If you are new to faith — or coming back to it — these twelve passages are a place to stand: who God is, what He promises, and how to begin.
“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.”
John 3:16 · KJV — You must be born again
“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.”
Romans 10:9 · KJV — Whoever calls on the Lord is saved
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
John 14:6 · KJV — The way, the truth, and the life
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 · KJV — Saved by grace through faith
“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:”
John 1:12 · KJV — The Word became flesh
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6:23 · KJV — Dead to sin, alive to God
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 · KJV — New creations; ambassadors for Christ
“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”
Acts 16:31 · KJV — Lydia and the Philippian jailer believe
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”
1 Peter 2:2 · KJV — Living stones; a chosen people
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”
Matthew 7:7 · KJV — Judge not, and build on the rock
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
Psalm 23:1 · KJV — The Lord is my shepherd
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
John 10:10 · KJV — I am the good shepherd
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