答：上帝是一位信实的上帝（参申7：9；林前1：9），他对人的爱永不改变。即使人背离他，他 也不忍舍弃人（参何11：8）。经上说，“我们纵然失信，他仍是可信的， 因为他不能背乎自己 ”（提后2：13）。他赐福给人的一切应许，不论有多少，都 要藉着耶稣基督得以成就 （参林 后1：20）。

　　18.How is God's faithfulness to be understood?

　　God is a faithful God (cf Deuteronomy 7, 9:1 Co-rinthians 1,9),and his love towards men never changes. Even if they turn their backs of him, he cannot bear to give them up (cf Hosea 11,8).The Bible says,"If we are faithless, he remains faithful,for he cannot deny himself (2 Timothy 2, 13).However many are the pro-mises of blessing which he makes , they will all be fulfilled through jesus Christ (cf 2 Corinthians 1,20).