21 Bible Verses about The promises of God
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for all the promises of God do center in him, and are verifyed by him to the glory of God by our preaching.
Let us stedfastly maintain the hope which we have avow'd, since he is faithful that has promised:
by which we have receiv'd the most inestimable promises, that thereby you might become partakers of the divine perfections, after having escap'd from the corruption of a sensual world.
for it is necessary you should persevere, that after having perform'd what God has commanded, you may receive what he has promised.
and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.
but imitate the example of those who by faith and patience have obtain'd the inheritance that was promis'd to them.
he was not incredulously diffident of the divine promise; but was strong in faith, and did honour to God,
and gives the expectation of eternal life, which the God of veracity promised so many ages ago;
therefore the inheritance is of faith, that it might be meerly of favour, to the end the promise might be assured to all his posterity, not to that part only who have the law, but to that also who have the faith of Abraham, the father of us all, as it is written,
for he, who has called you to the communication of his son Jesus Christ our Lord, will make good his promise.
that at that time ye were without all knowledge of the Messiah, being aliens from the common-wealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and living in the world without any true knowledge of God.
blessed is she that has believed; for what she has heard from the Lord, shall be accomplished."
now to Abraham and his offspring were the promises made. he does not say, "to offsprings," as if he spoke of many; but as speaking of one, "and to thy offspring," which means Christ.
since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
by whom you also have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: and having believed in him, ye were mark'd with the seal of the holy spirit, which was promised:
that the blessing promised to Abraham might come on the Gentiles thro' Jesus Christ; that we by believing might receive the spirit that was promised.
for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
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Privileges of saints » Having » The promises of God
since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
by which we have receiv'd the most inestimable promises, that thereby you might become partakers of the divine perfections, after having escap'd from the corruption of a sensual world.
The promises of God » Saints » Plead, in prayer
The promises of God » Made to » David
The promises of God » Saints » Heirs of
and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.
'twas by faith that he sojourned in a land that was promised, as in a strange country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were equally entitled to the same promise.
wherefore God was willing to give the heirs of promise a stronger proof of the immutability of his counsel, by the intervention of an oath:
The promises of God » Are » Performed in due season
God sent forth his own son born of a woman, and subject to the law, to redeem those,
now while the time was approaching to accomplish what God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew numerous in Egypt,
The promises of God » Are » Fulfilled in Christ
it is of his posterity that God, pursuant to his promise, has rais'd up Jesus to be the saviour of Israel.
he hath rais'd up a powerful saviour for us, in the family of his servant David, according to the antient promise he made by the mouth of the holy prophets, to deliver us from our enemies, and from the power of all that hate us: read more.
to show regard to our forefathers, in performing his holy covenant, the oath which he made to our father Abraham, to grant us this favour,
The promises of God » Saints » Expect the performance of
blessed is she that has believed; for what she has heard from the Lord, shall be accomplished."
As for us, in consequence of his promise, we expect a new heaven, and a new earth, where justice shall reside.
then said Mary, "behold the servant of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word." upon which the angel disappeared.
The promises of God » Made to » Christ
"To what purpose then was the law?" it was added as a check to transgressors, till the offspring should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels with the intervention of a mediator.
now to Abraham and his offspring were the promises made. he does not say, "to offsprings," as if he spoke of many; but as speaking of one, "and to thy offspring," which means Christ.
The promises of God » Subjects of » Putting the law into the heart
but this is the alliance that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
The promises of God » Made in Christ
"that the Gentiles should be heirs as well as the Jews, make one body together, and partake of the divine promise in Christ by the gospel."
Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, appointed by God to declare the promise, which Jesus Christ has made of eternal life;
The promises of God » Are » Inherited through faith and patience
but imitate the example of those who by faith and patience have obtain'd the inheritance that was promis'd to them.
for it is necessary you should persevere, that after having perform'd what God has commanded, you may receive what he has promised.
The promises of God » The inheritance of the saints is of
Besides, the promise that he should possess the world, was not made to Abraham, or to his posterity in consideration of the law, but with regard to the righteousness by faith.
now if the right to the inheritance be from the law, it is no longer founded upon the promise; altho' God made a donation of it to Abraham by promise.
The promises of God » Saints » Children of
that is, the children by natural descent are not thereby the children of God: but the children of the promise are alone considered as his posterity.
Now we, my brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of the promise.
The promises of God » Made to » Abraham
The promises of God » Not one shall fail
The promises of God » God remembers
he has taken Israel his servant into his protection, in pursuance of the mercy, which he promised to our forefathers, to Abraham, and to his posterity for ever."
The promises of God » Subjects of » Forgiveness of sins
for I will pardon their iniquity, and their sins and their trangressions will I remember no more."
The promises of God » Subjects of » The holy ghost
therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the father the promise of the holy spirit, he has diffused that spirit, the effects of which ye now see and hear.
by whom you also have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: and having believed in him, ye were mark'd with the seal of the holy spirit, which was promised:
The promises of God » Subjects of » Entering into rest
Let us therefore fear, lest any of us by rejecting the promise of entring into his rest, should be excluded from it.
