Hebrews 6:12

A Serious Warning Against Falling Away

¹¹ And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, ¹² so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. ¹³ For when God made the 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 have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

Revelation 13:10

If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the saints.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 18:9

He also who is slack in his work
Is brother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

Song of Songs 1:8

“If you yourself do not know,
Most beautiful among women,
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus says the Lord,
“Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is, and walk in it;
And you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

Matthew 22:32

‘I am the God of Abraham, and 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 and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.

Luke 8:15

But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.

Luke 16:22

Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

Luke 20:37-38

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

Romans 2:7

to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;

Romans 4:12

and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.

Romans 8:25-26

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

Romans 12:11

not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

1 Thessalonians 1:3

constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

2 Thessalonians 1:4

therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

Hebrews 5:11

Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

Hebrews 6:15

And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.

Hebrews 11:8-17

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

Hebrews 11:33

who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

James 1:3

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

James 5:10-11

As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

1 Peter 3:5-6

For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands;

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;

1 John 2:25

This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.

Revelation 14:12-13

Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.