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Perseverance

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How is a person saved?

A person is saved by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ—trusting him, turning from sin, confessing him as Lord, and entering new life in him through baptism.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:1–8 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I p…
  • Acts 2:37–41 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will r…
  • Ephesians 2:8–10 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way…

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From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

General scriptures concerning

  • 1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
  • Job 17:9 Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
  • Psalm 37:24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
  • Psalm 37:28 For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
  • Psalm 73:24 You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
  • Psalm 138:8 The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever — do not abandon the works of Your hands.
  • Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
  • Jeremiah 32:40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.
  • Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
  • Matthew 10:22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
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Instances of

Jacob, in prayer

  • Genesis 32:24–26 So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go un…

Caleb and Joshua, in representing the land of promise

  • Numbers 14:24 But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
  • Numbers 14:38 Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.