...that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
--John 3:16
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
--Rom 5:1
And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
--Rom 11:6
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ
--Gal 2:16
More verses
Monday, October 17, 2016
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Verses for Evangelism, conveniently in one place for memorization
Are people basically "good"?
There is none righteous, no, not one
--Romans 3:10
All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God
--Rom 3:23
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
--Matt 5:20
whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
--Matt 5:28
How did this happen?
As by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
--Rom 5:12
What are the consequences of sin?
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
--Rom 6:23
How what is God's remedy for sin?
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us
--Rom 5:8
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.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
--John 3:16-19
Why can't we earn our salvation through works?
By the works of the law shall no flesh be justified
--Gal 2:16
Shouldn't we try to earn our salvation?
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
--Romans 4:4-5
I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
--Gal 5:2-5
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.
--Eph 2:8-9
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
--Gal 2:21
What is the purpose of the law?
I had not known sin, but by the law:
--Rom 7:7
How then are we saved?
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
--Acts 16:30
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
--Romans 5:1
This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
--John 6:29
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me
--John 14:6
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law
--Rom 3:28
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.
--Rom 10:9
not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
--Phil 3:9
But of him [God] are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
--1 Cor 1:30
Why are you Evangelizing?
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
--Mark 1:17
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
--Matt 28:19
There is none righteous, no, not one
--Romans 3:10
All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God
--Rom 3:23
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
--Matt 5:20
whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
--Matt 5:28
As by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
--Rom 5:12
What are the consequences of sin?
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
--Rom 6:23
How what is God's remedy for sin?
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us
--Rom 5:8
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.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
--John 3:16-19
Why can't we earn our salvation through works?
By the works of the law shall no flesh be justified
--Gal 2:16
Shouldn't we try to earn our salvation?
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
--Romans 4:4-5
I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
--Gal 5:2-5
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.
--Eph 2:8-9
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
--Gal 2:21
What is the purpose of the law?
I had not known sin, but by the law:
--Rom 7:7
How then are we saved?
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
--Acts 16:30
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
--Romans 5:1
This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
--John 6:29
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me
--John 14:6
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law
--Rom 3:28
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.
--Rom 10:9
not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
--Phil 3:9
But of him [God] are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
--1 Cor 1:30
Why are you Evangelizing?
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
--Mark 1:17
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
--Matt 28:19
The cost and reward of following Jesus
There is a cost to following Jesus. You should not treat your decision to follow Jesus lightly.
Jesus said:
If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
--Mark 8:24
The message of Jesus results in shameful treatment and Jesus expects you to follow him on that path. But there is also a reward:
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
--Romans 5:1
Jesus said:
If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
--Mark 8:24
The message of Jesus results in shameful treatment and Jesus expects you to follow him on that path. But there is also a reward:
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
--Romans 5:1
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Do you think you will go to heaven because you are living a good life?
I have heard that Christianity is different from all other religions in that you don't have to work your way to God, but where God did the work to bring you to him.
If you could be saved by "being a good person", then what is the meaning of the cross?
If righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain
--Gal 2:21
There are basically two ways to be in right-standing with God. One is to lead an absolutely pure and sinless life, and the other is to accept God's gift of salvation. In your case, we should probably explore option "2".
The Bible says:
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
--Romans 4:4-5
So you must be clear on what basis you expect your salvation. If you expect it on the basis of what you have earned, like a paycheck that is owed to you at the end of the week, then you will get what the Bible says,
The wages of sin is death;
--Romans 6:23
But if you accept salvation as a free gift for those who repent and accept it by faith, then you will get that.
If you could be saved by "being a good person", then what is the meaning of the cross?
If righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain
--Gal 2:21
There are basically two ways to be in right-standing with God. One is to lead an absolutely pure and sinless life, and the other is to accept God's gift of salvation. In your case, we should probably explore option "2".
The Bible says:
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
--Romans 4:4-5
So you must be clear on what basis you expect your salvation. If you expect it on the basis of what you have earned, like a paycheck that is owed to you at the end of the week, then you will get what the Bible says,
The wages of sin is death;
--Romans 6:23
But if you accept salvation as a free gift for those who repent and accept it by faith, then you will get that.
Jesus and Politics
So many people think it is their mission to support some political candidate or cause.
They no doubt have good intentions, but we don't see in the Bible any mandate for us to bring about change through the political process.
Jesus said,
My kingdom is not of this world
--John 18:36
But instead,
I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
--Matt 16:18
Also,
When Jesus ...perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed ... alone.
--John 6:15
Instead, he told his disciples
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations ... to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.
--Matt 28:19-20
You may or may not have a calling to be part of the political process, but you always have a mandate to help build the church.
If you try to help out people through the state, you are actually competing with the Church and helping to make it irrelevant.
The church can do things more efficiently than the state because it can be directed by pastors and elders and use people's spare time and resources, rather than a rigid process that relies on redistributing wealth. Also there is no love in the state, and it does not bring people to God.
In fact, it may be a sign of rebellion against God to be overly focused on politics. You are even though you appear to want to help people, you are doing it in a way that leaves God out.
They no doubt have good intentions, but we don't see in the Bible any mandate for us to bring about change through the political process.
Jesus said,
My kingdom is not of this world
--John 18:36
But instead,
I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
--Matt 16:18
Also,
When Jesus ...perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed ... alone.
--John 6:15
Instead, he told his disciples
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations ... to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.
--Matt 28:19-20
You may or may not have a calling to be part of the political process, but you always have a mandate to help build the church.
If you try to help out people through the state, you are actually competing with the Church and helping to make it irrelevant.
The church can do things more efficiently than the state because it can be directed by pastors and elders and use people's spare time and resources, rather than a rigid process that relies on redistributing wealth. Also there is no love in the state, and it does not bring people to God.
In fact, it may be a sign of rebellion against God to be overly focused on politics. You are even though you appear to want to help people, you are doing it in a way that leaves God out.
You can't take it with you
The person who has the nice car or boat--it is easy to look at that and see that as wealth. But it is actually very temporary, almost an illusion.
Jesus said,
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven ...
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
--Matt 6:19-21
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