Jesus' "I will" Statements

<p>19 statements:</p>

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<li>Mt 4.19    Make His disciples fishers of men.</li>

<li>Mt 7.23    Reject religious people who professed Him but didn't know Him as Lord</li>

<li>Mt 10.32    Acknowledge, own as His own and those He represents, before the Father those who acknowledge Him (as Lord and Savior) before men (vs 33 is an "I will" of the opposite sort)</li>

<li>Mt 11.28  Will give rest to all who come to Him, even those who are weary and heavy-laden; will remove their burden</li>

<li>Mt 13.30    Separate the tares from the wheat</li>

<li>Mt 16.18    Build His church (successfully, despite the opposition of the 'gates' (authorities and powers) of hell) on the foundation of His being God's Christ.</li>

<li>Mt 16.19  Enforce that no one will be able to enter or be part of the Kingdom of Heaven except by coming through submission to and faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Lord and Savior (1 Tim 2.9  There is one God and one mediator; Jn 14.6 no one comes to the Father but by Me)</li>

<li>Mt 26.29  Will fellowship with His disciples, including a banquet and sharing of a cup of wine, in the Kingdom of Heaven after His death</li>

<li>Mt 27.63  Will rise from death after three days</li>

<li>Lk 13.32  Will accomplish His mission timetable, today casting out demons and healing and tomorrow reaching His goal regardless of any opposition or effort from satan</li>

<li>Lk 21.15  Will give His disciples words of wisdom, to use during persecution, that their adversaries will not be able to resist or contradict</li>

<li>Jn 6.37  All the Father gives Him will come to Him, and He will never drive any of them away</li>

<li>Jn 6.40, 44, 54  Will resurrect, in the "last day", anyone and everyone who believes in Him</li>

<li>Jn 14.3  Will return and bring His own to be with Him forever</li>

<li>Jn 14.13, 14  Perform whatever His disciples ask in prayer in His name, to the Father's glory</li>

<li>Jn 14.16, 15.26, 16.7  Send to His disciples another Counselor (like Himself) to be with them forever</li>

<li>Jn 14.18, 16.22  Will not leave His disciples as orphans (after His death); but would come back to them</li>

<li>Jn 15.4  Will remain (abide) in them (forever)</li>

<li>Ac 26.17  Will rescue Paul from both the Jews and the Gentiles</li>

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