Thompson’s Chain References · 1934
Steadfastness–Instability
(1) Exhortations to steadfastness Jos 23:7,8; 1Sa 12:21; Job 11:14,15; Ac 11:23; 1Co 15:58; Ga 5:1; Eph 4:14; Php 1:27; 4:1; 2Th 2:2,15; 1Pe 5:9; 2Pe 3:17
See Hold Fast
Steadfastness of a man of God in refusing a reward 1Ki 13:8; 2Ki 18:6
Steadfastness of Josiah in his duties as a king 2Ki 22:2
Steadfastness of Job in his religious life Job 23:11; 27:6; Isa 50:7
Steadfastness of the three Hebrew captives Da 3:18
Steadfastness of Christ in going to the cross Lu 9:51; Ac 2:42
Steadfastness of Peter and John Ac 4:19,20
Steadfastness of Paul in finishing his course Ac 20:24; Heb 10:39
See Fidelity; Covenant-keepers
(3) Steadfastness in enduring hardship Mt 10:22; Mr 13:13; Heb 12:7; Jas 1:12; 5:11; 1Pe 2:19
See Hold Fast
(4) Steadfastness in persevering to the end Job 17:9; Joh 15:9; Ac 13:43; Ro 2:7; Ga 6:9; 2Ti 3:14; Heb 12:1; 1Pe 1:13; Re 3:11
(5) Steadfastness in moving forward toward the goal De 5:32; Jos 1:7; Pr 4:27; Eze 1:12; Lu 9:62; Php 3:13
(1) Warnings against instability Pr 24:21; Jer 2:36; Ho 6:4; Eph 4:14; Heb 13:9; Jas 1:6
See Backsliding; Inconstancy; Wanderers
(2) Examples of instability Ps 106:13; Mt 13:6; Ac 13:13; Ga 1:6; 2:12
See Forsaking God; Apostates; Backsliding; Inconstancy
(C) Warnings against doublemindedness 2Ki 17:33; 1Ch 12:33; Zep 1:4,5; Lu 16:13; 1Co 10:21; Jas 1:8; 4:8
See Half-heartedness
(D) The folly of indecision 1Ki 18:21; 2Ki 17:41; Ho 10:2; Mt 6:24; Lu 9:62; Jas 1:8; 4:8