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Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
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The immutability
Confirmed it
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John 10:10
A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come to let them have life, and to let them have it in abundance.
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born anew to a life of hope through Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead,
The heirs
Hebrews 6:12
so that you may never grow careless, but may learn to follow the example of those who through their faith and endurance are the possessors of God's promises.
Hebrews 11:7
Faith led Noah, when he was warned by God of things no one then saw, in obedience to the warning to build an ark in which to save his family, and by such faith he condemned the world, and came to possess that uprightness which faith produces.
Romans 8:17
and if children, heirs also; heirs of God, and fellow-heirs with Christ, if we really share his sufferings in order to share his glory too.
Galatians 3:29
And if you belong to Christ, then you are true descendants of Abraham and his heirs under the promise.
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers. Has not God chosen the world's poor to be rich in faith, and to possess the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
1 Peter 3:7
You married men also must be considerate in living with your wives. You must show deference to women as the weaker sex, sharing the gift of life with you, so that there may be nothing to interfere with your prayers.
The immutability
Hebrews 6:18
so that by these two unalterable things, which make it impossible for God to break his promise, we who have taken refuge with him may be greatly encouraged to seize upon the hope that is offered to us.
Romans 11:29
for God does not change his mind about those to whom he gives his blessings or sends his call.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect present is from heaven, and comes down from the Father of the heavenly lights, about whom there is no variation of changing shadow.
Confirmed it
Hebrews 6:16
For men make oath by something greater than themselves, and they accept an oath as settling finally any disagreement they may have.
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Luke 1:73
"And the oath that he swore to our forefather Abraham,