Accepting Christ

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

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

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

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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

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

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

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

But God commendeth his 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 Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

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

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

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

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →

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

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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

For by grace are ye 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 on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

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

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

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

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants 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. I go to prepare a place for you.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: — read the full passage →

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. — read the full passage →

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

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

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

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: 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, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, 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 sacrifice for sins, — read the full passage →

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in 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 which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

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

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: on such 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 of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — 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 which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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

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

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

I say then, Hath God cast away 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 was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of 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 ye are called in one hope of your calling;

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath 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 words: 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 were passed away; and there was no more sea. — read the full passage →

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

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

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