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Originally Posted by PuritanCovenanter  He was made a child of the Promises. Not necessarily Promise. Remember Isreal had physical as well as spiritual promises. The Covenant of Grace is spiritual. He was a stranger to that until he was in Christ. |
The text reads, Covenants (plural) of promise (singular). The text also reads that the Gentiles were strangers to this plurality of covenants holding forth this singular promise, thereby negating any possibility of suggesting a plurality of covenants between the Old and New Testaments. He further says, not that God made a distinct covenant of promise with the Gentiles, but that the Gentiles were brought near and incorporated into Israel's promise. He proceeds to state clearly what this fulfilled promise is: "through him WE BOTH have access BY ONE SPIRIT unto the Father, ver. 18. Jews and Gentiles are united in the fulfilment of the SAME SPIRITUAL promise.