In the Bible, God has made sufficient promises and full filled them to His people. Additionally, I will begin talking about a few of those promises the Lord has made.
The first two promises reference anxiety. In those promises, God informed them, saying that He would strengthen them and wouldn't forsake them ( Isaiah 41:10, Deuteronomy 31:8 ).
Furthermore, the Bible talks a great deal about salvation and a coming Savior; regarding this, there are three promises about the forgiveness of sins.
The Lord says, if they would humble themselves, pray and seek His face, turn away from their sins, and confess with their mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from the dead, then their sins would become forgiven and that they'd have eternal life ( 2 Chronicles 7:14, Romans 10: 9-10, John 3:36).
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His son, Solomon, was speaking with the Lord about this promise. He said to Him, "Keep for your servant David, my father, the promises you made him when you said that he would never fail to have a successor to sit before You on the throne." (2 Chronicles 6:16)
In addition to promises made to certain individuals, there was a promise that God made to Israel during their time in exile. The Lord said that he had a plan for them, a plan to prosper them and not to harm them. (Jeremiah 29:11)
Finally, there are three promises that speak of blessings, supplying of needs, and peace.
The promise of blessing is to Israel, the Lord speaking about the Israelites were robbing Him, telling them to bring in full tithes so food may be in house. He also said, to test that he wouldn't open a window and pour down a blessing until there was no need. (Malachi 3:10)
The second promise of supplied needs, was in Philippians 4:19. Either Paul or Timothy were speaking about how their God would meet the needs of those in Chirst, according to the riches of his
One of Yahweh's main concerns in making his covenant with Israel, after worshipping him alone, was maintaining social justice. Throughout Deuteronomy and subsequently in Jeremiah, we see the cry for mishpat, "justice," for the orphan, the widow, the poor, and the alien. Yahweh cares about these groups that cannot care for themselves, and he expects those in a right relationship with him to care as well. In Jeremiah's day, this key aspect of the covenant had been forgotten by Israel; injustice joined with idolatry and religious formalism to complete the indictment against the stubborn nation. The following discussion will trace the theme of mishpat throughout Jeremiah in light of God's justice, the justice he demands for the innocent, the widow, the orphan, and the alien.
There is a sin unto death; I do not say that he shall pray for it.”(I John 5: 16)
An everlasting covenant is a promise from God that is characterized as eternal. Charles Spurgeon describes the significance of a covenant as, “the only ladder, which reaches from earth to heaven.” Covenants have historically connected to many passages all throughout the Old Testament; however, eternal covenant is mentioned in the New Testament as well (NIV, Hebrews 13:20). The reason eternal covenant is only mentioned once in the New Testament is because the Blood of the Lamb is the only needed element, as the work of the cross covers all sins for all people. An example of an Old Testament covenant is the Noahic Covenant , which is still significant today, is God’s promise to never flood the earth again (NIV, Genesi...
Numbers 10:11-14:45, 17, 20-25, 33 – After spending time at Sinai, the Israelites finally set out toward the Promised Land, with God’s cloud leading the way. However, the people of Israel continuously groan and complain about all of their misfortunes and they incur the wrath of God as a result. A cycle starts to form where the Israelites complain against the leadership of Moses and Aaron and YHWH, then YHWH issues a punishment, followed by Israel’s mourning and repentance, and concluded by assumed forgiveness from YHWH until the cycle starts again. The degree of ingratitude and arrogance reaches high enough that their lack of faith in YHWH results in His declaration that no one but Joshua, Caleb, and the children will ever see the Promised Land. The Israelites are forced to wander in the wilderness for forty years until every person from the older generations has died. Not every event is negative, however, because the Israelites do find enough favor with God as to win military conquests in the lands of Ammon, Bashan, and Moab.
