Comparison of "The Seed, The Spirit, The Unique and Central Blessing of the Gospel, and The All-inclusive Good Land" from a Biblical Perspective

 

Comparison of "The Seed, The Spirit, The Unique and Central Blessing of the Gospel, and The All-inclusive Good Land" from a Biblical Perspective

Galatians 3:16 "For the promises were made to Abraham and to his descendants after him." It does not say, “and your descendants,” as if referring to many people, but “and your descendants,” referring to one person, even Christ. '

Gal. 3:14 'That the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Genesis 12:1 The LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your relatives and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.”

Genesis 12:5 And Abram took his wife Sarai, and his nephew Lot, and all the possessions which they had gathered, and the souls which they had acquired in Haran, and went forth to the land of Canaan. So they arrived in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12:7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.”

Gal 3:8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you all the nations will be blessed."

Gal 3:9 So those who are by faith are blessed together with Abraham who believed.

 

Item	The Seed	The Spirit	The Unique and Central Blessing of the Gospel	The All-inclusive Good Land
Meaning	Refers to Christ Himself, the core of God's promise to Abraham, a singular person, not many seeds	The processed Triune God, ultimately consummated as the life-giving Spirit, the reality of Christ	The highest and ultimate blessing God gives to believers, which is God Himself as the life-giving Spirit	Typifies Christ as God's promised inheritance and all-sufficient supply to us
Distinction	Christ in the flesh, the object and carrier of God's promise	The transformed form of the Seed (Christ), enabling believers to receive and experience Christ	The result of the blessing we receive through faith	A concrete type and symbol, representing Christ as our inheritance
Examples	Christ's incarnation, becoming a descendant in Abraham's genealogy (Matt 1:1); Christ's crucifixion, accomplishing redemption	The outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2); Believers being regenerated and indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Rom 8:9-11)	Believers receiving all spiritual blessings in Christ (Eph 1:3); Enjoying Christ as life and everything	Israelites entering the good land of Canaan; Believers experiencing Christ as the rich supply
Application	Accepting Christ as Savior; Recognizing Christ as the center of God's promise	Exercising the spirit; Being filled with the Holy Spirit; Being led by the Spirit in daily living	Through faith, experiencing and enjoying Christ as all blessings	Possessing, occupying, and enjoying Christ as our inheritance
Interrelationship	The Seed (Christ) → becomes the life-giving Spirit → enables us to receive the blessing of the gospel → realized as our good land	The Spirit is the reality and realization of the Seed; Enables believers to practically experience Christ	Transmitted to believers through the Spirit; The concrete application of the Seed and the Spirit	The practical expression and experience of the previous three; The way believers practically enjoy Christ
Relevant Scriptures	Gal 3:16 "Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed... refers to one person, who is Christ"; Gen 17:7; Gen 22:18	Gal 3:14 "So that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith"; 1 Cor 15:45b "The last Adam became a life-giving spirit"; 2 Cor 3:17-18; John 14:17-20	Gal 3:8-9 "God... preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham... So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer"; Eph 1:3-14	Gen 12:1 "Go... to the land that I will show you"; Gen 12:7 "To your descendants I will give this land";  Gen 13:15; Josh 1:3-6

 Conclusion:

From the Bible and the information provided, these four concepts demonstrate the progression and richness of God's salvation plan. They are closely related: Christ as "the Seed" is the center and starting point of God's promise; He becomes "the Spirit" (the life-giving Spirit) enabling us to practically receive "the unique and central blessing of the gospel," and all of this is ultimately realized as our experience and enjoyment of "the all-inclusive good land" (Christ Himself).

These four concepts form a progression of spiritual reality: 

l   First, Christ is the unique seed promised by God to Abraham (Gal 3:16)

l   This Christ, through death and resurrection, became the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor 15:45)

l   Through faith, we receive this Spirit as the unique and central blessing of the gospel

l   Finally, in our daily lives, we practically experience and enjoy Christ as our all-inclusive good land

 

All four concepts point to the same Christ, but reveal His riches and all-inclusiveness from different angles, with the ultimate purpose of enabling believers to practically enjoy Christ in their lives and be transformed into a new creation.

 

*Please refer to the July 2024 Anaheim, California, USA training Experiencing, Enjoying, and Manifesting Christ (II) Week 20 The Way to Accept, Experience, and Enjoy the All-inclusive Christ as the All-inclusive Life-giving Spirit (who is the epitome of the all-inclusive blessings of God’s full gospel)