Don't ever forget those early days
when you first learned about Christ.
Remember how you remained faithful
even though it meant terrible suffering.
Sometimes you were exposed
to public ridicule and were beaten,
and sometimes you helped others
who were suffering the same things.
You suffered along with those
who were thrown into jail.
When all you owned was taken from you,
you accepted it with joy.
You knew you had better things
waiting for you in eternity.
Do not throw away this
confident trust in the Lord,
no matter what happens.
Remember the great reward it brings you!
Patient endurance is what you need now,
so you will continue to do God's will.
Then you will receive all that He has promised.
"For in just a little while,
the Coming One will come and not delay.
And a righteous person will live by faith.
But I will have no pleasure
in anyone who turns away."
But we are not like those who
turn their backs on God and seal their fate.
We have faith that assures our salvation.
when you first learned about Christ.
Remember how you remained faithful
even though it meant terrible suffering.
Sometimes you were exposed
to public ridicule and were beaten,
and sometimes you helped others
who were suffering the same things.
You suffered along with those
who were thrown into jail.
When all you owned was taken from you,
you accepted it with joy.
You knew you had better things
waiting for you in eternity.
Do not throw away this
confident trust in the Lord,
no matter what happens.
Remember the great reward it brings you!
Patient endurance is what you need now,
so you will continue to do God's will.
Then you will receive all that He has promised.
"For in just a little while,
the Coming One will come and not delay.
And a righteous person will live by faith.
But I will have no pleasure
in anyone who turns away."
But we are not like those who
turn their backs on God and seal their fate.
We have faith that assures our salvation.
