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1 FreeChristianWritings.com TOPIC A9 PROMISES OF JESUS BY RON FOSTER Lay Member RIVERSIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO

2 PROMISES OF JESUS All Scripture quotations are taken from The Life Application Study Bible, New International Version Published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. and Zondervan Publishing House. Copyright 1995 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL. This TOPIC was written in

3 INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF THIS TOPIC: The purpose of this TOPIC is to present promises made by JESUS CHRIST. The source of information for these warnings is the spoken word of LORD JESUS, as journalized by the authors of the New Testament Books - - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Revelation. As used in this TOPIC, a promise is: (a) a solemn pledge to perform or grant a specific thing; (b) a basis for expecting something; (c) an assurance, agreement, or oath; (d) an obligation to do what one says; or (e) giving one s word. MAKE COPIES IF YOU WANT: Copies can be made and distributed at a price no more than the cost of paper and printing. If this effort is of value, you may want to make a small donation to the church of your choice. 3

4 PROMISES OF JESUS CONTENTS EXHIBIT PROMISES ABOUT LIVING MY WAY ON EARTH MORE PROMISES ABOUT LIVING MY WAY ON EARTH PROMISES ABOUT HEARING GOD PROMISES ABOUT LOVE PROMISES ABOUT BELIEVING IN ME PROMISES ABOUT PRAYER PROMISES ABOUT ASKING AND RECEIVING PROMISES ABOUT FORGIVENESS PROMISES ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT PROMISES ABOUT ETERNAL LIFE PROMISES ABOUT MY RETURN PROMISES ABOUT REWARDS IN HEAVEN MORE PROMISES ABOUT REWARDS IN HEAVEN PROMISES TO PEOPLE WHO STAND FIRM TO THE END

5 EXHIBIT 1 PROMISES ABOUT LIVING MY WAY ON EARTH 1. THE INVITATION TO LIVE MY WAY IS OPEN TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. MATTHEW 28: COME TO ME, ALL OF YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND BURDENED, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. MATTHEW 11: IF YOU HAVE FAITH AND BELIEVE IN ME, YOU WILL BEGIN TO SEE THE MIRACLES I CAN DO IN YOUR LIFE. MATTHEW 16: 4 JOHN 20: IF YOU OBEY MY COMMANDS, YOU WILL REMAIN IN MY LOVE. THEN MY JOY WILL BE IN YOU AND YOUR JOY MAY BE COMPLETE. JOHN 15: IF YOU ARE ONE OF MY SHEEP, KNOW THAT I HAVE DEEP CONCERN FOR YOU AND WILL ALWAYS KEEP OWNERSHIP AND WATCHFUL OVERSIGHT OF YOU. JOHN 10: 2-5, YOU HAVE NO NEED TOO LARGE FOR ME TO HANDLE AND NO NEED TOO SMALL ABOUT WHICH I AM NOT CONCERNED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ALL YOUR NEEDS. MATTHEW 6: MARK 8: THE THIEF COMES TO STEAL, KILL, AND DESTROY; I HAVE COME THAT MY SHEEP MAY HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT TO THE FULL. JOHN 10: 10 5

