Faith

 

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

• Hebrews 11:1

 

For we live by faith, not by sight.

• 2 Corinthians 5:7

 

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

• Hebrews 11:6

 

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.  But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

• James 1:5-6

 

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

• Colossians 2:6-7

 

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

• Ephesians 2:8

 

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

• Galatians 3:26

 

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

• 2 Timothy 3:14-15

 

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

• 1 corinthians 16:13

 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

• Galatians 5:22-23

 

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

• Galatians 2:20

 

“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “ I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

• Mark 11:22-23

 

…so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

• Ephesians 3:17—19

 

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

• Hebrews 12:1-2

Eternal Life

 

I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life.

• John 6:47

 

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

• John 11:25-26

 

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” 

• 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

 

And this is what he promised us—eternal life.

• 1 John 2:25

 

For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

• 1 Corinthians 15:21

 

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

• 1 John 5:13

 

“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.”

• John 5:28-29

 

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:16

 

Therefore, “they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. ”

• Revelation 7:15-17

 

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

• John 3:16

 

So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.

• 1 Corinthians 15:42-46

 

And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.

• Romans 8:11

 

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

• Revelation 21:4

 

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

• Romans 6:23

 

And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!

• Job 19:26-27

 

The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

• Galatians 6:8

 

Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.

• Daniel 12:2

 

But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy. Your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.

• Isaiah 26:19

 

…because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy one see decay.

• Psalm 16:10

 

But it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

• 2 Timothy 1:10

 

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

• 1 John 5:11

 

Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

• 2 Corinthians 5:1

 

In my father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

• John 14:2-3

 

“And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

• John 6:39:40

 

But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.

• Luke 20:35-36

 

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.

• John 10:27-28

 

Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

• John 6:54

Enemies

 

The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

• Psalm 37:40

 

“Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more.”

• Job 8:22

 

The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.

• Deuteronomy 28:7

 

“For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.”

• Deuteronomy 20:4

 

In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

• Job 5:20

 

With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.

• Psalm 60:12

 

“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.

• Isaiah 54:17

 

The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.

• Psalm 118:7

 

…to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear.

• Luke 1:74

 

The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.

• Psalm 125:3

 

For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord.

• Psalm 27:5-6

 

When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.

• Proverbs 16:7

 

His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

• Psalm 112:8

 

And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

• Luke 18:7

 

If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing; whoever attacks you will surrender to you.

• Isaiah 54:15

 

Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

• Psalm 97:10

 

” ‘But I will rescue you on that day, declares the Lord; you will not be given into the hands of those you fear. ¹⁸ I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the Lord.’ ”

• Jeremiah 39:17-18

 

“Rather, worship the Lord your God; it is he who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.”

• 2 Kings 17:39

 

“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

• 2 Kings 6:16

 

Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.

• Proverbs 3:25-26

 

“All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all.”

• Isaiah 41:11-12

 

…salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.

• Luke 1:71

 

“For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”

• Acts 18:10

  

So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

• Hebrews 13:6

Death

 

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

• Psalm 23:4

 

“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”

• 1 Corinthians 15:55

 

When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.

• Proverbs 14:32

 

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!

• Romans 5:9

 

Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

• Hebrews 2:14-15

 

“Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”

• John 8:51

 

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.

• Psalm 48:14

 

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

• Psalm 73:26

 

But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself.

• Psalm 49:15

 

he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.

• Isaiah 25:8

 

“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction? “I will have no compassion.”

• Hosea 13:14

 

Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.

• Psalm 37:37

 

…Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

• 2 Corinthians 4:16

 

That everyone who believes in him may have eternal life in him.

• John 3:15

 

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

• Romans 8:38-39

Courage

 

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

• Psalm 27:14

 

For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

• Psalm 37:28

 

But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”

• Isaiah 43:1

 

“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

• 2 Kings 6:16

 

Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

• Psalm 37:3

 

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

• Isaiah 40:29

 

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.

• Psalm 31:24

 

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

• Philippians 4:12-13

 

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

• Joshua 1:9

God’s Correction

 

Because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

• Proverbs 3:12

 

“Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

• Job 5:17-18

 

Blessed is the one you discipline,  O Lord, the one you teach from your law; you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.

• Psalm 94:12-13

 

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

• 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

 

“Because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as his son.”

• Hebrews 12:6

 

Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

• Hebrews 12:10-11

Contentment

 

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

• Proverbs 17:22

 

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

• Hebrews 13:5

 

All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

• Proverbs 15:15

 

A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

• Proverbs 14:30

 

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

• 1 Timothy 6:6

 

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

• Proverbs 23:17-18

Comfort

 

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

• Psalm 46:1-3

 

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.

• Psalm 138:7

 

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.  He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

• Psalm 18:2

 

For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.

• Psalm 22:24

 

Though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.

• Psalm 37:24

 

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.

• Nahum 1:7

 

The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

• Psalm 37:39

 

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

• Psalm 55:22

 

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

• John 16:33

 

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

• Matthew 11:28

 

For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

• 2 Corinthians 1:5

 

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

• Psalm 9:9

 

For no one is cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.

• Lamentations 3:31-33

 

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

• Psalm 27:14

Children’s Duties

 

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”

• Ephesians 6:1-3

 

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

• Colossians 3:20

 

You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’

• Luke 18:20

 

“Cursed is the man who dishonors his father or his mother.”

• Deuteronomy 27:16

 

” ‘Each of you must respect his mother and father’ “

• Leviticus 19:3

 

 “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you.”

• Deuteronomy 5:16

 

My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

• Proverbs 6:20

 

A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.

• Proverbs 13:1

 

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

• Proverbs 15:5   

 

Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?

• Proverbs 20:11

 

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

• Proverbs 10:1

 

My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them.

• Proverbs 1:10

 

A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

• Proverbs 28:7

 

“Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.”

• Proverbs 8:32-33

 

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

• Proverbs 23:15-16

 

Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

• Proverbs 23:22

 

The father of a righteous child has great joy; he who has a wise son rejoices in him. May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful! My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways.

• Proverbs 23:24-26

Children

 

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”

• Acts 16:31

 

“The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

• Acts 2:39

 

All your sons will be taught by the Lord, and great will be your children’s peace. 

• Isaiah 54:13

 

For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.

• Isaiah 44:3

 

When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.

• Mark 10:14-16

 

Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.

• Psalm 127:3-5

 

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.

• Psalm 128:3

 

But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.

• Psalm 107:41

 

They send forth their children as a flock; their little ones dance about.

• Job 21:11

 

Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

• Proverbs 17:6