JOY
…looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right of the throne of God.
KIND
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
PERSEVERANCE
By faith he (Moses) forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
God’s Loyalty is a Hiding Place: Hebrews 6
Read Hebrews 6:13-19 in a couple of translations for a fuller understanding. I use The Passion Translation, God’s Word, NASB, and the New Living Translation in this article. If God makes a promise or an oath, he cannot lie. It is impossible to change these two things. God cannot lie when he takes an oath …