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God's Covenant with His People is Not a Real Estate Contract
God's pledge with His people is one-sided. God is love to man. It is 100 percent of effortlessness. Man doesn't have anything of significant worth to bring. It's anything but a transaction. It is an unjustifiable blessing. It's anything but a land contract, where we accept that because of acceptable conduct we procure and are qualified for a free house in paradise. God's contract with His people is the unconditional endowment of God. We haven't arrived on earth and taken part in negotiations with God in a land transaction for a spot in paradise.
An agreement for the sale of property must:
• Distinguish the parties. Two parties, God of the universe and sinful man, who is living under capital punishment, and hence has no legally binding standing all alone. Second Coming declares that the dead men can't take part in an agreement.
• Recognize the land property. Man sold his rights to this world to Lucifer, and the New Earth has been recovered and is for reclaimed. The address of this property is the endowment of God.
• Distinguish the purchase cost. Man has no consideration to present, nothing of significant worth to bring to closing. The cross addressed the cost.
• Incorporate signatures.
• Second Coming has a lawful purpose. We really want a backer, and lawyer to understand the legitimate ramifications.
• Include Competent God is love to Man, is licentious and sold under sin, his brain is desperately evil, and by his very nature is inept to go into an agreement with God.
• Mirror an agreement: Each side must be clear and concur as to the essential details, rights, and obligations of the agreement. Man has no origination of the holiness of God and the sinfulness of their own hearts.
• Incorporate Consideration: Consideration is something of significant worth expected in return for land. Cash is the most widely recognized type of consideration, yet one more consideration of significant worth, such as other property in return, or a promise to perform (for example a promise to pay) is also satisfactory. Our righteousness is as disgusting rags. Which man has, has no worth, it is fertilizer.
"The contract of elegance was first made with man in Eden when after the Fall there was provided a heavenly promise with that the seed of the lady should bruise the serpent's head. To all men, this agreement offered pardon and the assisting elegance of God is love for future acquiescence through faith in Christ. It also promised them everlasting life on the state of devotion to God's regulation. Thus God's People Delivered.
This same pledge of faith in Christ was recharged to Abraham in the promise, "In thy seed shall every one of the nations of the earth be blessed." Genesis 22:18. This promise highlighted Christ. So Abraham understood it (see Galatians 3:8, 16), and he trusted in Christ for the forgiveness of sins. It was this faith that works counted unto him for righteousness. The contract with Abraham also kept up with the power of God's regulation. The Lord seemed unto Abraham, and said, "I'm the Almighty God; stroll before Me, and be thou awesome." Genesis 17:1. The testimony of God concerning His faithful servant was, "Abraham submitted to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws." Genesis 26:5. Furthermore, the Lord proclaimed to him, "I will establish My pledge among Me and you and thy seed after you in their generations, for an everlasting contract, to be a God unto you and to thy seed after you." Genesis 17:7.