15 Bible Verses about Consistency

Every good thing given us, and every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down to us from the Maker of the Lights in the heavens, who is himself never subject to change or to eclipse.

and is based on the hope of Immortal Life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began,

but his appointment was ratified by an oath, when God said to him-- 'The Lord has sworn, and will not change, "Thou art a priest for all time."'

And therefore God, in his desire to show, with unmistakable plainness, to those who were to enter on the enjoyment of what he had promised, the unchangeableness of his purpose, bound himself with an oath. For he intended us to find great encouragement in these two unchangeable things, which make it impossible for God to prove false--we, I mean, who fled for safety where we might lay hold on the hope set before us.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day--yes, and for ever!

And it shall be that should any one among the people not listen to that Prophet, he will be utterly destroyed.' Yes, and all the Prophets from Samuel onwards, and all their successors who had a message to deliver, told of these days. You yourselves are the heirs of the Prophets, and heirs, too, of the Covenant which God made with your ancestors, when he said to Abraham--'In your descendants will all the nations of the earth be blessed.'read more.
For you, first, God raised up his Servant, and sent him to bless you, by turning each one of you from his wicked ways."

And Scripture, foreseeing that God would pronounce the Gentiles righteous as the result of faith, foretold the Good News to Abraham in the words--'Through thee all the Gentiles shall be blessed.'

I urge you, then--I who am a prisoner in the Master's cause-- to live lives worthy of the Call that you have received;

Under all circumstances let your lives be worthy of the Good News of the Christ: so that, whether I come and see you, or whether I hear of your affairs at a distance, I may know that you are standing firm, animated by one spirit, and joining with one heart in a common struggle for the Faith taught by the Good News,

Let your words be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from what is wrong.

So that your conduct may win respect from those outside the Church, and that you may not want for anything.

He should also be well spoken of by outsiders, that he may not incur censure and so fall into the snares of the Devil.

Do not forget your Leaders, the men who told you God's Message. Recall the close of their lives, and imitate their faith.

Above all things, my Brothers, never take an oath, either by heaven, or by earth, or by anything else. With you let 'Yes' suffice for yes, and 'No' for no, so that you may escape condemnation.

Now, since all these things are in the process of dissolution, think what you yourselves ought to be--what holy and pious lives you ought to lead,