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Divine Promises for our Lives

But we, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. (Gal 4:28) through which have been given to us precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through these we may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (2Pe 1:4) That is, those who are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. (Rom 9:8) But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted upon better promises. (Heb 8:6) 1. THE PROMISE OF THE SAVIOR God, from the seed of this man, according to the promise, has brought to Israel salvation, (Act 13:23) And we proclaim to you the good news of the promise which was made to the fathers, (Act 13:32) that God has fulfilled this promise for us to their children, when He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son, today I have begotten Yo...