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Galatians 3:9<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n So then those who are<\/span> of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n God\u2019s eulogy for us will depend on what we believe, not on what we do.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n We saw in the previous verse that God promised Abraham that all nations would be blessed in him. The word in the previous verse which is translated as \u201cnations<\/span>\u201d is the Greek word \u201cethn\u0113<\/span><\/em>\u201d which refers to \u201ca group of people as distinguished by their race or familiar characteristics.<\/em>\u201d This is the word, however, that Jews used to refer to all who are not Jewish; hence it is often translated as \u201cGentiles.\u201d God\u2019s message to Abraham, however, was that all nations, including both Jews and Gentiles, would be blessed in him, therefore it is best to translate this word as \u201cnations\u201d in this instance.<\/p>\n In the current verse, the word translated \u201cblessed<\/span>\u201d is \u201ceulogountai<\/span><\/em>\u201d which is a compound word made up of \u201ceu<\/span><\/em>\u201d meaning \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cwell\u201d and a form of \u201clogos<\/span><\/em>\u201d meaning \u201cword.\u201d Hence, it literally means \u201cgood words.\u201d It is what we get our English word eulogy from and anyone who has been to a funeral knows that the eulogy is where good things are said about the deceased.<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Paul\u2019s point is that all nations are blessed (spoken well of by God) because of Abraham\u2019s seed, that is, Jesus Christ. But, actually it\u2019s even more than that. The ones who are blessed are the ones whom God justifies, that is, those who believe in Jesus as the Christ, the Messiah. It is because God has declared them as righteous (justified) that He can speak well of them. But those who reject Christ are not blessed, in fact, not only will God not speak well of them, they will receive God\u2019s wrath for rejecting His Son.<\/p>\n And Paul ties this in with the major point that he has been making all along, that God\u2019s blessing, salvation, comes from faith in Jesus Christ, Abraham\u2019s seed, not believing this plus doing good works. That\u2019s not to say that we shouldn\u2019t do good works, for we clearly should. It\u2019s just that our good works should be a result of our salvation, not a source of our salvation.<\/p>\n Application <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you a believer in God\u2019s promise that you will be saved if you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? If not, God will not have good words for you when you appear before Him at the end of your earthly life. If, on the other hand, you have humbled yourself before Him, accepting the blood of Jesus to pay the penalty for your sins, then God has good words waiting for you. What do you want to hear?<\/p>\n If you wait until you appear before Him, it will be too late. The time to believe is now. Don\u2019t put it off any longer! Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2007 <\/span>Will <\/span>Krause. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n <\/span>If this message or this link was forwarded to you by a friend and you wish to receive future verses directly to your inbox, you can call the church phone (618) 614-3070 and leave a message telling us your name and e-mail address or you can send an e-mail to: Galatians 3:9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. Truth to Learn God\u2019s eulogy for us will depend on what we believe, not on what we do. Behind the Words We saw in the previous verse that God promised Abraham that all nations would be blessed in him. 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