No man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. – 1 Corinthians 3:11
Grow up into Him…from whom the whole body…according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love. – Ephesians 4:16
Be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness, but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. – Peter 3:17-18
He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. – Philippians 1:6
He brought us forth by the word of truth, so we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. – James 1:18