"For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to
condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him
is not condemned"
- John 3:16-18a
"That if you confess with
your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from
the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are
justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the
Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.""
- Romans 10:9-11
"But God demonstrates his
own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
- Romans 5:8
"Therefore, since we have
been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we
now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God."
-Romans 5:1,2
"For it is by grace you
have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God-- not by works, so that no one can boast."
-Ephesians 2:8,9
"Since, then, you have been
raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at
the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who
is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory."
-Colossians 3:1-4
"Do not be anxious about
anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present
your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
-Philippians 4:6,7
"Therefore, there is now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus"
-Romans 8:1
"And we know that in all
things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called
according to his purpose."
-Romans 8:28
"You see, at just the right
time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely
will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might
possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While
we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved
from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were
reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been
reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!"
-Romans 5:6-10