6 EXHIBIT 2 MORE PROMISES ABOUT LIVING MY WAY ON EARTH 1. I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU ALONE TO FACE THE TROUBLES OF THIS WORLD. I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD AND IN ME, YOU HAVE THE PEACE I GIVE YOU. JOHN 14: 27; 16: WHOEVER FOLLOWS ME WILL NEVER WALK IN DARKNESS, THAT IS, WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE DOMAIN OF EVIL AND IGNORANCE. JOHN 3: 19; 8: 12; 12:46 3. ACCEPT ME IN YOUR EARTHLY LIFE AND YOU WILL BE ACCEPTED BY ME WHEN I COME AGAIN. MATTHEW 10: 32 MARK 8: 38 LUKE 12: 8 4. THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE A TRULY GOOD LIFE IS TO STAY CLOSE TO ME, LIKE A BRANCH ATTACHED TO A VINE. JOHN 15: IF YOU ARE LIVING IN UNITY WITH ME, YOU CAN BE UNIFIED WITH OTHER BELIEVERS AS A POWERFUL WITNESS FOR ME. JOHN 17: IF YOU KNOW MY TEACHING, YOU KNOW THE TRUTH. YOU KNOW THAT I PROMISE TO SET ALL FREE FROM SPIRITUAL DEATH, OR SLAVERY TO SIN. JOHN 8: 31-32, IF A PERSON CHOOSES TO LET ME DIRECT HIM OR HER, RATHER THAN LEAD A SELF-CENTERED LIFE IN THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE, HE OR SHE WILL FIND WHAT JOY IN EARTHLY LIFE IS ALL ABOUT. MATTHEW 10: MARK 8: LUKE 14: 27 JOHN 12: 25 6

7 EXHIBIT 3 PROMISES ABOUT HEARING GOD 1. IF YOU BELONG TO GOD, YOU WILL HEAR WHAT GOD SAYS TO YOU. JOHN 8: IF YOU HEAR GOD S WORD AND UNDERSTAND IT; YOU CAN PASS HIS TRUE WORD TO MANY OTHERS. MATTHEW 13: WHAT I HEARD FROM THE FATHER, I WILL MAKE KNOWN TO YOU. JOHN 8 : 26; 15: IF YOU HEAR GOD S WORD AND PUT IT INTO PRACTICE, YOU ARE PART OF MY TRUE FAMILY. LUKE 8: 21; 11: SOME PEOPLES HEARTS HAVE BECOME CALLOUSED; OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEARTS AND IN TURN, I WOULD HEAL THEM. MATTHEW 13: WHOEVER HEARS MY WORD AND BELIEVES THE FATHER WHO SENT ME HAS CROSSED OVER FROM DEATH TO LIFE. JOHN 5: IF ANYONE HEARS MY VOICE AND OPENS THE DOOR, I WILL COME IN AND EAT WITH THAT PERSON. REVELATION 3: 20 7

8 EXHIBIT 4 PROMISES ABOUT LOVE 1. FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON, SO THAT EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM MAY NOT PERISH BUT MAY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. JOHN 3: I LOVE YOU JUST AS THE FATHER LOVES ME. JOHN 15: 9 3. IF YOU OBEY MY COMMANDS, YOU WILL REMAIN IN MY LOVE. JOHN 15: 10; 14: HE WHO LOVES ME WILL ALSO BE LOVED BY MY FATHER. JOHN 14: 21; 16: THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE THAN ONE WHO WILL LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS, AND YOU ARE MY FRIENDS. JOHN 15: LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, DO GOOD TO THEM AND YOU WILL BE SONS OF THE MOST HIGH. MATTHEW 5: LUKE 6: IF YOU DON T HAVE GOD S LOVE IN YOUR HEART, YOU WILL NOT ACCEPT ME. JOHN 5:

9 EXHIBIT 5 PROMISES ABOUT BELIEVING IN ME 1. WHEN YOU BELIEVE THAT I AM THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, YOU ARE GIVEN NEW LIFE IN MY NAME. JOHN 3: 3-7, WHEN A PERSON BELIEVES IN ME AND LOOKS AT ME, HE OR SHE SEES THE ONE WHO SENT ME. JOHN 12: EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN ME. MARK 9: JUST BELIEVE AND YOU WILL NOT BE AFRAID. MARK 5: 36 LUKE 8: BELIEVE IN ME AND YOU WILL STOP DOUBTING. JOHN 20: THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL FLOW FROM WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ME. JOHN 7: WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ME WILL BE SAVED BUT WHOEVER DOES NOT BELIEVE WILL BE CONDEMNED. MARK 16: 16 JOHN 3:

