Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses. [see verses 11-16]
1 Corinthians 9:25-26 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. [see verses 24-27]
2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. [see verses 1-8]
James 1:12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. [see verses 2-18]
Revelation 2:10 "Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life." [see verses 8-11]
Revelation 3:11 "I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown." [see verses 7-13]
Revelation 2:24-25 "But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching ('deeper truths,' they call them--depths of Satan actually). I will ask nothing more of you except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come." [see verses 18-25]
John 16:1 "I have told you these things so that you won't abandon your faith." [see verses 1-4]
1 Corinthians 16:13 Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.
Philippians 1:27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. ([see verses 27-30]
Titus 1:13 This is true. [verses 10-12] So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith. [see verses13-16]
Ephesians 6:11 Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. [see verses 10-18]
[brackets are mine]
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living
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