Join us in memorizing the below 12 scripture passages in 2026.
All passages listed are ESV, but you can memorize them from the translation you are most comfortable with.
Theme
All who are chosen by God, redeemed by Christ, and regenerated by the Holy Spirit are eternally saved. They are kept in Faith by the Power of Almighty God and therefore continue to persevere in faith.
The person who truly believes in Jesus Christ HAS new Life that is ETERNAL.
(see also: John 3:16, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:51)
January 2026 – John 6:47
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
February 2026 – John 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
March 2026 – 1 John 5:13
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
April 2026 – 1 Peter 1:23
since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
All those who come to genuine saving faith in Christ are kept secure in him for eternity by the Power of God.
(see also: John 6:35-40, John 10:27-30, John 17:11-12, Romans 8:29-30, Romans 8:35-39, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 1:13-14, 1 Peter 1:3-5)
May 2026 – John 17:15
I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
June 2026 – 1 Corinthians 1:8
who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
July 2026 – Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
August 2026 – Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
True believers WILL persevere to the end in faith and obedience by the Power of the Holy Spirit.
(see also: John 14:21, John 15:1-11, Ephesians 2:10, Philippians 2:12-13, Philippians 3:12-15, 1 John 5:18, Hebrews 5:11-6:12, 1 John 2:19)
September 2026 – 1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
October 2026 – 2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.
November 2026 – 1 John 3:9
No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.
December 2026 – 1 John 2:25
And this is the promise that he made to us--eternal life.
London Baptist Confession of Faith 1689, Chapter XVII: Of the Perseverance of the Saints
1. Those whom God hath accepted in the beloved, effectually called and sanctified by his Spirit, and given the precious faith of his elect unto, can neither totally nor finally fall from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved, seeing the gifts and callings of God are without repentance, whence he still begets and nourisheth in them faith, repentance, love, joy, hope, and all the graces of the Spirit unto immortality; and though many storms and floods arise and beat against them, yet they shall never be able to take them off that foundation and rock which by faith they are fastened upon; notwithstanding, through unbelief and the temptations of Satan, the sensible sight of the light and love of God may for a time be clouded and obscured from them, yet he is still the same, and they shall be sure to be kept by the power of God unto salvation, where they shall enjoy their purchased possession, they being engraven upon the palm of his hands, and their names having been written in the book of life from all eternity.
All passages listed are ESV, but you can memorize them from the translation you are most comfortable with.
Theme
All who are chosen by God, redeemed by Christ, and regenerated by the Holy Spirit are eternally saved. They are kept in Faith by the Power of Almighty God and therefore continue to persevere in faith.
The person who truly believes in Jesus Christ HAS new Life that is ETERNAL.
(see also: John 3:16, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:51)
January 2026 – John 6:47
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
February 2026 – John 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
March 2026 – 1 John 5:13
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
April 2026 – 1 Peter 1:23
since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
All those who come to genuine saving faith in Christ are kept secure in him for eternity by the Power of God.
(see also: John 6:35-40, John 10:27-30, John 17:11-12, Romans 8:29-30, Romans 8:35-39, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 1:13-14, 1 Peter 1:3-5)
May 2026 – John 17:15
I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
June 2026 – 1 Corinthians 1:8
who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
July 2026 – Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
August 2026 – Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
True believers WILL persevere to the end in faith and obedience by the Power of the Holy Spirit.
(see also: John 14:21, John 15:1-11, Ephesians 2:10, Philippians 2:12-13, Philippians 3:12-15, 1 John 5:18, Hebrews 5:11-6:12, 1 John 2:19)
September 2026 – 1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
October 2026 – 2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.
November 2026 – 1 John 3:9
No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.
December 2026 – 1 John 2:25
And this is the promise that he made to us--eternal life.
London Baptist Confession of Faith 1689, Chapter XVII: Of the Perseverance of the Saints
1. Those whom God hath accepted in the beloved, effectually called and sanctified by his Spirit, and given the precious faith of his elect unto, can neither totally nor finally fall from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved, seeing the gifts and callings of God are without repentance, whence he still begets and nourisheth in them faith, repentance, love, joy, hope, and all the graces of the Spirit unto immortality; and though many storms and floods arise and beat against them, yet they shall never be able to take them off that foundation and rock which by faith they are fastened upon; notwithstanding, through unbelief and the temptations of Satan, the sensible sight of the light and love of God may for a time be clouded and obscured from them, yet he is still the same, and they shall be sure to be kept by the power of God unto salvation, where they shall enjoy their purchased possession, they being engraven upon the palm of his hands, and their names having been written in the book of life from all eternity.