11 Bible Verses about Steadfastness
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Who, when he arrived there, and beheld the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted them all, with full purpose of heart to adhere to the Lord.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
STAND fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made you free, and be not again held under a yoke of bondage.
that we should be no longer infants, floating on the waves, and carried about with every wind of novel doctrine, by the juggling of men, by their craftiness after the delusive wiles of error;
Only conduct yourselves worthily as 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 soul wrestling together in the faith of the gospel;
WHEREFORE, my brethren, beloved, and very dear to me, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, O beloved.
that ye be not hastily agitated with apprehension, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by discourse, nor by letter, as coming from us, as though the day of the Lord was instantly approaching.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and firmly hold the injunctions delivered to you, as ye have been taught, whether by our discourse, or by letter.
against whom stand fast, firm in the faith, knowing that the very same sufferings are fully endured by the brotherhood which is in the world.
Ye therefore, beloved, knowing this before, be on your guard, that ye be not carried away with the delusion of these lawless men, and fall from your own stedfastness.
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Discipleship » Conditions of » Steadfastness
Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye abide in my word, assuredly ye are my disciples;
Paul » Characteristics of » Steadfastness
Yet I make no account of any [suffering], nor regard my life as of any value to myself, farther than as I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord, to testify fully the Gospel of the grace of God.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » In persevering to the end
Let us not then be weary of well-doing; for in due time we shall reap, if we faint not.
THEREFORE also seeing we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and that most easily besetting sin, let us run with patience the race lying before us,
And when the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, exhorting them, persuaded them to abide stedfast in the grace of God.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » In moving forward toward the goal
But Jesus said unto him, No man laying his hand on the plough, and looking to the things left behind, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Brethren, I count not myself to have overtaken it; but this one object I pursue, forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching out to those which are before,
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » In enduring hardship
Behold, we esteem those blessed who patiently endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; for the Lord is full of bowels of mercy, and tenderly compassionate.
Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, that man shall be saved.
If ye patiently endure correction, God carries himself towards you as his children: for who is the son whom the father doth not correct?
For this is gracious conduct, if for conscience towards God, any man undergo sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » Even under affliction
that no man might be shaken by these tribulations; for ye yourselves know that thereunto we are appointed.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? As it is written, "That for thy sake we have been put to death the whole day long; we have been reckoned indeed as sheep for slaughter." But in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Steadfastness » Commanded
WHEREFORE, my brethren, beloved, and very dear to me, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, O beloved.
But let him ask in faith, harbouring no doubt: for he who is doubtful is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind, and in constant agitation. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord. A double-minded man is unsteady in all his ways.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and firmly hold the injunctions delivered to you, as ye have been taught, whether by our discourse, or by letter.
Steadfastness » Secured by » God, Power of
Now to him who is able to guard you from stumbling, and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with exultation,
who are guarded by the omnipotence of God, through faith to obtain the salvation which is ready to appear at the last time.
Steadfastness » Ministers » Should pray for, in their people
to the end that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before God and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
Steadfastness » Remaining steadfast
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and firmly hold the injunctions delivered to you, as ye have been taught, whether by our discourse, or by letter.
Steadfastness » Exhibited by God in all his purposes and ways
Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, descending from the father of illuminations, with whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of change.
Steadfastness » Who shall not be moved
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Job, in his religious life
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In cleaving to God
Who, when he arrived there, and beheld the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted them all, with full purpose of heart to adhere to the Lord.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In holding fast our profession
let us hold fast the profession of hope unwavering, (for he who promises is faithful.)
Having then a great high-priest passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In keeping the faith
For though I am absent from you in person, yet I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing and beholding your regular order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
against whom stand fast, firm in the faith, knowing that the very same sufferings are fully endured by the brotherhood which is in the world.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » A man of God, in refusing a reward
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In striving for the faith of the gospel
Only conduct yourselves worthily as 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 soul wrestling together in the faith of the gospel;
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you concerning the common salvation, I held it necessary to write unto you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered unto the saints.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Paul, in finishing his course
But we are not of those who turn back unto perdition; but of those who believe to the salvation of the soul.
Yet I make no account of any [suffering], nor regard my life as of any value to myself, farther than as I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord, to testify fully the Gospel of the grace of God.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In holding fast the confidence and rejoicing of the hope
For we are partakers with Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end;
but Christ as a son over his own house: whose house are we, if we hold firmly the confidence and glorying of hope stedfast unto the end.
Steadfastness » The wicked devoid of
Steadfastness » Ministers » Should exhort to
strengthening the souls of the brethren, exhorting them to abide firm in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must pass into the kingdom of heaven.
And when the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, exhorting them, persuaded them to abide stedfast in the grace of God.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Christ, in going to the cross
And they persevered stedfastly in the doctrine of the apostles, and in communion, and in breaking bread, and in prayers.
And it came to pass, as the days hastened to their period when he should be received up [to glory], that he resolutely set his face to go to Jerusalem;
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In holding fast what is good
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In standing fast in the faith
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, be manful, be strong.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In the work of the lord
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Steadfastness » Ministers » Encouraged by, in their people
Steadfastness » Want of--illustrated
And they on the rock, are such as when they have heard, with joy embrace the word; and these have not root, who for a time believe, and in a season of trial apostasize.
Steadfastness » A characteristic of saints
Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye abide in my word, assuredly ye are my disciples;
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Corinthians
NOW I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I have preached unto you, and which ye have received, in which also ye have stood fast;
Steadfastness » Ministers » Exhorted to
Model thy teaching according to the pattern of the sound discourses, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. The glorious deposit committed to thy trust, guard by the Holy Ghost who dwelleth in us.
Steadfastness » Principle of--illustrated
Every man therefore who is hearing from me these words, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the intelligent man, who erected his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the rivers rushed, and the winds blew, and they beat against that house, and it fell not; for it was founded on a rock.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Colossians
For though I am absent from you in person, yet I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing and beholding your regular order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » David
Steadfastness » Ministers » Rejoiced by, in their people
For though I am absent from you in person, yet I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing and beholding your regular order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In maintaining Christian liberty
STAND fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made you free, and be not again held under a yoke of bondage.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Caleb
Steadfastness » Secured by » The intercession of Christ
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, lo! Satan hath earnestly sought you, that he might sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail: and when thou art returned, stablish thy brethren.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Joshua
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Josiah, in his duties as a king
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Peter and john
But Peter and John, answering them, said, If it be right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God, be yourselves the judges. For we cannot refrain from speaking the things which we have seen and heard.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Josiah
Steadfastness » Godliness necessary to
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Three hebrew captives
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Shadrach
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Daniel
Steadfastness » God being steadfast
Steadfastness » Saints praise God for
Steadfastness » Secured by » The presence of God
Steadfastness » Secured by » Trust in God
Steadfastness » Saints pray for
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In continuing in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship
And they persevered stedfastly in the doctrine of the apostles, and in communion, and in breaking bread, and in prayers.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Primitive Christians
And they persevered stedfastly in the doctrine of the apostles, and in communion, and in breaking bread, and in prayers.
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Steadfastness, Examples Of
Luke 9:51And it came to pass, as the days hastened to their period when he should be received up [to glory], that he resolutely set his face to go to Jerusalem;