For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.        Romans 4:13 Abraham's Journey to Canaan Pieter Lastman, 1640            Paul claims that the Most High God promised Abraham that his descendants would be heir of the world . The world ?  Wait a minute…isn’t Paul overstating this? The Lord promised Abraham the Promised Land, which at its largest point covered an area roughl

For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.                                                                                     Romans 11:36-12:1 NKJV When you study your Bible, read right through the chapter divisions, as in the two verses above from the book of Romans.

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