Being Steadfast

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. — read the full passage →

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. — read the full passage →

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

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

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. — read the full passage →

And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. — read the full passage →

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. — read the full passage →

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;