Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the er
I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who ca
He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by it
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in ou
Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon
Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and k
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkli
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpo
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be sh
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,