Hebrews 6:12

A Serious Warning Against Falling Away

¹¹ But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end, ¹² so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises. ¹³ Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

By Faith

In Christ

Faint Not

Hebrews 10:36

For you need endurance in order to do God's will and so receive what is promised.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders, who spoke God's message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Revelation 13:10

If anyone is meant for captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, then by the sword he must be killed. This requires steadfast endurance and faith from the saints.

Proverbs 12:24

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

Proverbs 18:9

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.

Song of Songs 1:8

The Lover to His Beloved: If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.

Jeremiah 6:16

The Lord said to his people: "You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls." But they said, "We will not follow it!"

Matthew 22:32

I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!"

Matthew 25:26

But his master answered, 'Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn't sow and gather where I didn't scatter?

Luke 8:15

But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.

Luke 16:22

"Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.

Luke 20:37-38

But even Moses revealed that the dead are raised in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,

Romans 4:12

And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.

Romans 8:25-26

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.

Romans 12:11

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

Hebrews 5:11

On this topic we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.

Hebrews 6:15

And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.

Hebrews 11:8-17

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.

Hebrews 11:33

Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, gained what was promised, shut the mouths of lions,

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

James 1:3

because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

James 5:10-11

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord's name.

1 Peter 3:5-6

For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.

1 John 2:25

Now this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.

Revelation 14:12-13

This requires the steadfast endurance of the saints -- those who obey God's commandments and hold to their faith in Jesus.