34 Bible Verses about Progress

We all, with unveiled face, behold as in a mirror the glory of God and are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, exactly as from God's Spirit.

By speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in all things to him. For he, Christ, is the head.

Yet, the righteous person clings to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

How happy are those whose strength comes from you, who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.

Righteous people flourish like palm trees and grow tall like the cedars in Lebanon.

The path of the righteous is like the shining light of dawn that shines brighter and brighter until the more perfect day.

Those he first recognized, he ordained in advance that they be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. He ordained in advance the ones he called. He declared righteous the ones he called. He also glorified those he declared righteous.

My beloved, you have always obeyed, not just in my presence, but now much more in my absence. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my God I can break through barricades.

Do you not know that they who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain the prize. Every man taking part in the contest is temperate in all things. They do it to obtain a corruptible crown but we do it to receive an incorruptible crown. I do not run without definite aim (purpose) and I do not fight like a man beating the air.read more.
But I discipline my body, and bring it into subjection, so that after I have preached to others I will not be disqualified.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect. But I press on, that I may obtain that for which Christ Jesus also obtained. Brothers, I could not yet have obtained it. But one thing I do, I forget the things that are behind, and stretch forward to the things that are ahead. I press on toward the goal to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you.

Our friends, we should thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the other abounds toward each other.

Be diligent and think about these things. Give yourself wholly to them. That way your progress may be apparent to all.

Therefore leaving the elementary truths of the doctrine of Christ let us move on to maturity. Let us not lay again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God.

Like newborn infants, long for the spiritual milk that is without deception to help you grow to salvation.

Yes, for this very reason you do your part with all diligence. Supply virtue to your faith. Add knowledge to your virtue. Include self-control with your knowledge. Supply patience to your self-control. Your patience should be helped by godliness. Add brotherly kindness to your godliness. And to your brotherly kindness add love.read more.
For if these things are yours and abound in you they will keep you from being inactive or unfruitful regarding the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Grow in the unmerited favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

For we have become companions (partners) with Christ if indeed we hold the beginning of our firm trust to the end.

Men will hate you because of me. He who endures to the end will be saved.

All men will hate you because of my name. He who endures to the end will be saved.

The person who endures to the end will be saved.

Even though we speak this way, beloved, we are convinced that you will have better things, things that belong to salvation. For God is not unrighteous (unjust) to forget your work and the love you showed for his name. You ministered to the holy ones and continue to minister. We desire that every one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope down to the end.

You are Peter (Greek: petros: piece of rock), and on this rock-mass (Greek: petra: mass of rock) (referring to Jesus) I will build my congregation. The entrance to the grave (Greek: Hades) will not have power to stop it.

In another illustration Jesus said: The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man sowed in his field. Mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds. Yet when it grows it becomes as large as a tree. In fact the birds of heaven lodge in the branches.

He said: What illustration should we use to picture the kingdom of God? What story will make it clear? It is like a grain of mustard seed. When it is planted in the earth it is smaller than all the seeds on the earth. But when it is planted it grows and becomes taller than all the plants. It grows out great branches so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

Jesus continued: To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God? What is it like? It is like this. A man plants a mustard seed in his field. The plant grows and becomes a tree. The birds make their nests in its branches.

The entire body is properly framed and fitted together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in due measure of each individual part. It makes the body increase by building itself in love.

As they praised God, they had favor with all the people. God added to the congregation daily those being saved.

Many who heard the word believed. There were about five thousand men.

More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.

The word of God increased. The number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. Even a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

The hand (Spirit) of God was with them. A great number believed, and turned to the Lord.