This book is about the Promises of God, which are available because of His incarnation as Jesus Christ. It is intended to help adult Christians of all levels of devotion find those things in their life that will bring them to a closer walk with God and allow them to claim more of His promises in their life. Believe's approach is unique in how God's love and what it means to believe in Christ are demonstrated through each of these promises. Each chapter illuminates one of the 14 promises using one key scripture and several supporting scriptures. Analysis, current examples, and personal experiences relate the scriptures to each of the promises.

     Scripture, when directly quoted, is from one of three different translations. Most of the quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version; the following letter codes identify quotations from the other two versions.
     KJV.................................... The King James Version
     NIV........................... The New International Version

     Direct quotes from any standard translation are always italicized. Instances of either underlining or bold print indicate an emphasis added by the author. Words enclosed in parentheses within a quotation are descriptive words added by the author. Where the scriptures are paraphrased, they are not italicized.

     Selecting which of the three translations to use on any particular scripture was based on which version most clearly presents the message related to the promise being illuminated. Those scriptures quoted from the KJV usually are ones that Marlin originally memorized from a King James Bible and do not sound right in any other translation.

     The readers are encouraged to read the scriptures referenced in the reading lists from different translations and to read commentaries on those passages in conjunction with this study. Doing this will enhance your understanding of these Bible passages and help you to accept God's promises.

     Believe illuminates those scriptures that have spoken to Marlin L Clark about each of these promises and provides commentary and personal examples on how he has related to God through these promises. Readers are encouraged to find additional scriptures and formulate their ideas on how they relate to God through each of these promises.