20-22 Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God’s Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete.

Read full chapter

20 For no matter how many promises(A) God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen”(B) is spoken by us to the glory of God.(C) 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm(D) in Christ. He anointed(E) us, 22 set his seal(F) of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.(G)

Read full chapter