10 EXHIBIT 6 PROMISES ABOUT PRAYER 1. WHEN YOU PRAY, GO INTO YOUR ROOM, CLOSE THE DOOR AND PRAY TO YOUR FATHER WHO IS UNSEEN. THEN YOUR FATHER, WHO SEES WHAT IS DONE IN SECRET, WILL REWARD YOU. MATTHEW 6: 6 2. WHEN YOU PRAY, DO NOT KEEP BABBLING LIKE PAGANS WHO THINK THEY WILL BE HEARD BECAUSE OF THEIR MANY WORDS. YOUR FATHER KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU ASK HIM. MATTHEW 6: WHEN YOU PRAY ACCORDING TO GOD S WILL, HE WILL GIVE YOU THE MEANS TO ACCOMPLISH HIS PURPOSES. MATTHEW 6: 9-10 JOHN 14: 13-14; 15: 7; 16: DO NOT LET LIFE S ANXIETIES OVERBURDEN YOU; PRAY AND GOD WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU AND WILL ONE DAY RESCUE YOU. LUKE 21: IN TIMES OF GREAT STRESS, PRAY AND YOU WILL BUILD UP YOUR RESISTANCE. MARK 14: PRAY THAT YOU NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION AND THEN YOU WILL BE PREPARED FOR SERVICE TO ME. LUKE 22: 40,46 7. PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU, THAT YOU MAY BE SONS OF YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. MATTHEW 5: 44 LUKE 6: 28 10

11 EXHIBIT 7 PROMISES ABOUT ASKING AND RECEIVING 1. IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL RECEIVE WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR IN PRAYER IF YOUR REQUEST IS ACCORDING TO GOD S WILL. MATTHEW 6 :10; 21: 22 LUKE 11: I TELL YOU THAT IF TWO OR MORE OF YOU BELIEVERS AGREE ABOUT ANYTHING YOU ASK FOR AND PRAY ACCORDING TO GOD S WILL, YOUR REQUEST WILL BE GRANTED BY MY FATHER IN HEAVEN. MATTHEW 18: IF YOU REMAIN IN ME AND MY WORDS REMAIN IN YOU, ASK WHATEVER YOU WISH, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU. JOHN 15: 7 4. I TELL YOU THE TRUTH, MY FATHER WILL GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU ASK IN MY NAME. ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE, AND YOUR JOY MAY BE COMPLETE. JOHN 16: 23-24; 15: TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM, YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN WILL GIVE GOOD GIFTS. MATTHEW 7: THE FATHER WILL GIVE MORE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK. LUKE 11: IF YOU ASK, THE FATHER WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY SPIRIT AS HELPER - - THE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT HE COULD EVER GIVE YOU. LUKE 11: 13 11

12 EXHIBIT 8 PROMISES ABOUT FORGIVENESS 1. DO NOT JUDGE, AND YOU WILL NOT BE JUDGED. DO NOT CONDEMN AND YOU WILL NOT BE CONDEMNED. FORGIVE, AND YOU WILL BE FORGIVEN. MATTHEW 7: 1-2 LUKE 6: IF YOU FORGIVE ANYONE HIS SINS, THEY ARE FORGIVEN; IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE THEM, THEY ARE NOT FORGIVEN. JOHN 20 :23 3. IF YOU FORGIVE MEN WHEN THEY SIN AGAINST YOU, YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL ALSO FORGIVE YOU. BUT IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE MEN THEIR SINS, YOUR FATHER WILL NOT FORGIVE YOUR SINS. MATTHEW 6: MARK 11: I WILL FORGIVE YOU IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO FORGIVE OTHERS. MATTHEW 18: I TELL YOU, THERE IS REJOICING IN HEAVEN OVER ONE SINNER WHO ASKS FOR FORGIVENESS AND REPENTS, LUKE 15: 7,10 6. A SLAVE TO SIN HAS NO PERMANENT PLACE IN GOD S FAMILY, BUT IF I SET YOU FREE FROM SIN, YOU WILL BE FREE TO BE A SON FOREVER. JOHN 8: ANYONE WHO SPEAKS A WORD AGAINST THE SON OF MAN WILL BE FORGIVEN, BUT ANYONE WHO SPEAKS AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN, EITHER IN THIS AGE OR THE AGE TO COME. MATTHEW 12: 32 12

