Sevenfold Promises And Statements In The New Testament - Part One

Sevenfold Promises And Statements In The New Testament - Part One

A. Seven aspects of the Lord’s prayer.

Matthew 6:9-13

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, 

1) Hallowed be thy name. 

2) Thy kingdom come. 

3) Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 

4) Give us this day our daily bread. 

5) And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 

6) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: 

7) For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

B. Man’s heart without Christ is full of sin - seven things mentioned.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart proceed 

1) evil thoughts, 

2) murders, 

3) adulteries, 

4) fornications, 

5) thefts, 

6) false witness, 

7) blasphemies:

The parallel passage in Mark 7:21-22 lists 13 things, which is a picture of rebellion.

C. Sevenfold promise of the coming Saviour (shalt/shall).

Luke 1:31-33

And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

D. Sevenfold ministry of the Holy Spirit.

John 16:13-14

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come,

1) he will guide you into all truth: 

2) for he shall not speak of himself; 

3) but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: 

4) and he will shew you things to come. 

5) He shall glorify me: 

6) for he shall receive of mine, 

7) and shall shew it unto you.

E. Sevenfold promise to the Apostle Paul for his ministry.

Acts 26:16-18

But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, 

1) to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; 

2) Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, 

3) To open their eyes,

4) and to turn them from darkness to light, 

5) and from the power of Satan unto God, 

6) that they may receive forgiveness of sins, 

7) and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

F. Sevenfold promise that nothing can separate us from Christ’s love.

Romans 8:35

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

1) shall tribulation,

2) or distress, 

3) or persecution, 

4) or famine, 

5) or nakedness, 

6) or peril, 

7) or sword?

Romans 8:38-39 contains a further promise of 10 things that cannot separate us from the love of God. 10 being symbolic of the whole world - and here is everything in all creation that we might possibly think could ever separate us from God, but because of the Lord’s power, nothing can or will!

G. A sevenfold “what if” argument for the resurrection of Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:12-19

1) Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 

2) But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 

3) And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 

4) Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 

5) For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 

6) And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 

7) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

If Christ is not risen, then all is hopeless indeed - BUT HE IS!

1 Corinthians 15:20

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

H. A sevenfold promise for those who live separated lives - separated from sin unto God.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, 

1) I will dwell in them, 

2) and walk in them; 

3) and I will be their God, 

4) and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; 

5) and I will receive you, 

6) And will be a Father unto you, 

7) and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

I. Seven characteristics of godly repentance.

2 Corinthians 7:11

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, 

1) what carefulness it wrought in you, 

2) yea, what clearing of yourselves, 

3) yea, what indignation, 

4) yea, what fear, 

5) yea, what vehement desire, 

6) yea, what zeal, 

7) yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

J. Sevenfold promise that God will provide everything we need to fulfill His will.

2 Corinthians 9:8 

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in allthings, may abound to every good work:

November 8th, 2023

Jerry Bouey