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The Word of Promise; A Handbook to the Promises of Scripture. a Handbook to the Promises of Scripture - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1864. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER I. THE SURENESS OF THE WORD. We enter on this field by asking attention to a few thoughts as to the true nature of a promise, and as to the word on which every promise rests. In all promises God is speaking to us as only God can speak; he speaks in truth and love; he expects to be credited and trusted. Let us not wrong him by suspicion or coldness. Let us do justice to his word and to himself. "The word of promise," says Owen, "is the soul's great supportment in waiting for God;" and another has truly said that "every promise is built upon four pillars :--God's justice or holiness, which will not suffer him to deceive ; his grace or goodness, which will not suffer him to forget; his truth, which will not suffer him to change; and his power, which makes him able to accomplish." A promise is something sent on beforehand to tell of something else coming after. It is from a Latin word meaning "foresent;" a foresent word, or sign, or deed, making sure to us something better than itself, which must be waited for. The faint light-streaks in the east are the promises of day, foresent to tell us that the sun is coming up in his strength. The seed is the promise of the flower; and the spring-bud is the promise of autumn with its mellow fruit. It is the will of God that binds together past and present and future; and in the promise we have the intimation of that will. We trust the future because of the present and the past. The thing that hath been is that which shall be, and that which is done is that which shall be done. He who sends the messenger, or gives the sign, or speaks the word, is the promiser; and it is on his character for truthfulness that we depend in regard to the certainty of that which is to come. If he be faithless, or rash in promising,...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1151021822
- ISBN 13 9781151021823
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages52
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