The promises of God » Are » Through the righteousness of faith
Besides, the promise that he should possess the world, was not made to Abraham, or to his posterity in consideration of the law, but with regard to the righteousness by faith.
therefore the inheritance is of faith, that it might be meerly of favour, to the end the promise might be assured to all his posterity, not to that part only who have the law, but to that also who have the faith of Abraham, the father of us all, as it is written,
The promises of God » God is faithful to
Let us stedfastly maintain the hope which we have avow'd, since he is faithful that has promised:
and gives the expectation of eternal life, which the God of veracity promised so many ages ago;
The promises of God » Saints » Sometimes, through infirmity, tempted to doubt
The promises of God » Made to » The fathers
and now I stand arraign'd for expecting the accomplishment of the divine promise made to our fathers, which our twelve tribes by their continual services, night and day, hope themselves to obtain: yet for that hope, king Agrippa, do the Jews now accuse me.
to you therefore we declare, that the promise which God had made to the fathers, he has now perform'd to us, who are their children, by his having raised up Jesus again.
The promises of God » Subjects of » Eternal life
and gives the expectation of eternal life, which the God of veracity promised so many ages ago;
The promises of God » Subjects of » Adoption
I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
The promises of God » Made to » Those who love him
happy is he that can stand the tryal: for when he has undergone the test, he shall receive that crown of life which the Lord has promised to those that love him.
consider, my dear brethren, has not God chose the poor of this world to be rich by faith, and to inherit the kingdom he has promised to those who love him?
The promises of God » Are » Yea and amen in Christ
for all the promises of God do center in him, and are verifyed by him to the glory of God by our preaching.
The promises of God » Should lead to perfecting holiness
since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
The promises of God » Subjects of » Blessing
The promises of God » Subjects of » Christ
The promises of God » Made to » isaac
The promises of God » Are » Given to those who believe
but the scripture has declar'd all guilty of sin, that the blessing promised on condition of faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
The promises of God » Man, by nature, has no interest in
that at that time ye were without all knowledge of the Messiah, being aliens from the common-wealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and living in the world without any true knowledge of God.
The promises of God » The law could not disannul
this therefore I say, that the law, which was not till four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul the promise, that was ratified before by God, so as to set the promise afoot.
The promises of God » The law not against
Is the law then opposite to the promises? by no means. for if there had been a law given, which could have given life, certainly justification should have been by the law.
The promises of God » Subjects of » The life that now is
exercise yourself in piety: for those exercises which relate only to the body are of little consequence, but piety is of absolute use, having the promises both of the present life, and of the life that is to come.
The promises of God » Subjects of » Life in Christ
Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, appointed by God to declare the promise, which Jesus Christ has made of eternal life;
The promises of God » Saints » Have implicit confidence in
'Twas likewise through faith that Sara, though barren, received the power of becoming pregnant, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
The promises of God » Made to » jacob
The promises of God » Are » Obtained through faith
who through faith subdued kingdoms, practis'd justice, obtained what was promised, stopped the mouths of lions,
The promises of God » Gentiles shall be partakers of
"that the Gentiles should be heirs as well as the Jews, make one body together, and partake of the divine promise in Christ by the gospel."
The promises of God » Scoffers despise
Above all things you are to know, that in these last times, impostors will appear, who will abandon themselves to their own sensual passions, whose cry will be, "where is the promise of his coming? for since our fathers are dead, the state of things is the same it has ever been since the beginning of the world."
The promises of God » Subjects of » new heavens and new earth
As for us, in consequence of his promise, we expect a new heaven, and a new earth, where justice shall reside.
The promises of God » Subjects of » The gospel
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, chosen to declare the gospel dispensation, which God had promised by his prophets in the holy scriptures,
The promises of God » Are » Good
The promises of God » Are » Holy
The promises of God » Confirmed by an oath
The promises of God » Subjects of » Preservation in affliction
The promises of God » Subjects of » Second coming of Christ
"where is the promise of his coming? for since our fathers are dead, the state of things is the same it has ever been since the beginning of the world."
The promises of God » Saints » Stagger not at
he was not incredulously diffident of the divine promise; but was strong in faith, and did honour to God,
The promises of God » Are » Exceeding great and precious
by which we have receiv'd the most inestimable promises, that thereby you might become partakers of the divine perfections, after having escap'd from the corruption of a sensual world.
The promises of God » Are » Confirmed in Christ
for I tell you, that Jesus Christ was a minister to the Jews, to manifest the veracity of God in fulfilling the promises made to the fathers:
The promises of God » The covenant established upon
Our high priest then has obtained a priesthood so much the more excellent, as he is the mediator of a better alliance, established upon better promises.
The promises of God » Fear, lest ye come short of
Let us therefore fear, lest any of us by rejecting the promise of entring into his rest, should be excluded from it.
The promises of God » Subjects of » A crown of life
happy is he that can stand the tryal: for when he has undergone the test, he shall receive that crown of life which the Lord has promised to those that love him.
The promises of God » Made to » The israelites
who are Israelites; who had the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law, the form of divine worship, and the promises;
The promises of God » Contained in the scriptures
The promises of God » Made to » All who are called of God
for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
The promises of God » Should wait for the performance of
being with them when they were assembled, he order'd they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what the father had promis'd, which, said he, I mention'd.
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