Gods Promises for New Believers

8/9/2019 Gods Promises for New Believers

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W hen you accepted Jesus Christ as yourSavior—as the One who died on the cross, tak-ing on the punishment you deserve for your sin—youbecame a Christian and a member of God’s family. Hehas adopted you as His child and promised you, Hischild, eternal life in heaven.

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit thatwe are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeedwe suffer with Him, that we may also be glorifiedtogether.

ROMANS 8:16–17

THE BIBLE IS YOUR . . .

DEED OF INHERITANCE


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“So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the

word of His grace, which is able to build you up and giveyou an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”

ACTS 20:32

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being

predestined according to the purpose of Him whoworks all things according to the counsel of His will,that we who first trusted in Christ should be to thepraise of His glory.

In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word

of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also,having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spiritof promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritanceuntil the redemption of the purchased possession, tothe praise of His glory.

EPHESIANS 1:11–14

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord JesusChrist, who according to His abundant mercy hasbegotten us again to a living hope through theresurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to aninheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that doesnot fade away, reserved in heaven for you.

1 PETER 1:3–4


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G od cares about you so much that He has givenyou a guide for life. That guide is the Bible, andall of us Christians are to be students of that Bookthroughout our lives. We grow in our faith, we shareour beliefs more clearly, and we gain a big-pictureperspective on the course of history when we regu-larly spend time learning what God wants us to knowabout His love and how He wants us to respond to it.God desires for you—for all of His children—to knowall you can about Him and all you can about how tolive in a way that honors Him. This knowledge and

wisdom are available to you in the Bible.


GUIDE FOR LIFE


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Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.PSALM 119:105

“If you abide in My word, you are My disciplesindeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth

shall make you free.”JOHN 8:31–32

I will instruct you and teach you in the way youshould go;

I will guide you with My eye.

PSALM 32:8

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from yourmouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, thatyou may observe to do according to all that is written

in it. For then you will make your way prosperous,and then you will have good success.”

JOSHUA 1:8

How can a young man cleanse his way?By taking heed according to Your word.

PSALM 119:9


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T he truths we find in the Bible nourish our faithand grow our knowledge of God and of what itmeans to be His child. God’s Word provides a sta-ble foundation for the lifestyle He has designed foryour good and His glory. No wonder God urges youand me to pay attention to what He teaches us inHis Word, to remember what those instructions are,and to follow them however countercultural they are.With its mantra of “tolerance” and its fluid morals,the world’s paths are lined with snares and pitfalls.Since God’s Word can help you avoid those dangers,

spend time reading the Bible. Nowhere else will youfind as solid a foundation for your life as God’s never-changing truth.


STABLE FOUNDATIONFOR LIFE


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My son, give attention to my words;

Incline your ear to my sayings.Do not let them depart from your eyes;Keep them in the midst of your heart;For they are life to those who nd them, And health to all their esh.

PROVERBS 4:20–22

“The grass withers, the flower fades,But the word of our God stands forever.”

ISAIAH 40:8

What then shall we say to these things? If God is forus, who can be against us?

ROMANS 8:31

“All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the ower of the

grass.The grass withers, And its ower falls away,But the word of theLORD endures forever.”

1 PETER 1:24–25

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words willby no means pass away.”

MATTHEW 24:35


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M ore important than physical strength is the men-tal, emotional, moral, and spiritual strength weneed to stay faithful to God day in and day out. Nomatter the circumstances, the Bible can give you forti-tude—when life is hard or easy, when we feel all aloneor completely loved, and when we’re wandering aim-lessly or serving God and feeling more fulfilled thanwe ever thought possible. This kind of strength comesfrom the Holy Spirit who is with you always and fromthe love God has promised every follower of JesusChrist. The more you learn about the Bible and yourfaith, the stronger you will be in this world that is notalways gracious to Christians. The Lord has promised

to be your Rock, your Fortress, and your Deliverer, andHe calls upon you to trust Him for every kind of strengthyou need, whatever circumstances you face. The Lord


SOURCE OF STRENGTH


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has promised to uphold you with His righteous right

hand. Trust Him to do exactly that and call on Him forstrength—for whatever kind of strength you need.

[I pray that God] would grant you, according to theriches of His glory, to be strengthened with might

through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ maydwell in your hearts through faith.

EPHESIANS 3:16–17

[We pray] that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully

pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work andincreasing in the knowledge of God; strengthenedwith all might, according to His glorious power, forall patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanksto the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of

the inheritance of the saints in the light.COLOSSIANS 1:10–12

But those who wait on theLORDShall renew their strength;They shall mount up with wings like eagles,

They shall run and not be weary,They shall walk and not faint.

ISAIAH 40:31


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“Fear not, for I am with you;

Be not dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you,Yes, I will help you,I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

ISAIAH 41:10

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and mydeliverer;

My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;My shield and the horn of my salvation, my

stronghold.

PSALM 18:2


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S imply put, if it’s in the Bible, you can believeit’s true. The words in Scripture are indeed theabsolute authority for every Christian and a road mapfor living a life that honors and glorifies Jesus. God’sWord gives you the instructions you need to live eachday aware of God’s presence and for His glory. Neverforget that God has instituted every single guidelineand command for your own good!

Forever, O LORD ,Your word is settled in heaven.

PSALM 119:89


ABSOLUTE AUTHORITYFOR ALL OF LIFE


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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is

profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, forinstruction in righteousness.

2 TIMOTHY 3:16

The word of God is living and powerful, and sharper

than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the divisionof soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is adiscerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

HEBREWS 4:12

“For as the rain comes down, and the snowfrom heaven,

And do not return there,But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud,That it may give seed to the sower

And bread to the eater,So shall My word be that goes forth from

My mouth;It shall not return to Me void,But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I

sent it.”ISAIAH 55:10–11

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