Reference: Promise
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Used by Paul to denote the spiritual gifts of God, chiefly the Messiah, the Holy Spirit, and the fullness of gospel blessings, of which an assurance was given to Abraham and other saints in behalf of themselves, and of believers who should come after them, Ro 4:13-14; Ga 3:14-29. The "children of the promise" are either Isaac's posterity, as distinguished from Ishmael's; Jews converted to Christianity; or all true believers, who by faith lay hold on the promise of salvation in Christ. In Heb 11:39, "promise" means the thing promised, Ac 1:4. The "exceeding great and precious promises" of God include all good things for this life and the future; which are infallibly secured to his people in Christ, 2Co 1:20; 1Ti 4:8; 2Pe 1:4. On the ground of the infinite merits of their Redeemer, infinite love, unbounded wisdom, and almighty power are pledged for their benefit; and having given them his only son, God will with him freely give them every inferior blessing he sees to be desirable for them, Ro 8:32.
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and being assembled together with them, He commanded them, Not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which ye heard from me;
For the promise to Abraham or his seed, that he should be the heir of the world, was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if the heirs were by the law, faith has been made void, and the promise vitiated.
Indeed he who spared not his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not with him, freely give us all things?
For so many promises of God, in Him are yes; therefore indeed through him they are Amen unto the glory to God through us.
in order that the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus may come to the Gentiles; in order that we may receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Brethren, I speak according to a man, nevertheless no one disannuls, or adds to, the covenant of a man which has been confirmed. read more. But the promises were spoken to Abraham and his seed. He does not say, And unto seeds, as of many; but as of one; And thy seed, which is Christ. And I say this; The law which was given after four hundred and thirty years, does not disannul the covenant which had been before confirmed of God, so as to make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance were by law, it is no more by promise: but God gave it to Abraham through the promise. Then what is the law? It was added on account of the transgressions, until the seed to whom the promise was made should come; being ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. A mediator is not of one; but God is one. Then was the law against the promises of God? it could not be so. For if the law was given being able to create life, truly justification would have been by law: but the scripture has shut up all things unto sin, in order that the promise through faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those who believe. But before faith came, we were kept under law, being shut up to the faith about to be revealed. Therefore the law became our schoolmaster to lead us to Christ, in order that we may be justified by faith; but faith having come, we are no longer under the schoolmaster. For you are all the sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus; for so many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is no longer Jew nor Greek, nor bond nor free, nor male and female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus. But if you belong to Christ then you are the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.
And all these, having received the witness of the spirit through faith, did not obtain the promise:
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Although the OT is the record of God's promises to lowly saints and to anointed kings, to patriarchs and to prophets, to the nation of His choice and to the world at large, the word itself is rarely used in the English Version, and less frequently in the RV than in the AV. The Heb. noun d
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consequently with an oath he promised to give to her whatsoever she might ask.
And they, hearing, rejoiced, and promised to give him money. And he was seeking how he might betray Him opportunely.
And I send the promise of the Father upon you: and you tarry in the city, until you may be endued with power from on high.
and being assembled together with them, He commanded them, Not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which ye heard from me;
Therefore on the right hand of God exalted, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, has poured out this which you both see and hear.
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all who are afar off, so many as the Lord our God may call.
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all who are afar off, so many as the Lord our God may call.
and God gave him no inheritance in it, not the step of his foot; and he promised to give it to him, and his seed after him, for an inheritance, there being no child to him.
When the time of the promise which God made with Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
fulfilled the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath; and having found no cause of death, asked Pilate that he should be executed;
And we preach unto you the promise, which was made to the fathers,
Therefore do not be persuaded by them: for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, who have obligated themselves by an oath, neither to eat nor drink until they may kill him: and now they are ready, awaiting the promise from you.
And now for the hope of the promise which is from God to our fathers, I stand being judged:
that is the children of the flesh the same are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
For so many promises of God, in Him are yes; therefore indeed through him they are Amen unto the glory to God through us.
Therefore having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all the filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
in order that the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus may come to the Gentiles; in order that we may receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
But if you belong to Christ then you are the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.
in whom you also, having heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom, also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Then let us fear, lest at some time, the promise to enter into his rest having been left, some of you may appear to have come short.
in order that you may not be dull, but imitators of those who through faith and longsufferings do inherit the promises.
and thus having waited long, he received the promise.
but God, in this wishing more abundantly to show forth to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
And here indeed men dying, receive tithes; however there, he is witnessed to that he lives.
And on this account he is mediator of the new covenant, since there being death, unto the redemption of the transgressions unto the first covenant, those having been called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as a strange country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise:
in reference to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:
And all these, having received the witness of the spirit through faith, did not obtain the promise:
Happy is the man who endures temptation: because, being proved, he will receive a crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him with divine love.
through which precious and greatest promises have been given unto us; that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world through lust.
and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the day when the fathers fell asleep, all things remain as from the beginning of creation.
This is the message which he proclaimed unto you, eternal life.
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PROMISE, an assurance given by God, in his word, of bestowing blessings upon his people, 2Pe 1:4. The word in the New Testament is usually taken for the promises that God heretofore made to Abraham, and the other patriarchs, of sending the Messiah, and conferring his Holy Spirit and eternal life on those that should believe on him. It is in this sense that the Apostle Paul commonly uses the word promise, Ro 4:13-14; Ga 3:14,17-18,21-22,29. The promises of the new covenant are called better than those of the old, Heb 8:6. because they are more spiritual, clear, comprehensive, and universal than those of the Mosaic covenant. The time of the promise, Ac 7:17, is the time of fulfilling the promise. The "children of the promise" are,
1. The Israelites descended from Isaac, in opposition to the Ishmaelites descended from Ishmael and Hagar.
2. The Jews converted to Christianity, in opposition to the obstinate Jews, who would not believe in Christ.
3. All true believers, who are born again by the supernatural power of God, and who by faith lay hold on the promise of salvation in Jesus Christ.
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When the time of the promise which God made with Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
For the promise to Abraham or his seed, that he should be the heir of the world, was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if the heirs were by the law, faith has been made void, and the promise vitiated.
in order that the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus may come to the Gentiles; in order that we may receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
And I say this; The law which was given after four hundred and thirty years, does not disannul the covenant which had been before confirmed of God, so as to make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance were by law, it is no more by promise: but God gave it to Abraham through the promise.
Then was the law against the promises of God? it could not be so. For if the law was given being able to create life, truly justification would have been by law: but the scripture has shut up all things unto sin, in order that the promise through faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those who believe.
But if you belong to Christ then you are the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.
but now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, insomuch that he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been founded on better promises.
through which precious and greatest promises have been given unto us; that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world through lust.