Standing of the Promises of God

2 Peter 1:2-4

The PROMISES of God• Exceedingly great and precious, 2

Pet. 1:4• Reliable and trustworthy, 2 Cor.

1:20• God has given us His word and

God cannot lie, Heb. 6:18• Are we standing on the promises

or sitting on the premises?!

2

THE PROMISES MADE TO THE FATHERS (ROM. 15:8-

13)• Promised redemption in the Seed

of Abraham, Gen. 12:1-3– Turn sinners, Acts 3:25-26– Redeemed from the curse of the

law (sin and death), Gal. 3:10-16• Of faith / Christ’s / Abraham’s seed,

Gal. 3:5-9, 29 (26-28)• Children of promise, Rom. 9:6-8• Christians, Gal. 4:28

3

THE PROMISES MADE TO THE FATHERS (ROM. 15:8-

13)• “That the Gentiles might

glorify God for His mercy” (v. 9)– All nations, Gen. 12:3; Acts 10:35– Standing on the promises

(Rom. 15:13) we have… • Joy and peace in faith• Hope that abounds by the power of

Holy Spirit, Col. 1:5; Gal. 5:5

4

THE PROMISES MADE TO THE FATHERS (ROM. 15:8-

13)– Standing on the promise we

have… Heb. 6:13-20• Strong encouragement• Abraham obtained the promise• God shows the heirs of promise

(Christians) that His purpose is unchangeable, 6:17-18

Promise + Oath = Strong Encouragement

GOD CANNOT LIE!5

THE PROMISES MADE TO THE FATHERS (ROM. 15:8-

13)• Eternal life, Titus 1:1-3

– Before time began, Eph. 3:11– Revealed and obtained through

preaching the word of God• Jesus is the Word of Life, Jno. 1:1, 4;

14:6; 1 Jno. 1:1-2• Gospel is the word of life, Acts 13:

47-48; Phil. 2:16

6

THE PROMISE OF HEAVEN (John 14:1-6)

• Habitation, 2 Cor. 5:1• Homeland, Heb. 11:13-16• Inheritance, 1 Pet. 1:4-5;

Rom. 8:17• Rest, Rev. 14:13• Crown, 2 Tim. 4:6-8 (Rev.

2:10)7

The PROMISES of God• Reliable and trustworthy, giving

us the full assurance of hope, 2 Cor. 1:20

• Must be “in Christ” to have the promises, Gal. 3:26-29

• Put on Christ by being baptized into Christ and become an heir of His “exceedingly great and precious promises”!

8