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What did Paul mean when he said that God's promises are "Yes" [migrated]
What did Paul mean when he said that God's promises are "Yes" in 2 Corinthians 1:20?
2 Corinthians 1:20 (NIV):
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so ...
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What is the biblical basis for the concept of "activating", "triggering", or "igniting" God's promises?
The concept can be found in several Christian sources:
GOD’S PROMISES AREN’T AUTOMATED, THEY’RE ACTIVATED
3 Keys to Activating God’s Promises in Your Life
Activating the Promises of God: Unlock the ...
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What Christian traditions reject Word of Faith teachings as heretical but still affirm the power of faith and its role in activating God's promises?
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Word of Faith is a movement within charismatic Christianity which teaches that those who believe in Jesus' death and resurrection have the right to physical health, that our words have ...
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How can one attain the faith necessary to activate God's promises? [closed]
Faith stands as a crucial and foundational element in Christianity. Numerous facets of the Christian experience, embodied in empirically testable Biblical promises meant to be lived and experienced in ...
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Are there relatively recently published books with testimonies illustrating how the Father and the Son reveal themselves, according to John 14:21-23?
John 14:21-23 KJV
21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. ...
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Pertaining to Genesis 12:3 "I will curse those who curse you" is God referring only to unbelievers in Jesus?
Pertaining to Genesis 12:3 "I will curse those who curse you" is God referring only to unbelievers in Jesus?
Is God referring to any human regardless of religious belief when He says: I will ...
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Does training up a child always work out in the end?
This Q is appealing to each and every of the 35,000+ individual denominations of Christianity, and even those non-denominational sects who perhaps glibly adhere to biblical principles.
Q. If every ...
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Why do Christians fall into sin despite Biblical promises to the contrary?
I'm referring to promises such as:
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he ...
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How do dispensationalists understand the statements that God fulfilled all his promises to Israel in Joshua 21 and 23?
One of the foundational claims of dispensational theology is that there are various land promises that God has made to the nation of Israel which He has yet to fulfill. One claim is that Israel has ...
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God promises David that his kingdom will endure forever, then why did Israel's throne become empty for nearly 600 years before Jesus?
Some relevant texts: 2 Samuel 7:12-16, 2 Chronicles 13:5, Psalm 89:20-37, 1 Kings 11:36, etc.
It seems that God promises David a continuous Davidic line on the throne, without interruption (especially ...
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What is an overview of conditional Biblical promises for truth seekers that can be empirically tested in their lifetime?
Does the Bible contain any conditional promises for truth seekers that can be empirically tested, in their lifetime, to confirm the veracity of the Christian faith? By conditional promise I mean any ...
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Promises of God that help us partake in His divine nature
What are the promises referred to by Peter in 2 Peter 1:4 through which we can partake of the divine nature and escape the corruption that is in the world by lust? What are the views regarding this ...
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When was the first time God promised eternal life in the Bible? [duplicate]
One of the central tenets of the Bible is that you can enter heaven if you follow the way of the Lord, living harmoniously with him.
At some point of time (If not from the very beginning of the ...
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A promise in Acts 16:31?
In the book of Acts, chapter 16, verse 31, reads as follows:
They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household." (NET)
They replied, "Believe in the Lord ...
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Is it true that people in the Genesis and Exodus are only given promises for future blessings?
It seems like in Genesis and Exodus that God gave people promises of blessings in the future, but never in the present.
He promised Abraham that his descendants would become great nations. The ...
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