And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!" Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year." When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him. On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him. (Genesis 17:18-23 NIV)
We are free from sin and not slaves to sin. Keep in mind that the covenant for Abraham is with him and his wife (Isaac) and not him and his slave (Ishmael) making Isaac the beginning for fulfillment of the promise to Abraham.
Remember, in order to have eternal life, one must believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, our atonement for sins. You must believe in Him in order to get to The Great I Am or God Almighty.
Please friends remember, you cannot believe in one and not the other. I love you but Gods love is everlasting! I pray that His wisdom is with you all always! Jesus is LORD.
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