Tune: Binchester
('Happy are they, they that love God')
Galatians 3 v.15-18
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If people do make covenant
'Tis set with firm intent
If confirmed, no one disannuls
It, nor adds, no loopholes
To Abraham and descendant
Promises were made, sent
By God to one, not to many
Christ the descendant be
The covenant was confirmed sure
Of God in Christ, [and] the law
Four hundred and forty years thence
Cancels not promise hence
The law does not make promises
Of no effect, their sense
And worth they ever do retain
Inheritance we gain
For if inheritance of law
Be, it promise no more
But God gave it to Abraham
We saved though Christ the Lamb [of God]
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: October 30th, 2022 01:38
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. format. St Paul explaining how God gave promises to Abraham, and so to the Jews, and the Gentiles (i.e. everybody else). He shows have we are saved through Christ, a descendant (or 'seed') of Abraham, and that we cannot be saved by law-keeping, or just by 'being good'.
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Comments3
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
A fine write dear friend, you keep us on our toes and that's a good thing.
Thanks Bella.
The expression of Covenant is now assigned to this generation. "How is it coming along?" It may be queried.
Thanks CB. I don't quite follow! Explaining a little, please!
Like the Joshua generation receiving its refresher course in the Living Covenant as did the Nehemiah generation, and closer still, John the baptiser’s generation also had a Covenant expression which to us currently is Christ returning with great anticipation.
Ahh I see - thanks. a Bible typo put 'Convenant'. Not as bad as omitting 'not' from 'Thou shall not commit adultery' - or one of the 'thou shalt nots', it is. It made me swoon - the adultery bit! lol.
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