The Need for EnduranceHebrews 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. Hebrews 12:3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Revelation 2:7 . . . To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. Revelation 13:10 If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints. Revelation 14:12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey GodÂ’s commandments and remain faithful to Jesus. (NIV, emphasis mine)
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