Promises

Also called: Oaths, Vows

A declaration that one will do something.

Top Bible Verses about Promises

Numbers 30:1–2

Then Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites, saying, “This is the word that Yahweh commanded: if a man makes a vow for Yahweh or swears an oath with a binding pledge on himself, he must not render his word invalid; he must do all that went out from his mouth. Read Numbers 30:1–2

Acts 2:38–39

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those who are far away, as many as the Lord our God calls to himself.” Read Acts 2:38–39

2 Corinthians 1:18–20

But God is faithful, so that our word to you is not “yes” and “no.” For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, did not become “yes” and “no,” but has become “yes” in him. For as many as are the promises of God, in him they are “yes”; therefore also through him is the “amen” to the glory of God through us. Read 2 Corinthians 1:18–20

Hebrews 6:13–18

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, “Surely I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.” And so, by persevering, he obtained the promise. For people swear by what is greater than themselves, and the oath for confirmation is the end of all dispute for them. In the same way God, because he wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed it with an oath, in … Read Hebrews 6:13–18

2 Peter 1:3–4

because his divine power has bestowed on us all things that are necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence of character, through which things he has bestowed on us his precious and very great promises, so that through these you may become sharers of the divine nature after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire, Read 2 Peter 1:3–4

Famous Christian Quotes About Promises, Oaths, Vows

Waiting for the Promises of God

How blessed and wonderful are the gifts of God, beloved! Life in immortality, splendor in righteousness, truth with boldness, faith with confidence, self control in holiness; and all these things fall within our comprehension. Therefore what, then, are the things being prepared for those who wait? The Creator and Father of the ages, the all-holy one himself, knows their magnitude and beauty. Therefore let us strive to be found among the number of those who wait, so that we may have a share in the gifts which were promised.

Clement of Rome

Hidden in Plain Sight

The titles of God are virtually promises, when he is called a sun, a shield, a strong tower, a hiding-place, a portion. The titles of Christ—light of the world, bread of life, the way, truth, and life; the titles of the Spirit—the Spirit of truth, of holiness, of glory, of grace, and supplication, the sealing, witnessing Spirit; faith may conclude as much out of these as out of promises.

David Clarkson

Belief Comes First, Then Sight

That which is promised is at once great and is not seen; and so faith is aroused by which we believe what we do not see, so that we may attain to see what we believe. Whoever derides this faith, so as to think that he is not to believe in what he does not see, when that shall come which he did not believe, he is put to shame.

Augustine of Hippo

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