³ True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful?

³ But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.^[a]

² This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.

²⁴ God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.

⁹ God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁸ So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

⁶ Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people!

³⁵ Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.