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Faith – an active, ongoing, complete trust in God.

Faith is to:

• trust in Jesus
• hope in Jesus
• turn to Jesus
• follow Jesus
• look to Jesus for your salvation
• be fruitful for Jesus – we are ‘saved by grace through faith’ – Ephesians 2:8, but ‘faith without works is dead’ – James 2:17.  Therefore, be ‘fruitful in every good work.’ – Colossians 1:10

Faith is to know, and to trust, that what the Word of God says, He will accomplish.  “And He who sits on the throne…said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true [they are accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy].”” – Revelation 21:5.  “God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” – 1 Corinthians 1:9

The Lord Jesus Christ is the epitome of faithful and true.  “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; ‘These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;’ ” – Revelation 3:14.

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True.” – Revelation 19:11

We too must remain faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ if we are to hope for His salvation and eternal life with Him.

Coming to our Lord and Saviour is the first, ultra important, step.  We accept Jesus Christ into our lives and we acknowledge that He died on the cross and rose again, for our justification – “He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification” – Romans 5:25.  We must repent and turn away from our sins – “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17

And being a new man, we are now to walk the walk of a truly believing Christian: “That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;” – Colossians 1:10

And the new man in Christ follows the Lord: “Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24

“Then Jesus again addressed them and said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever continues to follow Me need never walk in darkness, but he will enjoy the light that means life.’” – John 8:12 – that means eternal life.

And the true believer must stay in and remain in His light of life, until the Lord’s second coming.

“Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.” – 1 Corinthians 16:13 – NET

“Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong.” – 1 Corinthians 16:13 – ISV

“…continue in Him, so that when He appears we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.” –  John 2:28

Otherwise, the master will come and “will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” – Matthew 24:51

“If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown out like a [broken off] branch, and withers and dies; and they gather such branches and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.” – John 15:6

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Peruse the following Scripture verses and really notice how often the Bible clearly states that salvation is conditional if you remain in the Lord: 

Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

Deuteronomy 10:20
You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name. (To ‘swear by’ is to give allegiance to Him, your Lord God)

Deuteronomy 13:4
You must follow the Lord your God and fear Him. You must keep His commands and listen to His voice; you must worship Him and remain faithful to Him.

Joshua 22:5
Love the Lord your God, walk in all His ways, keep His commands, remain faithful to Him, and serve Him with all your heart and all your soul.

Joshua 23:8
…remain faithful to the Lord your God…

Psalm 23:6
Truly, goodness and gracious love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will remain in the LORD’s Temple forever.

Psalm 34:9
Remain loyal to the Lord, you chosen people of His, for His loyal followers lack nothing!

Psalm 101:6
My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;

Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in the Lord Are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.

Isaiah 46:8
Remember this, and stand firm;

Matthew 24:13
But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. (endures – means to stand firm, even if facing persecution and death)

Matthew 24:45
Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge…

Matthew 25:21
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

Mark 5:36
But Jesus paid no attention to what was said, but said to the leader of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only keep up your faith.”

Mark 13:13
You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the end will be saved.

John 1:12
 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name—

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. (This is written in the present tense – it means to continue in the faith, and you will be saved.)

John 6:69
Besides, we have believed and remain convinced that you are the Holy One of God.

John 8:31-32
So Jesus was saying to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you abide in My word [continually obeying My teachings and living in accordance with them, then] you are truly My disciples. And you will know the truth [regarding salvation], and the truth will set you free [from the penalty of sin].” – AMP version
John 8:31-32
So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” – NASB version

John 15:4
Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.
John 15:4
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. – NASB version

John 15:4-5
Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me.  I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.

John 15:6
If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown out like a [broken off] branch, and withers and dies; and they gather such branches and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

John 15:9-10
As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love.  If you keep My commands you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commands and remain in His love.
John 15:9-10
Just as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. So abide in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. – NASB version

Acts 11:23
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart,

Acts 13:43
Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.

Act 14:22
Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.

Romans 2:7
to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;

Romans 11:20
Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;

Romans 11:22
Then appreciate the gracious kindness and the severity of God: to those who fell [into spiritual ruin], severity, but to you, God’s gracious kindness—if you continue in His kindness [by faith and obedience to Him]; otherwise you too will be cut off.

Romans 12:12
rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,

1 Corinthians 4:2
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

1 Corinthians 15:2
by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, (the Holy Gospel)

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 16:13
Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong.

2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are standing firm.

Galatians 5:1
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. (Slavery to sin, and the devil.)

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 6:9
Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.

Ephesians 6:13
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

Ephesians 6:14-18
Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 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…

Colossians 1:22-23
Yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister. (DO NOT fall away!)

1 Thessalonians 3:8
for now we really live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 2:15
So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us,

1 Timothy 1:19
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: (‘shipwreck’ – to destroy their salvation)

1 Timothy 6:12
Keep up the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the good profession of faith.

2 Timothy 1:13
Keep and follow the pattern of sound teaching (doctrine) which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure [i.e., remain faithful through suffering], we will also rule with Him [i.e., both here and hereafter]. If we deny Him, He will also deny us.

2 Timothy 2:13
If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.

2 Timothy 3:14
You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,

2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;

Hebrews 3:5
Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant,

Hebrews 3:6
but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

Hebrews 3:14
For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. 

Hebrews 4:14
Since then we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has gone right up to heaven itself, let us continue to keep a firm hold on our profession of faith in Him.

Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;

Hebrews 10:38
But My righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him. (Shrinks back or draws back or turns back – means to turn away from, even deny, the Lord Jesus Christ.) – NASB version
Hebrews 10:38:
And my righteous ones will live by faith.  But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away. – NLT

Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and keep their souls.

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

James 1:4
And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 5:12
 I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!

1 John 2:24-25
As for you, let that remain in you [keeping in your hearts that message of salvation] which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you too will remain in the Son and in the Father [forever]. This is the promise which He Himself promised us—eternal life.

1 John 2:28
Now, little children (believers, dear ones), remain in Him [with unwavering faith], so that when He appears [at His return], we may have [perfect] confidence and not be ashamed and shrink away from Him at His coming.

2 John 1:9
Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.

Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Revelation 2:10
Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 3:3
So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. 

Revelation 3:11
I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

Revelation 14:12
Here is the faith of the saints: who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Revelation 17:14
He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.

Revelation 3:20-21
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Revelation 21:7
He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith.” – Ephesians 2:8

 

Faith – saving faith – in:

Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, King of kings and Lord of lords

Remaining:

keep the faith – stand firm in your faith – hold fast to your faith – continue in the faith – stay alert – loyal – remain – abide – persevere – endure, to the end – overcome evil – and you will be saved.

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