Being Steadfast

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever. — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →

For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end:

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

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more. — read the full passage →

For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail. — read the full passage →

“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.

let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:

They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood. — read the full passage →

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.

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

The soul who sins, he 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 on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? — read the full passage →

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having, in the same way as these, given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

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

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is no one who does good.

Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

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

For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.

Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh. — read the full passage →

I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times;

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

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

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.

They didn’t repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their sexual immorality, nor of their thefts.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; — read the full passage →

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

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

By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively. — read the full passage →

who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.