What
is perseverance?
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Dictionary
- Perseverance
continued
effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition
It
is required to achieve a skill.
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Tribulations
bring about perseverance.
We
must be honest and have a good heart and bear fruit with perseverance.
We
must have hope with perseverance for what we do not see.
God
gives perseverance and encouragement.
With
perseverance and faith we endure.
Romans
5;1-5
1
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction
by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory
of God. 3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations,
knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance,
proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not
disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts
through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
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.
Romans
2;7
to
those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor
and immortality, eternal life.
Romans
8;25
But
if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait
eagerly for it.
Romans
15;4-5
For
whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that
through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we
might have hope. 5 Now may the God who gives perseverance and
encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to
Christ Jesus.
2
Corinthians 12;12
The
signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance,
by signs and wonders and miracles.
Ephesians
6;18
With
all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view,
be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the
saints.
2
Thessalonians 1;3-4
3 We
ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting,
because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward
one another grows ever greater; 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.
1
Timothy 6;11
But
flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness,
faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
2
Timothy 3;10-11
10 Now
you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,
11 persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at
Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the
Lord rescued me!
Titus
2;2
Older
men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.
2
Peter 1;4-7
4 For
by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by
them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world by lust. 5 Now for this very reason also,
applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your
moral excellence, knowledge, 6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in
your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance,
godliness, 7 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your
brotherly kindness, love.
Revelation
1;9
I,
John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance
which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God
and the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation
2;2
I
know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you
cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves
apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false.
Revelation
2;19
‘I
know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance,
and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.
Revelation
3;10
Because
you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you
from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole
world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
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.
Revelation
14;12
Here
is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of
God and their faith in Jesus.
timothy
skon, Chaplain
serving
others, guided by Jesus
8/14/18