“The Promise That God’s Word Will Never Pass Away – Part 2”

Saturday, September 28, 2024

The Promise That God’s Word Will Never Pass Away – Part 2

Wade Webster

In the first installment of this study, we introduced God’s promise that His word would never pass away. Now, we want to consider the first of three things about this exceeding great and precious promise.

Is a Clear Promise

Jesus’ promise is a clear promise. He didn’t use fifty-dollar words or figurative language. There is nothing confusing or unclear about it; even a small child can understand what Jesus is promising. This clear promise is repeated many times and in many ways in Scripture. Consider these examples (emphasis added):

• “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever” (Ps. 12:6-7).
• “The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether” (Ps. 19:7-9).
• “For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations” (Ps. 100:5).
• “Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever” (Ps. 119:152; cf. 89-91).
• “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever” (Isa. 40:8; cf. 51:6, 8; 54:10).
• “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you” (1 Pet. 1:22-25)

Clearly,God did not want us to misunderstand this promise.. He stated it many times and in multiple ways.

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