Galatians 3:29

“For if ye be Christ's, etc..] Or seeing ye are his, not by creation only, but by the Father's gift to him, by the purchase of his own blood, by the power of his grace, making them willing to give up themselves to him; not only his by profession, saying they are the Lord's, calling themselves by his name; but by possession, Christ dwelling in their hearts by faith, and they having his Spirit as a spirit of regeneration and adoption: then are ye Abraham's seed; not his natural but his spiritual seed, the seed that should come, and to whom the promises were made, (<480316>Galatians 3:16,19) and so were upon an equal foot even with the Jews that believed: and heirs according to the promise;…”

“and heirs--The oldest manuscripts omit "and." Christ is "Abraham's seed" (Gal 3:16): ye are "one in Christ" (Gal 3:28), and one with Christ, as having "put on Christ" (Gal 3:27); therefore YE are "Abraham's seed," which is tantamount to saying (whence the "and" is omitted), ye are "heirs according to the promise" (not "by the law," Gal 3:18); for it was to Abraham's seed that the inheritance was promised (Gal 3:16). Thus he arrives at the same truth which he set out with (Gal 3:7). But one new "seed" of a righteous succession could be found. One single faultless grain of human nature was found by God Himself, the source of a new and imperishable seed: "the seed" (Psa 22:30) who receive from…”

“And if ye be Christ’s - If you belong to the Messiah, and are interested in his work. Then are ye Abraham’s seed - The promise made to Abraham related to the Messiah. It was a promise that in him all should be blessed. Abraham believed in that Messiah, and was distinguished for his faith in him who was to come. If they believed in Christ, therefore, they showed that they were the spiritual descendants of Abraham. No matter whether they were Jews or Gentiles; whether they had been circumcised or not, they had the same spirit which he evinced, and were interested in the promises made to him. And heirs according to the promise - See Romans 8:17. Are heirs of God. You inherit the blessings…”

“If ye are Christ's - That is, believers in him. Next: Galatians Chapter 4”

“3:29 Because Christ is the ideal descendant of Abraham (3:16), it follows that those who are one with Christ (3:27-28) are children of Abraham and heirs of all that was promised to him.”

“Christ's: Gal 5:24; Co1 3:23, Co1 15:23; Co2 10:7 Abraham's: Gal 3:7, Gal 3:16, Gal 3:28, Gal 4:22-31; Gen 21:10-12; Rom 4:12, Rom 4:16-21, Rom 9:7, Rom 9:8; Heb 11:18 heirs: Gal 4:7, Gal 4:28; Rom 4:13, Rom 4:14, Rom 8:17; Co1 3:22; Eph 3:6; Tit 3:7; Heb 1:14, Heb 6:17; Heb 11:7; Jam 2:5; Rev 21:7 Next: Galatians Chapter 4”