Promessas
As promessas de Deus são firmes e verdadeiras. Nenhuma delas jamais falhou. A Bíblia é um livro de promessas — de amor, proteção, provisão e vida eterna para os que creem.
A fidelidade de Deus
De todas as boas promessas que o Senhor fez, nenhuma falhou. Ele é fiel para cumprir tudo o que prometeu desde a eternidade.
Now I am about to die, which is the fate of every living thing on the earth. Deep down you know that not a single one of the Lord’s good promises has failed. Everything has come true. Not a single one has failed.
That’s why you can be sure that the Lord your God is the true God, the faithful God who keeps his agreement based on trustworthy love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
The one who calls you is trustworthy, and he will do this.
So let us hold onto the hope we’re telling others about, never hesitating, for God who promised is trustworthy.
Through these promises you can share in the divine nature, being rid of the corruption caused by this world’s evil desires.
Promessas de cuidado e proteção
Deus prometeu estar conosco nas águas e no fogo, fortalecer-nos e nos segurar com a destra da sua justiça. Nada nos separará do seu amor.
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened for I, your God, will make you strong, and I will certainly help you. I will support you with my strong hand, acting for what is right.
When you walk through the water, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they won’t flood over you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you on fire.
But those who trust in the Lord will have their strength renewed. They will fly high with wings like eagles. They will run and not be tired. They will walk and not be worn out.
I know what I intend to do for you, declares the Lord. I plan good things for you and not bad. I’m going to give you a future and a hope.
Promessas de salvação e vida eterna
A promessa suprema de Deus é a vida eterna em Cristo. Quem crê no Filho tem a vida eterna e a certeza da ressurreição.
For God loved the world, and this is how: he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who trusts in him shouldn’t die, but have eternal life.
Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who trust in me will live, even though they die. All who live in me and trust in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
Look, I’m standing at the door, knocking. If anyone hears me calling and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them, and they with me.
Those who are victorious will be dressed in white like this. Their names will not be removed from the book of life, and I will speak for them in the presence of my Father and his angels.
This is why he is the mediator of a new agreed relationship. Since a death has occurred to set them free from the sins committed under the first agreed relationship, now those who are called can receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.
My friends, we are already God’s children; however what we shall become hasn’t been revealed just yet. But we do know that when he appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is. All those who have this hope in them make sure they are pure, just as he is pure.
Aliança inabalável
Desde a aliança com Noé até a nova aliança em Cristo, Deus sempre cumpre sua Palavra. Ele nos restaura e nos aperfeiçoa pela graça.
In my agreement I’m promising you that I won’t ever again destroy all life by means of a flood—there won’t be a destructive flood like this again."
I’ve placed my rainbow in the clouds, and this will be the sign of my agreement with you and with all life on earth.
But Jesus has been given a far better ministry just as he is the one who mediates a far better agreed relationship between us and God, which is based on much better promises.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you into his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore you, support you, strengthen you, and give you a solid foundation.
The Lord is not delaying the fulfillment of his promise, as some define delay, but he is being very patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be lost, but everyone to come and repent.
Dear friends, since we have these promises, we should wash ourselves clean from all that makes both body and spirit dirty, aiming for complete holiness out of reverence for God.
But Scripture tells us that we all are prisoners of sin. The only way we can receive God’s promises is by trusting in Jesus Christ.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
for while physical exercise is useful to some extent, spiritual exercise is much more useful. For "it has promise for the present life, and for the life to come."