So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of all who believe. That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.”
所以应许是凭着信心领受的，是无偿赐下的恩典。不论我们是否遵照摩西的律法生活，只要我们有亚伯拉罕那样的信心，就必定都能得着应许，因为亚伯拉罕是所有信徒的父亲。这就是圣经上那句话的意思——上帝对亚伯拉罕说：“我已经立你作多国的父。”