Godis faithful,throughwhomyou were calledinto fellowshipwith His Son,JesusChristour Lord.
For the LORDis good;His lovingkindnessis everlastingAnd His faithfulnessto allgenerations.
Also righteousnesswill be the beltabout His loins,And faithfulnessthe beltabout His waist.
O LORD,You are my God;I will exaltYou, I will givethanksto Your name;For You have workedwonders,Plans[formed] longago,with perfectfaithfulness.
Thussaysthe LORD,the Redeemerof Israel[and] its HolyOne,To the despisedOne, To the One abhorredby the nation,To the Servantof rulers,"Kingswill seeand arise,Princeswill also bowdown,Becauseof the LORDwhois faithful,the HolyOneof Israelwho has chosenYou."
"Godis not a man,that He should lie,Nora sonof man,that He should repent;Has He said,and will He not doit? Or has He spoken,and will He not makeit good?
"Heavenand earthwill passaway,but My wordswill not pass away.
that they may allbe one;evenas You, Father,[are] in Me and I in You, that they alsomay be in Us, sothat the worldmay believethat You sentMe.
But ifsomeof the brancheswere broken off,and you, beinga wild olive,were graftedin amongthem and becamepartakerwith them of the richrootof the olive tree,
And we knowthat Godcausesall thingsto work togetherfor goodto thosewho loveGod,to thosewho are calledaccordingto [His] purpose.
and thesewhomHe predestined,He alsocalled;and thesewhomHe called,He alsojustified;and thesewhomHe justified,He alsoglorified.
[even] us, whomHe alsocalled,not from amongJewsonly,but alsofrom amongGentiles.
But by His doing you are in ChristJesus,whobecameto us wisdomfrom God,and righteousnessand sanctification,and redemption,
Notemptationhas overtakenyou but such as is common to man;and Godis faithful,whowill not allowyou to be temptedbeyondwhatyou are able,but with the temptationwill providethe way of escapealso,so that you will be ableto endureit.
Is not the cupof blessingwhichwe blessa sharingin the bloodof Christ?Is not the breadwhichwe breaka sharingin the bodyof Christ?
But as Godis faithful,our wordto you is not yesand no.
But whenGod, who had set me apart[even] from my mother'swomband calledme throughHis grace,was pleased
"I have been crucifiedwith Christ;and it is no longerI who live,but Christlivesin me; and the [life] whichI nowlivein the fleshI liveby faithin the Sonof God,who lovedme and gaveHimselfup for me.
[to be specific], that the Gentilesare fellow heirsand fellow members of the body,and fellow partakersof the promisein ChristJesusthroughthe gospel,
"The Rock!His workis perfect,For allHis waysare just;A Godof faithfulnessand withoutinjustice,Righteousand uprightis He.
"Knowtherefore that the LORDyour God,He is God,the faithfulGod,who keepsHis covenantand His lovingkindnessto a thousandthgenerationwith those who loveHim and keepHis commandments;
NowI rejoicein my sufferingsfor your sake,and in my fleshI do my shareon behalfof His body,whichis the church,in fillingup whatis lackingin Christ'safflictions.
sothat you would walkin a manner worthyof the Godwho callsyou into His ownkingdomand glory.
It was for thisHe calledyou throughour gospel,that you may gainthe gloryof our LordJesusChrist.
But the Lordis faithful,and He will strengthenand protectyou from the evil[one].
who has savedus and calledus with a holycalling,not accordingto our works,but accordingto His ownpurposeand gracewhich was grantedus in ChristJesusfrom alleternity,
Ifwe are faithless,He remainsfaithful,for He cannotdenyHimself.
in the hopeof eternallife,whichGod,who cannot lie,promisedlong agesago,
Let us hold fastthe confessionof our hopewithout wavering,for He who promisedis faithful;
By faithevenSarahherselfreceivedabilityto conceive,evenbeyondthe proper timeof life,sinceshe consideredHim faithfulwho had promised.
Therefore,He hadto be made likeHis brethrenin all things,sothat He might becomea mercifuland faithfulhigh priestin things pertainingto God,to make propitiationfor the sinsof the people.
Therefore,holybrethren,partakersof a heavenlycalling,considerJesus,the Apostleand High Priestof our confession;
For we have becomepartakersof Christ,ifwe hold fastthe beginningof our assurancefirmuntilthe end,
sothat by twounchangeablethingsin whichit is impossiblefor Godto lie,we who have taken refugewould havestrongencouragementto take holdof the hopeset beforeus.
After you have sufferedfor a little while,the Godof allgrace,who calledyou to His eternalgloryin Christ,will Himselfperfect,confirm,strengthen[and] establishyou.
whatwe have seenand heardwe proclaimto you also,sothat you toomay havefellowshipwith us; and indeedour fellowshipis with the Father,and with His SonJesusChrist.
but ifwe walkin the Lightas He Himselfis in the Light,we havefellowshipwith one another,and the bloodof JesusHis Soncleansesus from allsin.
By thiswe knowthat we abidein Him and He in us, becauseHe has givenus of His Spirit.
And I sawheavenopened,and behold,a whitehorse,and He who saton it [is] calledFaithfuland true,and in righteousnessHe judgesand wages war.
