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Holding Fast to Our Faith

Hold Fast Verses

Job 2:3: “And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth [H2388] fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.”

Job 27:6: “My righteousness I hold [H2388] fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.”

Jeremiah 8:5: “Why then is this people of Jerusalem slid back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold [H2388] fast deceit, they refuse to return.”

Proverbs 4:13 (bold added): “Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.”

1 Thessalonians 5:21 (bold added): “Prove all things; hold fast [G2722] that which is good.”

2 Thessalonians 2:15 (bold added): “Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.”

2 Timothy 1:13, 14: “Hold [G2192] fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.”

Titus 1:7-9 (bold added): “For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”

Hebrews 3:6: “But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold [G2722] fast [G2722] the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.”

Hebrews 4:14: “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold [G2902] fast our profession.”

Hebrews 10:23: “Let us hold [G2722] fast [G2722] the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”

Revelations 2:13: “[To the church at Pergamos] I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest [G2902] fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.”

Revelations 2:25: “[To the church at Thyatira] But that which ye have already hold [G2902] fast till I come.”

Revelations 3:2-3 (bold added): “[To the church at Sardis] Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast [G5803], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”

Revelations 3:11 (bold added): “[To the church of Philadelphia] Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast [G2902] which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.”

Some Hold Fast Definitions

H2388: chazaq: “A primitive root; to fasten hence to seize, be strong (figuratively courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer:- aid, amend, X calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage (-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengten (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong (-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.”

(Strong’s H2388)

G472: Antecho: “From G473 and the middle of G2192; to hold oneself opposite to, that is, (by implication) adhere to; by extension to care for: – hold fast, hold to, support” (Strong’s G472).

G2192: echo [“verb, 3rd person plural, present, indicative, active (Gilbrant, The Complete Biblical Library Interlinear Bible) “]. . . to hold (used in very various applications, literal or figurative, direct or remote; such as possession, ability, contiguity, relation or condition) :- be (able, x hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can (+ -not), x conceive, count, diseased, do, + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, return, x sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.” Total KJV occurrences: 712; have 613; be 22; need + <G5532> 12; miscellaneous translations 63, vr have 2.

(Wordsearch’s Strong’s G2192)

G2722: katecho: “from <G2596> (kata) and <G2192> (echo), to hold down (fast), in various applications (literal or figurative) :- have, hold, (fast), keep (in memory), let, x make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold.” Total KJV occurrences: 19; hold 3; hold fast 3; etc. (Wordsearch’s Strong’s G2722).

G2902: krateo: “from <G2904> (kratos); to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literal or figurative) :- hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).” Total KJV occurrences: 47; hold 12; take 9; etc. (Wordsearch’s Strong’s G2902).

G5084: teresis: “from <G5083> (tereo); a watching, i.e. (figurative) observance, or (concretely) a prison :- hold.” Total KJV occurrences: 3, hold 1; prison 1; keeping 1 (Wordsearch’s Strong’s G5084).

G5083: tereo “from teros (a watch; perhaps akin to <G2334> (theoreo)); to guard (from loss or injury, properly by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from <G5442> (phulasso), which is properly to prevent escaping; and from <G2892> (koustodia), which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figurative to fulfill a command); by implication to detain (in custody; figurative to maintain); by extension to withhold (for personal ends; figurative to keep unmarried) :- hold fast, keep (-er), (pre-, re-) serve, watch.” Total KJV occurrences: 75; keep 57; reserve 8; etc. (Wordsearch’s Strong’s G5083).

Hold Fast Instructions

Ways to “Hold Fast”:

1. To seize on to and not let go, to take hold of, to grasp, to have power over, to rule over
2. To keep the item before you in memory
3. To watch like a guard in order to prevent theft
4. To care for or nurture in order to keep it alive and viable, or better yet, alive and thriving
5. To be a warden, to keep an eye on such as a prisoner so there is no escape, to watch, to keep, to obey
6. To have or hold, to retain, or hold down
7. To have and hold, as a continued possession, particularly and primarily to have in one’s hands, to hold in the hand

Things to “Hold Fast”:

1. Christ’s name – His reputation, character, and person
2. Sound words, faithful words, particularly that which was committed unto you through the Holy Spirit via godly men
3. Sound doctrine, by which you are able to navigate through the decisions in life, to know the will of God, and to stand when all around you is in turmoil
4. The confidence and rejoicing that we have in Christ, the hope of our salvation
5. The profession of our faith, always ready to give a reason for the hope that lies within you
6. That which you have received and heard already
7. Take fast hold of instruction
8. Hold fast to that which is good
9. Hold the traditions which you have been taught
10. Hold fast our profession
11. Remember, therefore, how you have received and heard, and hold fast
12. Hold fast which you have

Penalty to Backsliding:

1. You will hold on to deceit
2. You will not easily repent and return
3. You will become your own standard, and you will become darkened
4. You will become like those of Laodicea, needing to buy from Christ that which you have lost

Why Do We Hold Fast?

1. Instructions is your life
2. Good things are proven, endure, and are from the Father of Lights
3. That we may stand fast in what we were taught
4. That we may walk in sound words, in faith, and love in Christ Jesus
5. We are Christ’s house rejoicing with hope firm unto the end (Hebrews 3:6)
6. That our profession remains until the end
7. That the profession of our faith is without wavering and faithful
8. And he that overcomes, and keeps Christ’s works unto the end, to him will He give power over the nations:
9. That Jesus does not come on us as a thief, and we are embarrassed before Him and found wanting
10. That no man take your crown

What Do We Have Here to Hold Fast to?

1. Our calling
2. Our election
3. Our testimony
4. Our ministry
5. God’s Word and truth
6. God’s promises
7. Each other

Hold Fast Memories (bold added)

Isaiah 51:1: “Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.”

Psalm 20:7: “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.”

Psalm 63:6: “When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.”

Psalm 77:10: “And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.”

Psalm 103:18: “To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.”

Psalm 105:5: “Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;”

Psalm 143:5: “I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.”

Acts 20:35: “I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

Galatians 2:10: “Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.”

Hebrews 13:3: “Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.”

Hebrews 13:7: “Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.”

Revelation 2:5: “Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.”

May God bless you all!

Bro. Joe

References

Gilbrant, T., Gilbrant, T. The Complete Biblical Library Greek-English Dictionary. 4011. World Library Press. (2020). Wordsearch Bible. [computer software]. Nashville, TN: LifeWay Christian Resources. (Original work published 1986)

Strong, J. Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries. Meyers, R. (2005). e-Sword. [computer software] . Franklin, TN: Equipping Ministries Foundation. (Original work published 1539)

Strong, J. Strong’s Talking Greek_Hebrew Dictionary. Wordsearch. (2020). Wordsearch Bible. [computer software] . Nashville, TN: LifeWay Christian Resources. (Original work published 1890).

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