automatically His children, as demonstrated here - descendants of Abraham are only God’s if also by His promise. He had promised many nations from Abraham, not just Israel, so the promise was of His spiritual children to inherit the kingdom of God. And such we are who are in Christ, whether Jew or Gentile. It is God’s promise which calls us to be His children, and each cannot claim being born to Christian parents or growing up in church apart from that call and promise of and by faith delivered to each.
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