Romans 9:8
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Galatians 3:29
And if you be Christ's, then are you Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

On the Church of the Old Testament, or under the Promise
... church was endowed with the Spirit of adoption; according to the latter, she had
this Spirit intermixed with that of bondage as long as the promise continued. ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation li on the church.htm

Adoption --The Spirit and the Cry
... but of God." Our sonship comes by promise, by the ... honour and privilege come to us,
according to the ... Christ Jesus." As unbelievers we know nothing of adoption. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 24 1878/adoptionthe spirit and the cry.htm

Adoption
... The first sign of adoption is obedience. ... A gracious soul not only believes God's
promise, but obeys his command. ... 8:8o. If our obedience be not according to the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/4 adoption.htm

Covenanting According to the Purposes of God.
... "Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus ... And if ye be Christ's,
then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."[559]. ...
/.../the ordinance of covenanting/chapter viii covenanting according to.htm

(On the Passion, xii. : Preached on Wednesday. )
... Jesus Christ [1053] ." For all things that, according to the ... perfect and clearer
than those which promise a Saviour ... of Abraham is blessed by the adoption of the ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/sermon lxiii on the passion.htm

How the Promise of an Hundredfold in this Life is Made to those ...
... How the promise of an hundredfold in this life is ... if he passes over to the adoption
of sons ... our scorn of worldly advantages, more particularly according to the ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xxvi how the promise.htm

The Name Children Does not Imply Instruction in Elementary ...
... the Jews heirs according to the first covenant, and us heirs according to promise:
"Now I ... that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons ...
/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter vi the name children does.htm

Third Proposition of Arminius
... cause of adoption, but justice the cause of non-adoption or reprobation ... justice is
regarded, when rewarding a good deed, according to the promise of the law ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 3/third proposition of arminius.htm

God's Will and Man's Will
... You may look at any one promise of grace, but you cannot say over it, "This ... It seems,
then, that the choice of his people their adoption is according to his ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 8 1863/gods will and mans will.htm

Galatians Chapter iii.
... said this great and wonderful thing, he names also the mode of their adoption,. ... if
ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.". ...
/.../galatians chapter iii.htm

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