God and mankind are fully reconciled in Jesus Christ by not having their trespasses imputed to them. The completed work of Jesus on the cross offers to everyone who will believe in Him forgiveness and righteousness. This finished work releases to every believer the blessing of Abraham whom God called a friend. The gospel gets better still.
Elder Thomas starts with a Christmas-season message centered on Galatians 4, explaining that Jesus came in the “fullness of time,” born of a woman and under the law, to redeem humanity and bring believers into adoption as sons and heirs of God. This redemption applies not only to Jews under the Mosaic Law but also to non-Jews, moving people from slavery under rules and regulations into mature sonship with an inheritance.
To explain this inheritance, he traces God’s promise back to Abraham in Genesis 12, highlighting God’s covenant, faithfulness, and intention to bless all nations through Abraham’s lineage. The message connects this promise to Jesus Christ and to present-day believers, who are called to live as sons, receive God’s promises by faith, and be a blessing to others rather than remaining spiritual children bound by legalism.
