“When God made his promise to Abraham, he backed it to the hilt, putting his
own reputation on the line. He said, ‘I promise that I’ll bless you
with everything I have–bless and bless and bless!’ Abraham stuck it
out. When people make promises, they guarantee them by appeal to some
authority above them so that if there is any questions that they’ll make
good on the promise, the authority will back them up. When God wanted
to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee–God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable.”
own reputation on the line. He said, ‘I promise that I’ll bless you
with everything I have–bless and bless and bless!’ Abraham stuck it
out. When people make promises, they guarantee them by appeal to some
authority above them so that if there is any questions that they’ll make
good on the promise, the authority will back them up. When God wanted
to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee–God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable.”