John 6:66-69
Peter’s Confession
6:66 After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.
6:67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “You don’t want to go away too, do you?”
6:68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
6:69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!”
John 8:31
Abraham’s Children and the Devil’s Children
8:31 Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples
Acts 14:22
14:22 They strengthened
the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue
in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom
of God through many persecutions.”
Hebrews 10:38-39
10:38 But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.
10:39 But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.
Hebrews 10:1
Concluding Exposition: Old and New Sacrifices Contrasted
10:1 For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship.
Hebrews 2:1
Warning Against Drifting Away
2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.