THE TWO LIVES “Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, in Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.”—Romans 9:7, 8, 9. ISHMAEL and Isaac differed as to orgin, and hence there was a difference in their nature which showed itself in their lives, and