In verses 1-2 God pronounces Moses’ death and instructs Joshua to cross the Jordan and enter Canaan. In verse three, God says “Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.” In verse four God goes on to give Joshua the geographical explanation of all the land that had been deeded to Israel. It appears that God has deeded all of the land to Israel, but suggests He will grant unto them only the places in which their feet shall trod. In other words, it is all theirs, but if they don’t walk in the land that was promised they will not receive what has been granted. It is reported that the land was filled with some of the toughest terrain and the most ardent foes. Consequently, Israel would have to fight to receive God’s promises. As this writer pondered this caveat that was placed in the promise, he reflected on his calling. Joshua 1-3,4 along with other passages throughout the bible has formed the posture in which this writer approaches ministry endeavors. Such passages remind me that God’s call is a call to
One of the most difficult doctrines for the human mind to comprehend is God’s undeserving grace extended to all of mankind. While no man is worthy of God’s grace because of sin, He chooses to extend this free gift simply because it pleases him (Metzger, 2002). Ephesians 2:8, clearly defines grace as a free gift that cannot be earned, Jesus did the earning on the cross and is consequently all sufficient for our salvation. Another dynamic to God’s free gift is faith, it is by faith that we are born into grace that allows us to boast in His glory (Romans 5:2), not our works. One thing for certain, the theme of salvation, like God, remains the same throughout the Bible. Abraham (Abram) was justified by faith simply because he believed on the Lord (Genesis 15:6) who credited it to his righteousness. King David, in Psalm 32 describes God’s grace and justification being with the one whose transgressions were forgiven and whose sins were covered, blessed is the man whom the Lord counts no inequity. Even Noah was saved by faith and God’s grace (Genesis 6:8).
Repentance, according to Alma, is baptism. Baptism is, through the symbolic purification of water, a metaphorical act of being born into the covenant of God. It is both a birth of water and spirit, thus fitting Jesus’s earlier definition. According to Alma, just as Jesus said to Nicodemus, a Christian who is not baptized cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven. When Adam receives the Holy Spirit and the ability to baptize, the Lord said to Adam, “Inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water...ye must be born again into the kingdom of heaven, of water, and of the Spirit” (Pearl of Great Price, Moses 6:59). In the context of these later verses, baptism is the practice that begins the process of being born
In conclusion, it can be seen that the prophets spoke the word of God for the benefit of Israel’s spiritual condition. Even though the prophets had spoken many times of great sin bring the anger of God with His great wrath, their message always included God’s love that gave hope through repentance.
We must rebuke the lies the devil tells us that repentance is a fearful thing. God tells us in the scripture we “shall be saved from wrath through His son.” Not only do we not have to fear the wrath God has reserved for those who don’t accept Christ, God promises us peace with Him. Romans 5:1 (NKJV) “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
In Romans 10:9 Paul says, “Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Salvation is the promise of God for those who receive Christ. Again, in Romans 5:1 Paul speaks of a peace that comes with assurance when he says, “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Jeremiah 32:38-41 - 38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. 40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. 41 I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my
There will be an examination of every believer where their works are tried by fire by the judge, who is Jesus as stated in John 5:22 “For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son” There will be a one on one between every believer and Jesus, not about whether they have salvation, but about what they did in their life for to glorify God. Nor is the judgment seat for believers about sins they have committed as Romans 8:1 says “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” The sins of believers were forgiven at the cross so there is no judgment for sins committed in the life of a
Through his death Christ gained forgiveness of sins for all who follow him (see "baptism"). Titus 3:13,14 says "our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity".
What does it mean to be saved? To be saved is the conscious acceptance of Christ as the propitiation for your sins. Because Jesus, who was holy and without sin took the punishment of death for our sins, we can ask him to take away and forgive our sins. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins” (KJV, 1 John 1:9). Jesus died for everyone’s sins; however, not everyone chooses to accept His gift of “eternal life” (KJV, John 3:16). I have accepted this amazing and gracious gift.
Repentance is essential when it comes to salvation. One must repent of his or her sins to truly believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. As it has been correctly stated, “Repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin.” One cannot repent unless he or she believes in Jesus Christ. Paul said in 2 Timothy 2:25, “God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.” This sums up the relationship between saving faith and repentance.