15 Bible Verses about Consistency

every thing that is valuable, every gift that leads to perfection is deriv'd from heaven, it descends from that original light, which knows no change, no shadow, or decline:

and gives the expectation of eternal life, which the God of veracity promised so many ages ago;

by him that said to him, "the Lord has swore, and will not repent, thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."

wherefore God was willing to give the heirs of promise a stronger proof of the immutability of his counsel, by the intervention of an oath: that by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to deceive us, we, who have no other refuge to fly to, but to maintain our present hopes,

Jesus Christ is always the same, yesterday, to-day, and for ever. be not then misled by artful, novel doctrines:

and whoever he be that will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people." afterwards Samuel and all that prophesied after him, have likewise foretold these times. ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, when he said to Abraham, "all the families of the earth shall be blessed in your posterity."read more.
it is to you that God first of all sent his son Jesus, having raised him up to bless you, provided you all renounce your iniquities.

and the scripture insinuating, that God would justify the Gentiles thro' faith, gave Abraham an intimation of the gospel in these words, " in thee shall all nations be blessed."

I therefore the prisoner for the Lord, beseech you to live suitably to the offers that have been made to you:

only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the gospel of Christ, that whether I come to see you, or else am absent, I may have this account of you, that you are stedfastly of the same resolution, and unanimously contend for the faith of the gospel,

but let your communication be, yes, yes; no, no: for whatever goes beyond this, is evil.

so that your way of life may stand fair to the world, and prevent your being dependent upon any man.

besides, he ought to stand fair in the opinion of unbelievers, lest he fall into disgrace, and the ambushes of the accuser.

Remember those who have the rule over you, who have preach'd to you the word of God: imitate their faith; consider their conduct, and the exit they made.

Above all things, my brethren, don't swear, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor use any other oath; but let your affirmation, or negation, be sincere, lest you fall under condemnation.

Since then this whole system is to be destroyed, how holy should your conduct be, and how ardent your piety?