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1 Timothy 6 12
Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.
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1 Corinthians 9 24-1 Corinthians 9 27
Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win.Each competitor must exercise self- control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.
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Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Acts 20:24
But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.
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Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single- minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Luke 11:28
But he replied,“ Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
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John 4:34
Jesus said to them,“ My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
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Revelation 3:8
‘ I know your deeds.( Look! I have put in front of you an open door that no one can shut.) I know that you have little strength, but you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name.
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1 Timothy 1 18
I put this charge before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, in order that with such encouragement you may fight the good fight.
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Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept my admonition to endure steadfastly, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.
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Luke 8:15
But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.
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1 Timothy 6 20
O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so- called“ knowledge.”
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2 Timothy 1 14
Protect that good thing entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.
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John 17:6
“ I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.
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Proverbs 23:23
Acquire truth and do not sell it– wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
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Acts 13:25
But while John was completing his mission, he said repeatedly,‘ What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’
