![]() We need to agree that God is faithful to do as He said He would do, trusting He will fulfill it in His perfect timing. If we are going to say Amen to God’s promises, we need to mean it. ![]() “And all the assembly said, “Amen!” and praised the LORD.” Nehemiah 5:13 People in the Old Testament used it as an extremely firm, earnest, and formal affirmation and not just a flippant reply, such as we see in Numbers 5:22 and Nehemiah 5:13. The word Amen is a direct translation from Greek into both Hebrew and English. What God is looking for is someone to say Amen. Those who do miss the point and God’s blessing. They might answer with some variation of “I can’t do it” or “I won’t do it,” believing that somehow either they need to help God but feel inadequate, or they are unable to accept His enormous goodness. But people in their sinful nature do not always fully trust God. In other words, they will be done or have already been done. In this case, we agree that God keeps His promises. But if people use it, it tends to mean “so let it be,” or “I agree,” or “This is true.” If we say Amen, we express our agreement with something such as a law or its punishment or both, an offer of thanksgiving, or a prayer, whether we use it individually or corporately. When God says Amen, it means “it is and shall be so” or “it is complete.” If He wills it, it will happen. “These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God.” Revelation 3:14Īccording to Vine’s Expository Dictionary, Amen has two meanings, both of which depend on who is using the word. But He is also Amen, which He declares about Himself in the book of Revelation. We can answer every one of God’s promises with Yes as well as all His testimonies and laws (Psalm 19:7) and His warnings (Hosea 5:9). Will He comfort you in your hour of sorrow and confusion? Yes.Ĭan He set you free from sin and grant you eternal life? Yes! But we only need to think about His faithfulness. One might ask how God’s promises are Yes and what that means. ![]() He “was not Yes and No (1:19),” or “maybe” or “I don’t know.” In Him, His promises are only Yes. People commonly answer questions with a simple Yes and No. In support of his reasoning, he reminds the church of God’s faithfulness (1:18) and that He is not like a mere human. So, he postponed his visit so as not to stir up more tension and grieve the others in the church. The only thing that would make Paul glad again was the man’s repentance as well as any others who agreed with him, but he had not yet heard of it occurring. It seems the church had not dealt with this man in Paul’s defense, which upset Paul very much. For if I make you sorrowful, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me?” 2 Corinthians 2:1-2īased on theology, it appears Paul was commenting on a confrontation he had with one of the church’s members on his previous visit when someone accused him of false teaching. “But I determined this within myself that I would not come again to you in sorrow. By chapter two, verse one, he finally gives his explanation. ![]() Every Yes and Amenīeginning in 2 Corinthians 1:15, Paul goes on the defense about why he was unwilling to visit the church in Corinth at that time. Instead, he makes a special point about God’s faithfulness and the part we play in it. While some of that is true, verse twenty is not referring to his travel plans. This part of chapter one in 2 Corinthians appears to be Paul explaining to the Corinthian church why he had vacillated about keeping his commitment to visit them. The apostle Paul declares in 2 Corinthians that all God’s promises are “yes” and “amen.” This particular portion of Scripture can be a bit confusing. “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen.” 2 Corinthians 1:20 ![]()
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