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1 | Eternal life promised by God? | Titus 1:2 | dwilliamson | 217638 | ||
Titus 1v1-2 tells us that Paul is a "servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ...in hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began". (AV). NASB renders "promised long ages ago" but I don't know that that is a very accurate rendering although it probably does give the thought! In v2 we learn that eternal life is a Prospect "in hope of", we also learn that it was Promised; then in v3 we learn that it was Preached by the apostle Paul. My question is - When/how/where did God PROMISE "eternal life...before the world began"? Does this just relate to His eternal purpose or is there a written promise in Scripture? Thanks David |
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2 | Eternal life promised by God? | Titus 1:2 | Searcher56 | 217646 | ||
Scripture ... Jhn 17:24, Eph 1:4-5, 2Ti 1:9 ... God's day to you, David, It was all planned before the world began. The promise was there, but not written, because was no writing. The Greek this passage and that in Timothy lend the promise was made then. It was Jesus Christ who delivered the promise. Ecclesiastes 12:5 an OT passage that comes to mind. Searcher |
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3 | Eternal life promised by God? | Titus 1:2 | dwilliamson | 217653 | ||
Searcher Thats the way I had thought of it. As you say "The promise was there, but not written, because there was no writing." In a sense we could say that the purpose in Gods heart was as good as a promise - it definitely would be fulfilled! There is no doubt, as others have said , that there is reference to eternal life (in one form or another) in the OT - but my query was regarding the fact that it was promised "BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN". Thanks In Him David |
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