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Faith » Trial of

1 Peter 1:7

James 1:12

Blessed is the person who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. Verse Concepts

James 1:3

Matthew 13:19-22

When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and carries off the seed that was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. And what was sown upon the thin rocky soil illustrates the man who hears the message and bubbling over with joy at once accepts it, but it takes no real root in him, and he lasts only a little while, and just as soon as suffering and persecution come for the truth's sake, he at once yields and falls. read more.
And what was sown among the thorns illustrates the man who hears the message, and the worries of the times and the pleasures of being rich choke the truth out, and he yields no fruit.

1 Chronicles 29:17

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Psalm 26:2

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Psalm 81:7

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Matthew 24:21-25

for there will be greater misery at that time than ever has been since the world began, or ever will be again. And if those days had not been cut short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of God's chosen people those days will be cut short. "If anyone at that time says to you, 'Here is the Christ!' or 'There He is!' do not believe it, read more.
for false Christs and false prophets will announce themselves, and they will show great signs and wonders to mislead, if possible, God's chosen people. Remember, I have told you beforehand.

Luke 8:13-14

The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away. And the portion of them falling among the thorns illustrates those who hear it, but as soon as they pass on they are choked out by the worries and wealth and pleasures of life, and thus yield no mature fruit.

2 Thessalonians 1:3-5

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing so that we are always boasting of you among the churches of God for your patient endurance and faith, in spite of your persecutions and crushing sorrows which you are enduring. This is a proof of God's righteous judgment, His aim being to let you show yourselves worthy of His kingdom, for which you are suffering; since,

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Hebrews 6:13-15

For when God made His promise to Abraham, He took an oath by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom He could take it, saying: "I will certainly bless you over and over again, I will extensively increase your numbers." And so by patiently waiting he obtained what God had promised him.

Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you followed the example set by us and by the Lord, because you welcomed our message with a joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, in spite of the painful persecutions it brought you, Verse Concepts

1 Thessalonians 3:6-8

But now, since Timothy has just come back to me from you, and brought me good tidings of your faith and love, and told me how kindly you remembered me and that you are longing to see me as much as I am to see you, this is the very reason, namely, through your faith, brothers, that I have been encouraged about you, in spite of all my distresses and crushing difficulties, for now I am really living, since you are standing firm in the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 1:3-4

Grace of God » Growth in

Philippians 1:6

1 Thessalonians 3:10

as night and day I continue to pray with deepest earnestness and keenest eagerness that I may see your faces and round out to completeness what is lacking in your faith? Verse Concepts

Colossians 2:19

2 Peter 3:18

Proverbs 4:18

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing Verse Concepts

Psalm 84:7

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Philippians 1:9-11

And it is my prayer that your love may overflow still more and more, directed by fuller knowledge and keener insight, so that you may always approve the better things, and be men of transparent character and blameless life, men that are abounding in the fruits of right-doing with the help of Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.

Philippians 3:12-15

It is not a fact that I have already secured it or already reached perfection, but I am pressing on to see if I can capture it, the ideal for which I was captured by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I do not think that I have captured it yet, but here is my one aspiration, so forgetting what is behind me and reaching out for what is ahead of me, I am pressing onward toward the goal, to win the prize to which God through Jesus Christ is calling us upward. read more.
So let us all who are mature have this attitude. If you have a different attitude, God will make it clear to you.

Colossians 1:10-11

so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord to His full satisfaction, by perennially bearing fruit in every good enterprise and by a steady growth in fuller knowledge of God; then you will be perfectly empowered by His glorious might for every sort of joyous endurance and forbearance,

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1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

May the Lord make you increase and overflow in love for one another and for all men, as my love for you does, so that He may strengthen your hearts to be faultless in purity in the sight of God, when our Lord Jesus comes back with all His consecrated ones.

Hebrews 6:1-3

So then let us once for all quit the elementary teaching about Christ and continue progressing toward maturity; let us stop relaying a foundation of repentance from works that mean only death, and of faith in God, of teaching about ceremonial washings and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead and final judgment. And we will progress, if God permits.

1 Peter 2:1-3

So once for all get rid of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all sorts of slander, and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation, since you have learned by experience that the Lord is kind.

spiritual Growth » Examples of » The thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing Verse Concepts

Paul » Is persecuted

Acts 17:5-9

But this enraged the Jews; so they got together some wicked loafers about the public square, formed a mob, and set the town in an uproar. They stopped at Jason's house and tried to bring them out to the people. So, as they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the town magistrates, shouting, "These fellows, who have turned the world topsy-turvy, have come here too, and Jason has welcomed them. They are all acting contrary to the Emperor's decrees, because they claim there is another king, Jesus." read more.
Thus they wrought up to great excitement the crowd and the town magistrates, on their hearing this, and they made Jason and the other brothers give bond, and then turned them loose.

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: spiritual blessing and peace be to you. We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing read more.
so that we are always boasting of you among the churches of God for your patient endurance and faith, in spite of your persecutions and crushing sorrows which you are enduring.

Spiritual » Examples of growth » The thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing Verse Concepts

Suffering » Why Godâ€™s people suffer

2 Thessalonians 1:3-5

Thankfulness » Should be offered » For faith exhibited by others

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing Verse Concepts

Romans 1:8

First, through Jesus Christ I thank my God for you all, because the report of your faith is spreading all over the world. Verse Concepts

Thankfulness » Should be offered » For love exhibited by others

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing Verse Concepts

Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For faith exhibited by others

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing Verse Concepts

Romans 1:8

First, through Jesus Christ I thank my God for you all, because the report of your faith is spreading all over the world. Verse Concepts

Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For love exhibited by others

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing Verse Concepts