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What does the Bible say about God's promises?

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The Bible teaches that God is faithful to perform all His promises as seen in Romans 4:21, where Abraham was fully persuaded that God would fulfill what He promised.

The Scriptures emphasize the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises, as illustrated in Romans 4:21. It states that Abraham was 'fully persuaded that what God had promised, God was able to perform.' This foundational truth assures believers that God's promises are not merely hopeful aspirations but guaranteed realities. In Genesis 18:14, God Himself asks, 'Is anything too hard for the Lord?' This highlights His omnipotence and capability to fulfill His word. The confidence that God will fulfil His promises extends into the New Testament, where Paul reassures believers in Romans 8:30 that whom God predestines, He calls, justifies, and glorifies, underscoring the certainty of God's saving work.
Scripture References: Romans 4:21, Genesis 18:14, Romans 8:30, Hebrews 10:23, Psalm 89:34, Revelation 1:5, Genesis 46:4, Hebrews 13:5, 2 Peter 1:4, Luke 1:67-80, Genesis 17:19, Genesis 18:10, Luke 1:68-79, 2 Peter 3:9, Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 1:4-5, 1 Corinthians 3:21-23, Exodus 3:6-17, 2 Peter 1:1-4, Matthew 7:7-11, Isaiah 43:1-7, Genesis 21:1-7, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Romans 3:4, Numbers 23:19, Genesis 21:1-2, Romans 4:20-21, 2 Corinthians 1:19-20, Philippians 4:19, Genesis 25, Romans 11:29, Joshua 1:5, Isaiah 7:14, Hebrews 13:5-6, Genesis 28:15, Deuteronomy 31:6-8, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Isaiah 41:10-14, Psalm 50:15, John 6:37, Genesis 46:2-4, Isaiah 43:1-2, Luke 1:68-70, Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 6:13, Titus 1:2, Genesis 21:22-27, Isaiah 55:11, Psalm 89:35, Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 6:12-20, Titus 1:1-2, Ephesians 1:3, Romans 8:35-39, Psalm 33:8-11, Isaiah 14:24, Isaiah 62, Ezekiel 36:24-27, 2 Corinthians 1:20-22, Ephesians 1:3-4, Exodus 1, Genesis 15, Psalm 119:89, Isaiah 33:16, Psalm 91:14-15, Exodus 3:12, Exodus 3:18, Joshua 21:43-45, Jeremiah 31:8, Isaiah 55:3, Psalm 12:6, Luke 1:72-75, Hebrews 6:19-20, Luke 1:37, Isaiah 41:10, Hebrews 6:13-18, Romans 4:18-22; Lamentations 3:22-23, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Psalm 91:14-16, Joshua 23:14, Hebrews 6:18, John 20:31, Isaiah 41:18, Romans 8, Joshua 21:45, Isaiah 40:25-31, Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 6:17-18, Galatians 3:18, Isaiah 44, Isaiah 43:1-3, Psalm 23, Isaiah 42:3, Matthew 11:28, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 49:16, Genesis 30:25-31:3, Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalm 132:10-12, Hebrews 6:13-14, Zechariah 1, Isaiah 43:25, Ezekiel 36, Luke 1:13-17, Isaiah 53, 2 Peter 1:3-4, Numbers 11:23, Zechariah 8:20, Hebrews 6:13-20, Genesis 22:15-18, Galatians 3:16-26, Exodus 33:18-19, 1 Kings 8:56, John 10:28, Philippians 1:6, Numbers 10:29-32, Romans 4:18-21, Judges 13, Isaiah 49:14-16, 2 Timothy 1:10, Genesis 22:16-17, 1 Kings 17:3-6, Zechariah 8:8, Jeremiah 32:37-41, Ezekiel 36:22-25, Revelation 5:9, Genesis 32:12, Hebrews 6:13-19, Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 28:13, Zechariah 12:1-9, Numbers 27:1-11, Psalm 56:12, Jeremiah 31:3, Leviticus 26:1-13, 2 Samuel 7, 1 Kings 3:5-12, 1 Kings 5:12, 1 John 5:1-5, Isaiah 40:1-2, Isaiah 28:9-22, 1 Peter 1:25, Joshua 8:1-2, 1 Samuel 30:19, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Lamentations 3:22-23, Galatians 3:29, Zephaniah 3:14-20, Genesis 50:24, II Samuel 7:29, Deuteronomy 7:9, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 26:3-5, Isaiah 62:6-12, Proverbs 30:5, Romans 15:5, 1 Samuel 3:14, Isaiah 46, 2 Samuel 7:28, Luke 1:45, Isaiah 9, Genesis 22:17, Isaiah 34:16, Isaiah 55:7, Psalm 33:9, Joshua 24:14, Joshua 15:63, Joshua 16:10, Joshua 17:12-13, 2 Corinthians 1:20; Ephesians 1:4-5, Isaiah 46:10, 2 Samuel 7:25, Isaiah 1:18, Psalm 89:38-52, Obadiah 1:17, Hebrews 11:8-10, Genesis 21:1-14, Romans 4:19-21, Isaiah 44:1-5, Hebrews 4:1-3, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Joshua 6, Psalms 107:4-7, Titus 3:3-7, 1 Corinthians 15:57, Hebrews 10:36-37, Genesis 6:14-8, Exodus 12:12-13, Acts 2, Luke 24:49, Hebrews 11:13, 2 Kings 19:34, Hebrews 13:20, Genesis 8, Exodus 2, Psalm 136, Luke 23, Habakkuk 3:2, Judges 6:16, Hebrews 7:26, Isaiah 43:13, Isaiah 54:9, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Isaiah 66:9, Zechariah 8:6, Exodus 1:7, Romans 3:10-12, Isaiah 46:11, Numbers 23:19-21, Deut 34:4, Genesis 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:1-8, Genesis 46:3, Ezekiel 36:7-11, Isaiah 55:10-11, Romans 8:31, Isaiah 42, Genesis 15:5, Acts 20:28, 2 Kings 24; 2 Kings 25; 2 Samuel 7:12-16; 2 Corinthians 1:20, Galatians 3:15-18, Isaiah 41:8-10, Ezekiel 36:22-24, Isaiah 45:22-25, Isaiah 42:9, Genesis 17:4, Romans 5:8

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