TSK · Romans 4:17

“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.

May the Sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.

Who is like me? Let him make his claim! Let him announce it and explain it to me– since I established an ancient people– let them announce future events!

Look, they come from far away! Look, some come from the north and west, and others from the land of Sinim!

and don’t think you can say to yourselves,‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming– and is now here– when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

known from long ago.

For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has something to boast about– but not before God.

because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

New Life Individually And although you were dead in your offenses and sins,

By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

You once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.