'Promise' in the Bible
The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news [of the Savior] to Abraham in advance [with this promise], saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.”
in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might also come to the Gentiles, so that we would all receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit through faith.
This is what I mean: the Law, which came into existence four hundred and thirty years later [after the covenant concerning the coming Messiah], does not and cannot invalidate the covenant previously established by God, so as to abolish the promise.
For if the inheritance [of what was promised] is based on [observing] the Law [as these false teachers claim], it is no longer based on a promise; however, God granted it to Abraham [as a gift] by virtue of His promise.
Why, then, the Law [what was its purpose]? It was added [after the promise to Abraham, to reveal to people their guilt] because of transgressions [that is, to make people conscious of the sinfulness of sin], and [the Law] was ordained through angels and delivered to Israel by the hand of a mediator [Moses, the mediator between God and Israel, to be in effect] until the Seed would come to whom the promise had been made.
Now the mediator or go-between [in a transaction] is not [needed] for just one party; whereas God is only one [and was the only One giving the promise to Abraham, but the Law was a contract between two, God and Israel; its validity depended on both].
And if you belong to Christ [if you are in Him], then you are Abraham’s descendants, and [spiritual] heirs according to [God’s] promise.
But the child of the slave woman was born according to the flesh and had an ordinary birth, while the son of the free woman was born in fulfillment of the promise.
And we, [believing] brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children [not merely of physical descent, like Ishmael, but are children born] of promise [born miraculously].
But as at that time the child [of ordinary birth] born according to the flesh persecuted the son who was born according to [the promise and working of] the Spirit, so it is now also.
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Bible Theasaurus
- Anticipate (12 instances)
- Assurance (28 instances)
- Assure (83 instances)
- Call (513 instances)
- Contract (6 instances)
- Engage (51 instances)
- Foretell (7 instances)
- Guarantee (15 instances)
- Hope (316 instances)
- Predict (11 instances)
- Promise (237 instances)
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Related Topics
- Abraham
- Answered Promises
- Compromise, As A Solution
- Compromise, Forbidden
- Crossing Into The Promised Land
- Earth, Promises About
- God's Covenant With The Patriarchs
- God's Promise To Abraham
- God's Promises
- God, Faithfulness Of
- Gospel, Promises Of
- Guidance, God's Promises Of
- Health Promised
- Heirs
- Inheritance, Spiritual
- Land Promised To Israel
- Life In A Material World
- Names And Titles For The Christian
- Participation, In Christ
- Peace, Promised To
- Prayer, God's Promises Concerning
- Promise Of Heaven
- Promise of return
- Promised Joy
- Promised Light
- Promised Victory
- Promises
- Promises Of The Holy Spirit
- Promises To Children
- Promises To Stand on
- Promises To The Afflicted
- Promises concerning
- Promises respecting
- Promises, Human
- Prosperity Promised
- The Promise Of A Baby
- The Promised Land
- The promises of God
- The Law of moses