A lesson on Gods faithfulness By Shad David

A lesson on God’s faithfulness. By Shad David Sluiter Available at www. Gospel. Hall. org

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Famous Promises President George Bush famously said “Read my lips. No new taxes” and was elected President. But he was forced to raise taxes to prevent deficit spending. He lost his reelection four years later. Read my lips. No new taxes!

Famous Promises Every president promises millions of new jobs and a better economy. If jobs are created, it is usually because of things that are out of the control of the president. Millions of new jobs!

A chicken in every Famous Promises pot and a car in President Hoover and every garage! the Republican Party used the phrase “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage” to promise prosperity. The Great Depression began in 1929, about one year after he was elected president.

Famous Promises Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain famously promised “I have in my hand a piece of paper signed by Mr. Hitler… There will be peace in our time” after meeting with Adolf Hitler and negotiating the loss of some territory of Czechoslovakia to Germany. A short time later, Germany invaded Poland started World War II in 1939. Peace in our time!

1. What does God say about himself in Titus 1: 2? …in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began 1. 2. 3. 4. That he tells the truth most of the time. That he does not want to lie. That he has never lies That he believes ideas that are currently in style.

2. What does God say about himself in Numbers 23: 19? God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? 1. That God can change his mind if he wants to. 2. That God needs to change his plans when circumstances change. 3. That God does not lie nor is capricious. 4. That God tries his best to do what he says.

3. What promise does God make about sin in Genesis 2: 17? but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. " 1. That Adam could do whatever he wanted. 2. That Adam would die if he ate from the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. 3. That the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was poisonous. 4. That the Tree of Life was off limits.

4. What promise does God make about sin Ezekiel 18: 20? The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. 1. That each of us will be punished for his own sin. 2. That our parents are responsible for our sin. 3. That God will overlook small sins 4. That sin is different for different people.

5. What promise does God make about sin in Romans 2: 6 -12? (6) He will render to each one according to his works: (7) to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; (8) but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. (9) There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, (10) but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. (11) For God shows no partiality. (12) For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 1. 2. 3. 4. That sin is whatever society says is wrong. That God prefers some people more than others. That God will apply the law to everyone equally. That knowing right from wrong will save a person from his sins.

6. What promises does God make about salvation in John 3: 36? Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. 1. That trusting in Christ is enough to give eternal life. 2. That a person needs to work hard to inherit eternal life. 3. That eternal life is temporary. 4. That some people are somewhere in between saved and lost.

7. What promises does God make about salvation in 1 John 5: 10 -13? (10) Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. (11) And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son (12) Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. (13) I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. 1. That having Christ is equal to having eternal life. 2. That a person can know for sure that he has eternal life. 3. That the Bible is written to assure us about eternal life. 4. All of the previous answers are correct.

8. What promises does God make about salvation in John 10: 27 -30? (27) My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. (28) I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand (29) My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 1. That the sheep are safe in his hands. 2. That certain sins will cause a sheep to be lost. 3. That the sheep must work to maintain their salvation. 4. That the Father might lose some of the sheep.

9. What promises does God make about being a disciple in Matthew 10: 24 -25? (24) "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. (25) It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. 1. That being a disciple is easy. 2. That disciples have difficulties 3. That being a Christian will make you rich and always healthy. 4. That disciples are popular people.

Important Bible Terms about God’s Truthfulness Truth – God is not just following the rule “Thou shalt not lie”. He is the truth itself. (John 14: 6). Eternal – God exists forever and has always existed. (Psalm 90: 2) Unchangeable – God is the same in the Old Testament as he is in the New Testament. His personality will not change in the future. (Malachi 3: 6) Independent – God does not need anything. He does not depend on anything or anyone to exist. (Acts 17: 25) Immutable – God cannot deny himself. That is, he cannot do things that are against his own character. For example, he cannot do evil. He cannot sin. He cannot lie.