2 Peter 1:10
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10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble.
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2 Peter 3:17
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17 You therefore, beloved, since you are forewarned, beware that you are not carried away with the error of the lawless and lose your own stability.(A)
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Luke 6:47-49
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47 I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.(A) 48 That one is like a man building a house who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.[a] 49 But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, it quickly collapsed, and great was the ruin of that house.”
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- 6.48 Other ancient authorities read founded upon the rock
Hebrews 6:11
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11 And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope to the very end,(A)
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Psalm 112:6
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6 For the righteous will never be moved;
they will be remembered forever.(A)
Psalm 62:6
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6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.(A)
1 John 3:19-21
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19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him(A) 20 whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God,
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Psalm 62:2
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2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall never be shaken.(A)
1 Thessalonians 1:3-4
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3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you,
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Romans 8:28-31
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28 We know that all things work together[a] for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.(A) 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family.[b](B) 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.(C)
God’s Love in Christ Jesus
31 What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?(D)
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Acts 20:24-25
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24 But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.(A)
25 “And now I know that none of you, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom, will ever see my face again.(B)
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Matthew 7:24-25
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Hearers and Doers
24 “Everyone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.(A) 25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall because it had been founded on rock.
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Micah 7:8
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Penitence and Trust in God
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.(A)
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- 7.8 Heb enemy
Isaiah 56:2
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2 Happy is the mortal who does this,
the one who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,
and refrains from doing any evil.(A)
Psalm 121:3
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3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.(A)
Psalm 37:24
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Revelation 22:14
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14 Blessed are those who wash their robes,[a] so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.
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- 22.14 Other ancient authorities read do his commandments
Revelation 3:10-11
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10 Because you have kept my word of endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.(A) 11 I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one takes away your crown.
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2 Peter 1:5
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5 For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with excellence, and excellence with knowledge,(A)
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1 Peter 1:5
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5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(A)
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1 Peter 1:2
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2 who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood:
May grace and peace be yours in abundance.(A)
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2 Timothy 2:19
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19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.”(A)
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Chosen for Salvation
13 But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits[a] for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.(A) 14 For this purpose he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.(B)
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- 2.13 Other ancient authorities read from the beginning
Hebrews 6:19
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19 We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain,(A)
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Psalm 15:5
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5 who do not lend money at interest
and do not take a bribe against the innocent.
Those who do these things shall never be moved.(A)
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