Accepting Christ

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.

He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: — read the full passage →

For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.

Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: — read the full passage →

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly. — read the full passage →

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

And the glory which thou hast given me I have given unto them; that they may be one, even as we are one;

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, Therefore will I give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And sing unto thy name.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, — read the full passage →

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

for there is no respect of persons with God.

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

not of works, that no man should glory.

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. — read the full passage →

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? — read the full passage →

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. — read the full passage →

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more. — read the full passage →

For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling; — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;

But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

And according to the law, I may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →