Do you think you were born into the wrong family? If so, you can be born again and become a citizen of the nation of Christians! You can become a child of God no matter who you are or what you have done. All you have to do is have faith in Jesus and become an heir to God’s Kingdom.

Abraham birthed a NATION of Israelites

Key Bible Reference: Genesis 12-36

About 400 years after the flood, God made a covenant with Abram, a descendant Noah’s son, Shem.  God promised to give him an earthly inheritance of land, abundant descendants and blessings.  God renamed Abram to Abraham which means “father of many nations”, although he and his barren wife Sarai (Sarah) were still childless.  When Sarah was 90 and Abraham was 100, Sarah gave birth to their only son, Isaac.  Isaac and Rebekah’s son, Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel, had 12 sons who became the 12 Tribes of Israel.

JESUS birthed a NATION of Christians

Key Bible Reference: Matthew 4-20; Mark 1-10; Luke 4-18; John 1-11

Jesus, the Christ, is a physical descendant of Abraham’s great-grandson and Jacob’s son, Judah, but He is also the physical representation of God.  Through Jesus, God’s only Son, God made a promise of a heavenly inheritance and blessings to ALL people, not just physical descendants of Abraham.  Citizenship in the nation of Christians is based on spiritual birth through faith (aka born again).  Everyone who accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior is considered born into the family of Christ and therefore, heirs of the promise made to Abraham, as well as heavenly heirs with Christ.  The first Christians were the 12 Disciples who spread the good news that everyone can be blessed because of the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ.  Today there are more than 2 billion Christians!

Connecting the Old & New Testament

Nation of Israelites vs Nation of Christians

God made a promise of an earthly inheritance and blessings to Abraham and his descendants through his son, Isaac.  Isaac’s son, Jacob had 12 sons and his descendants became heirs to the promise made to Abraham.  Four hundred seventy years after the initial promise, the Israelites miraculously crossed the parted waters of the Jordan River and inhabited the land of Israel.

God made a promise of a heavenly inheritance and blessings to ALL people through His Son, Jesus the Christ.  Jesus chose 12 Disciples to spread the good news that everyone can be blessed.  Everyone who accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior is considered born into the family of Christ (aka born again).  Christians are heirs of the promise made to Abraham as well as heavenly heirs with Christ.  Interestingly, the first Christians were baptized in the Jordan, the same river the Israelites crossed when entering Israel.

Galatians 3:26-29 says that when we have faith in Jesus, we not only become a child of God, but also a child of Abraham! So, even if we are not physical descendants of Abraham, we are entitled to the blessings of Abraham because of our faith in Jesus. Additionally, we are co-heirs with Jesus, the Christ, so we are entitled to eternal blessings. Christians are one nation under God, so no matter what family you were born into, you can be born again and be a member of the family of God for eternity.

Believe in Jesus and become a citizen of the heavenly NATION of Christians to receive both the earthly blessings promised to Abraham as well as the heavenly blessings Jesus died to give you! 

CONTINUE READING…Puzzle Piece 4: Freedom

Return to Home