13 EXHIBIT 9 PROMISES ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT 1. AFTER MY DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND RETURN TO HEAVEN, I PROMISE TO SEND THE HOLY SPIRIT TO YOU FROM THE FATHER. LUKE 24: 49 JOHN 14: 16; 15: I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU AS ORPHANS. YOU WILL HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO LIVE IN YOU, WHICH IS TO HAVE MYSELF IN YOU. JOHN 14: THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL GIVE YOU REBIRTH SO THAT YOU CAN ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD. JOHN 3: 3-7; 6: YOU WILL ALSO HAVE POWER AVAILABLE TO YOU WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES ON YOU SO THAT YOU CAN BE MY WITNESS TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. ACTS 1: 8 5. THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH. JOHN 16: THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL TEACH YOU ALL THINGS AND REMIND YOU OF EVERYTHING I HAVE SAID TO YOU. JOHN 14: 26; 15: 26; 16: WHEN YOU TAKE A POSITION FOR THE GOSPEL, DON T WORRY ABOUT WHAT TO SAY BECAUSE THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL GIVE YOU THE RIGHT WORDS. MATTHEW 10: MARK 13: 11 LUKE 12:

14 EXHIBIT 10 PROMISES ABOUT ETERNAL LIFE 1. SOME PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS BUT DO NOT APPLY ITS WORDS FOR THEM TO HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. JOHN 5: MY FATHER S WILL IS THAT EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN ME SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. JOHN 6 : 40,47 3. I TELL YOU THE TRUTH, IF ANYONE KEEPS MY WORD, HE OR SHE WILL NEVER SEE ETERNAL DEATH. JOHN 8 : BECAUSE I LIVE, YOU ALSO WILL LIVE. JOHN 14: I MUST BE LIFTED UP SO THAT EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN ME MAY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. JOHN 3: TO THOSE I GIVE ETERNAL LIFE, SATAN OR NO ONE CAN SNATCH THEM OUT OF MY HAND. JOHN 10: I AM THE NECESSARY FOOD THAT A PERSON NEEDS TO SUSTAIN ETERNAL LIFE. JOHN 6: 51; 7: 37 14

15 EXHIBIT 11 PROMISES ABOUT MY RETURN 1. YOU WILL NOT KNOW WHEN, BUT I WILL RETURN. WHEN I COME AGAIN, ALL PEOPLE WILL SEE ME COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY. MATTHEW 24: 30; 26: 64 MARK 13: 26; 14: 62 LUKE 21: BELIEVERS AND UNBELIEVERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL DEATH WILL BE RESURRECTED. BELIEVERS WILL BE RESURRECTED TO ETERNAL LIFE WITH GOD WHILE UNBELIEVERS WILL BE RESURRECTED TO BE PUNISHED WITH A SECOND DEATH. REVELATION 2: ANGELS WILL SEPARATE THE LIVING WICKED FROM THE LIVING RIGHTEOUS AND WEED OUT EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN. MATTHEW 13: 41, LIVING UNBELIEVERS WILL BE CONDEMNED TO ETERNAL DEATH AT THEIR FINAL JUDGMENT. MARK 16: LIVING BELIEVERS WILL BE SAVED FOR ETERNAL LIFE. MARK 16: THE CITY OF MY GOD, THE NEW JERUSALEM, WILL BE THE PERMANENT PLACE IN HEAVEN FOR BELIEVERS. REVELATION 3: I WILL BE WITH BELIEVERS TO THE VERY END OF THE AGE. MATTHEW 28: 20 15

