Grounded in the Promises of Christ_01 2 Cor. 1:3-4,20
D.L. Moody said that he used to pray for faith. Then he read Romans 10:17: “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” NKJV. Meditating on Scripture will fill our hearts with the promises of God, which become the source and power of faith.Paul was not inconsistent in his message and preaching. Some in the church were saying that Paul’s word could not be trusted, that what he preached and taught could not be trusted. I did not preach one thing and then another.” Paul gives two forceful reasons why he preached with strong affirmation and authority, two reasons why he insisted that what he preached and taught was the truth.
1. The Son of God, Jesus Christ, was not fickle and inconsistent. 2. All the promises of God are sure and certain in Christ.It is the truth coming from the very words of the Son of God Himself. The very words and truth of the Son of God, of Jesus Christ, have been passed on down to the Corinthians through Paul and the other apostles. The preaching and teaching of both Christ and Paul are “Yes! The promises of God in Christ are true.” And “Amen!