Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-chapter verse-by-verse study through the entirevary Chapel Movement. This radio program is a chapter by chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

chosen by God, as we pick up in Romans chapter 9, verse 7.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

God was developing not a physical fleshly seed, but a spiritual seed.

And Ishmael was the son after the flesh, and God would not recognize Ishmael.

Isaac was the son of promise, the one after the spirit, and God recognized Isaac.

And later on God said to Abraham, take now thy son, thine only son, Isaac, as he refused to recognize the works of the flesh.

Isn't it interesting that we so often are seeking to offer to God works of our flesh,

hoping that God might recognize them? He won't. I'm really sort of grateful that he doesn't recognize

the works of the flesh, because I have some works that I just assume he not make note of.

He only recognized that work of the Spirit. He only recognized Isaac.

And so God said, in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

That is, they which are the children of the flesh are not necessarily the children of God.

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