16 EXHIBIT 12 PROMISES ABOUT REWARDS IN HEAVEN 1. AT THE END OF THE AGE, I WILL SEPARATE, EVALUATE, AND REWARD OR PUNISH ALL PEOPLE FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. MATTHEW 16: 27; 25: REVELATION 2:23; 22: WHATEVER YOU GIVE UP FOR MY SAKE IN YOUR EARTHLY LIFE, YOU WILL BE REPAID A HUNDRED TIMES AS MUCH IN THE AGE TO COME. MATTHEW 6: 33 MARK 10: LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, DO GOOD TO THEM WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN RETURN, AND YOUR REWARD WILL BE GREAT. LUKE 6:35 4. IF YOU DO YOUR ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BEFORE MEN, TO BE SEEN BY THEM, YOU WILL HAVE NO REWARD IN HEAVEN. MATTHEW 6: 1 5. IF YOU LOVE ME AND EXPEND YOUR TIME, TALENT. AND RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY AND PRODUCTIVELY IN SERVING GOD, YOU WILL BE REWARDED. MATTHEW 13: 12 LUKE 19: 26 JOHN 12: WHOEVER PRACTICES AND TEACHES THE COMMANDS OF THE MORAL LAWS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT WILL BE CALLED GREAT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. MATTHEW 5: I AM GOING TO MY FATHER S HOUSE TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU. I WILL REWARD YOU BY COMING BACK TO TAKE YOU WHERE I AM. JOHN 14:

17 EXHIBIT 13 MORE PROMISES ABOUT REWARDS IN HEAVEN 1. THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN ME WILL BE REWARDED IN ETERNITY FOR THEIR FAITH AND SERVICE. MATTHEW 19: 28-30; 20: 16 LUKE 13: 30; 22: YOUR FATHER WILL REWARD YOU OPENLY FOR THE GIFTS YOU GIVE TO THE NEEDY IN SECRET. MATTHEW 6: WHEN MEN HATE YOU OR INSULT YOU BECAUSE OF ME, GREAT WILL BE YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN. MATTHEW 5: LUKE 6: ANYONE WHO RECEIVES A RIGHTEOUS MAN BECAUSE HE IS A RIGHTEOUS MAN WILL RECEIVE A RIGHTEOUS MAN S REWARD. MATTHEW 10: ANYONE WHO GIVES YOU A CUP OF WATER IN MY NAME BECAUSE YOU BELONG TO ME WILL CERTAINLY NOT LOSE HIS REWARD. MATTHEW 10: 42 MARK 9:41 6. LOVING THOSE WHO LOVE YOU IS NOT A STANDARD FOR RECEIVING A REWARD. MATTHEW 5: LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN HEAVEN ARE GRANTED NOT BY ME. SUCH REWARDS ARE GIVEN BY THE FATHER. MATTHEW 20: 23 17

18 EXHIBIT 14 PROMISES TO PEOPLE WHO STAND FIRM TO THE END 1. YOU WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EAT FROM THE TREE OF LIFE WHICH IS IN THE PARADISE OF GOD. REVELATION 2: 7 2. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL DEATH BUT YOU WILL ESCAPE FROM ETERNAL DEATH, OR SECOND DEATH. REVELATION 2: YOU WILL RECEIVE A WHITE STONE WITH A NEW NAME WRITTEN ON IT. REVELATION 2: YOU WILL REIGN WITH ME AS I JUDGE EVIL. REVELATION 2: YOU WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BOOK OF LIFE, WHICH SYMBOLIZES GOD S KNOWLEDGE OF WHO BELONGS TO HIM. REVELATION 3: 5 6. YOU WILL BE A PILLAR IN GOD S TEMPLE. REVELATION 3: YOU WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SIT WITH ME ON MY THRONE. REVELATION 3: 21 18

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