Love Fulfilled Ministry

  Heirs of the Children of the Promise: The Oath, the Unveiled Glory, and the Inheritance in Christ Introduction: Framing the Promise The theme of “heirs of the children of the promise” stands at the heart of biblical theology, weaving together the threads of covenant, faith, and inheritance from Genesis through the New Testament.  This doctrinal essay explores how the promise was given to Abraham before the Mosaic Law, how it rests not on the Law but on the greater oath of God Himself, and how the veiled glory of Moses is surpassed by the unveiled glory in Christ.  Through a close exegesis of Hebrews 6:13–20, reinforced by interlinear Greek analysis and harmonized with key Pauline and Petrine texts, we will examine the nature of the promise, the identity of the heirs, and the implications for believers under the new covenant. Special attention is given to the arguments and insights of the lovefulfilled.org articles, “ The Children of Promise ”, which offers a contempo...

Sin Made Explicit: The Signs Accountability Before the Mosaic Law Romans 5:12–14 shows that sin and death were already present from Adam onward. Even without a codified law, humanity’s  conscience  testified to God’s invisible attributes (Romans 1:19–20). Creation itself functioned as a witness: the order, beauty, and power of the world revealed God’s divine nature, leaving mankind “ without excuse ” (Romans 1). Thus, even before Sinai, people were accountable through conscience. The Law was given to the Jew who were under its guard. The Gentiles, who were not under the Mosaic covenant, Paul writes in Romans 2:14–15 “show the work of the Law written on their hearts, their conscience bearing witness." Accountability from Adam’s Transgression and the Mosaic Law Romans 5:18: “therefore just as one transgression [Adam’s] brought condemnation to the extent of all men…” Sin existed universally without a codified law, though the conscience exposed it. Romans 5:13: “For until the Law ...