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Rom.9.8
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Rom.9.8
That means that Israelite identity was never racially determined by sexual transmission, but it was God-determined by promise.
Rom.9.8
In other words, it is not the natural children who are God's children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham's offspring.
Rom.9.8
That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed.
Rom.9.8
This means that Abraham's physical descendants are not necessarily children of God. It is the children of the promise who are considered to be Abraham's children.
