THERE ARE NO PROMISES OF GOD FOR ANY BELIEVER TO CLAIM
'For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.' - 2 Corinthians 1 vs 20 {KJV}
- For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen
Let me rephrase this Bible verse for you, so that you will understand what the Apostle said here;
'All the promises of God are yes and amen in Christ.'
The two words "Yes & Amen" in this context means "fulfillment, fulfilled". So what the Apostle Paul said is, All the promises of God are fulfilled in Christ. Uhmmm!
It's important that you know that every promise God made through the mouth of Prophets and men of God in the Old Testament days were prophecies of the Messiah, concerning His coming, what He would do, what He would suffer, His death, burial, and His resurrection from the dead; and Christ has fulfilled all of it;
'And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.' - Luke 24 vs 27 {KJV}
- in all the scriptures the things concerning himself
'And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.' - Luke 24 vs 44 {KJV}
- all things (all the promises of God / prophecies) must be fulfilled
- which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me
You see... All the promises of God spoken through the mouths of the Prophets in the Old Testament were concerning Christ, and He has fulfilled every one of them. - Think about it
Now, there's a fatal error practiced by many Christians, and that's one major source of the frustration of many Christians today; it is the error of claiming just any good word in the Bible as a personal word. Listen, when you read the Bible, you must be very observant and watchful of the audience to which words were spoken, and the reason for which they were spoken. For example;
'But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.' - Philippians 4 vs 19 {KJV}
It's just amazing how a Christian will consider this verse of the Bible as a promise of God to him! It's just waoww! And when the situations and conditions of their lives don't look like "the promise" which they have claimed, they begin to murmur and complain, and many times eventually become frustrated, and many fall out of the Faith. Why? Wrong understanding! - Think about it
The above Bible verse was the Apostle Paul praying for the brethren at Philippi, who gave resources (money/provision) to him. You must pay attention to context when you read the Bible, because the life of every Bible word or statement is in the context at which it was used. - Selah. You can read the whole chapter 4 of that book to understand the communication there; but let's see the immediate pretext, so that we can ascertain the audience to whom Apostle Paul made that prayer;
'But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.' - verse 18
- having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you
You see...they gave to him, and in return, he blessed them. Period! You cannot claim that prayer and make it personal if you were not among those who gave that gift to him. - Think on this slowly
So you see dearly beloved, there are no pending promises of God for any Believer to claim and make personal, no! All the promises of God were about the Messiah, and He has fulfilled every one of them. So therefore, be careful how you lay claim to Bible promises that were not intended to be spoken for material provisions for anyone; because, you will be the victim at the end of the day. Any faith or expectation anchored on a false doctrine/knowledge/understanding cannot produce the desired result; hence, will definitely end in disappointment and unfruitfulness.
The only promise of God that can be made personal is the promise of Salvation to the man that believes; and this promise is made only to the sinner;
'He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved...' - Mark 16 vs 16 {KJV}
'For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.' - John 3 vs 16 {KJV}
This is the only promise that yet exists in the entire Bible - the promise of Salvation to them that believe; every other promises of God have been fulfilled in Christ. Glory to God.
Therefore beloved, are you one of such frustrated brethren I spoke of? Have your expectations from what you believed over the years failed, and you're about to give up on Christianity? My friend, calm down! Forgive all those who have wrongly taught you the scriptures, tell yourself that you will learn the truth and know what the Bible actually teaches. Now, go for Truth! Prayerfully ask God to guide and lead you to a sound teacher of the Bible. When you find him, stay with him. God is with you; be restored of your wasted years. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
- Jenning U. Angel
Maybe you want to contact me, you have questions or you want to share something, write me through this email, pastorjenningonline@gmail.com.
It is well with you.
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