34 Bible Verses about Progress
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And we all, with unveiled face, reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory into glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow into him [with reference to] all [things], who is the head, Christ,
But [the] righteous holds on to his way, and {he who has clean hands} increases in strength.
Blessed [is the] man whose strength [is] in you; in their heart [are the] highways [to Zion].
[The] righteous will flourish like the date palm. They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
But the path of the righteous ones [is] like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day {is full}.
because [those] whom he foreknew, he also predestined [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brothers. And [those] whom he predestined, these [he] also called, and [those] whom he called, these [he] also justified, and [those] whom he justified, these [he] also glorified.
Therefore my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Do you not know that those who run in the stadium all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all [things]. Thus those [do so] in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable [one]. Therefore I run in this way, not as [running] aimlessly; I box in this way, not as beating the air.read more.
But I discipline my body and subjugate [it], lest somehow [after] preaching to others, myself should become disqualified.
Not that I have already received [this], or [have] already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of [that] for which also I was laid hold of by Christ. Brothers, I do not consider myself to have laid hold of [it]. But [I do] one [thing], forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
and [may] the Lord [cause] you to increase and to abound in love for one another and for all, just as also we [do] for you,
We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing
Practice these [things]. Be [diligent] in these [things], in order that your progress may be evident to everyone.
Therefore, leaving behind the elementary message about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
like newborn infants long for the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
and [for] this same [reason], and [by] applying all diligence, supply with your faith excellence of character, and with excellence of character, knowledge, and with knowledge, self-control, and with self-control, patient endurance, and with patient endurance, godliness, and with godliness, brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.read more.
For [if] these [things] are yours and are increasing, this does not make [you] useless or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him [be] the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
For we have become partners of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of [our] commitment steadfast until the end,
and you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.
And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.
But even if we are speaking in this way, dear friends, we are convinced of better [things] concerning you, and belonging to salvation. For God [is] not unjust, [so as] to forget your work and the love which you demonstrated for his name [by] having served the saints, and continuing to serve [them]. And we desire each one of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of [your] hope until the end,
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!
He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his field. {It} is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is larger than the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches."
And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it? [It is] like a mustard seed that when sown on the ground, [although it] is the smallest of all the seeds that [are] on the ground, but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade."
Therefore he said, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches."
from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.
praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to the total [of] those who were being saved.
But many of those who listened to the message believed, and the number of the men was approximately five thousand.
And even more believers in the Lord were being added, large numbers of both men and women,
And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying the faith.
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
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Spiritual » Progress » A characteristic of the righteous
[The] righteous will flourish like the date palm. They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
And we all, with unveiled face, reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory into glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
But the path of the righteous ones [is] like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day {is full}.
But [the] righteous holds on to his way, and {he who has clean hands} increases in strength.
They go from strength to strength, [until each] appears before God in Zion.
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Job 17:9But [the] righteous holds on to his way, and {he who has clean hands} increases in strength.