The Old Testament
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Deuteronomy 7:9
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"Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments...."
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Habakkuk 2:4
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[T]he just [man] shall live by his faith.
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Psalm 16:1
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Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
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Psalm 19:7-8
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The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
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Psalm 119:89-90,92-93
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Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.
Your faithfulness endures to all generations....
Unless Your law had been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have given me life.
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Isaiah 12:2
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Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust, and not be afraid;
For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;
He has become my salvation.
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Isaiah 33:10
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"Now I will rise," says the Lord; "Now I will be exalted, Now I will lift Myself up."
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The New Testament
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John 14:27
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"Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
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Matthew 5:43-44
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"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you."
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Matthew 6:31,33
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"Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
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Matthew 24:13
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"He who endures to the end shall be saved."
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John 16:33
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"In the world you will have tribulation;
but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
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Matthew 28:20
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"Lo, I am with you always...."
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The Heavenly Doctrine
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The Lord's Divine Providence
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Arcana Coelestia 7007:4
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The Lord's providence has in view what is eternal.
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Divine Providence 186
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[The Lord] leads a person as silently as an imperceptible stream or favoring current bears a vessel along.
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see Arcana Coelestia 6303
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When the Lord is with someone, He leads him and makes provision so that all that happens, whether sad or joyful, may bring him what is good.
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Arcana Coelestia 8480:1
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Those who trust in the Lord are constantly receiving good from Him; for whatever happens to them, whether it seems to be advantageous or not advantageous, is nevertheless good, for it serves as a means contributing to their eternal happiness.
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see Divine Providence 164:5
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Every person from early childhood is led and taught by the Lord, but because a person's freedom is never taken away, he can be led and taught only to the extent of his reception as though of himself.
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see Divine Providence 123:4
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A person cannot be conjoined with the Lord (and so be reformed, regenerated, and saved) unless the person is permitted to act in freedom according to reason, for it is this that makes a person human.
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Divine Providence 97
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The Lord guards the freedom in a person as a person does the pupil of his eye.
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Divine Providence 251
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Without permissions a person cannot be led by the Lord away from evil and so be reformed and saved. For if evils were not permitted to break out, a person would not see them and therefore would not acknowledge them, and so could not be brought to resist them. It is on this account that evils cannot be prevented.
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