STEADFASTNESS-INSTABILITY
(A) STEADFASTNESS
(1) Exhortations to
Joshua 23:7; Joshua 23:8; 1 Samuel 12:21; Job 11:14; Job 11:15; Acts 11:23; 1 Corinthians 15:58
Galatians 5:1; Ephesians 4:14; Philipians 1:27; Philipians 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 1 Peter 5:9; 2 Peter 3:17
--SEE Hold Fast, SPECIAL
(2) Seven Notable Examples of
A Man of God, in Refusing a Reward
1 Kings 13:8; 2 Kings 18:6
Josiah, in his Duties as a King
23:11; Job 27:6; Isaiah 50:7
Three Hebrew Captives
Daniel 3:18
Christ, in going to the Cross
Luke 9:51; Acts 2:42
Peter and John
Acts 4:19; Acts 4:20
Paul, in finishing his Course
Acts 20:24; Hebrews 10:39
--SEE Fidelity, BUSINESS LIFE
Covenant-keepers, FAITHFULNESS
(3) In Enduring Hardship
Matthew 10:22; Mark 13:13; Hebrews 12:7; James 1:12; James 5:11; 1 Peter 2:19
--SEE Hold Fast, SPECIAL
(4) In Persevering to the End
Job 17:9; John 15:9; Acts 13:43; Romans 2:7; Galatians 6:9; 2 Timothy 3:14
Hebrews 12:1; 1 Peter 1:13; Revelation 3:11
(5) In Moving Forward toward the Goal
Deuteronomy 5:32; Joshua 1:7; Proverbs 4:27; Ezekiel 1:12; Luke 9:62; Philipians 3:13
(B) INSTABILITY
(1) Warnings Against
Proverbs 24:21; Jeremiah 2:36; Hosea 6:4; Ephesians 4:14; Hebrews 13:9; James 1:6
--SEE Backsliding, DETERIORATION
Inconstancy, FRIENDLESSNESS
Wanderers, ESTRANGEMENT
(2) Examples of
Psalms 106:13; Matthew 13:6; Acts 13:13; Galatians 1:6; Galatians 2:12
--SEE Forsaking God, UNFAITHFULNESS
Apostates, UNFAITHFULNESS
Backsliding, DETERIORATION
Inconstancy, FRIENDLESSNESS
(C) DOUBLEMINDEDNESS, warnings against
2 Kings 17:33; 1 Chronicles 12:33; Zephaniah 1:4; Zephaniah 1:5; Luke 16:13; 1 Corinthians 10:21
James 1:8; James 4:8
--SEE Half-heartedness, INDIFFERENCE
(D) INDECISION, the folly of
1 Kings 18:21; 2 Kings 17:41; Hosea 10:2; Matthew 6:24; Luke 9:62
James 1:8; James 4:8
--SEE No Neutrality, NO NEUTRALITY
Half-heartedness, INDIFFERENCE