Unit H

Persevering

Chapter Sections

36. Standing Firm
    1. Be Faithful to God
       • Be faithful to God and Jesus Christ
       • Do not forget God
    2. Persist until the End
       • Stand firm until the end
       • Persist so that you will receive the reward
       • Be ready for Jesus Christ’s return
    3. Engaging in Spiritual Warfare
       • Resist Satan
       • Use spiritual weapons and armor
       • Have Faith
       • Use God’s word
       • Pray

37. Rejecting Sin
    1. Dealing with Sin
       • Be sorrowful over your sin
       • Confess your sin to God
       • Ask God for forgiveness and restoration
    2. Avoiding Sin
       • Ask God for help to avoid sin
       • For God will help us withstand temptation
       • Use God’s word to avoid sin
       • Avoid sinful desires
    3. Alternatives to Sin
       • Instead of living by sinful human nature, live by the Holy Spirit
       • Instead of living as a slave to sin, live as a slave to God
    4. Be Holy
       • We are to be holy, as God is holy
       • Be set apart for God

38. Major Pitfalls
    1. Pride
       • Do not be proud or conceited
       • Do not be wise in your own eyes
       • Instead of being proud, be humble
    2. Riches
       • Riches are a barrier to a relationship with God
       • Riches are not secure
       • Hoarding riches will bring ill consequences in the afterlife
       • So, do not love money and be content with what you have
    3. Sexual Sin
       • Avoid sexual sin
       • Sexual sin results in God’s judgment

39. Hard Times
    1. Trust & Wait for God
       • Trust in God
       • Take refuge in God
       • Wait for God
       • Take comfort in God’s word
    2. Pray in Hard Times
       • Pour out your heart to God
       • Cry out to God for help
       • Persist in prayer to God
       • Praise and thank God amidst trouble
    3. God in Our Hard Times
       • God is near us in hard times
       • God comforts us in hard times

40. Persecution
    1. Have Faith in God
       • Trust in God
       • Do not be afraid
       • Pray to God, asking for help
    2. Be Faithful to God
       • Remain faithful to God and Jesus Christ
       • Consider and follow Jesus Christ’s example in suffering
    3. Rejoice in Persecution
       • Rejoice because trials develop Christian character
       • Rejoice because of rewards for enduring persecution

 ➜Major headings in: Unit H

Pray for persecuted Christians