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Ephesians 4:22
throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.
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Ephesians 1:13
And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
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John 6:63
The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
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1 Peter 2 11
Dear friends, I warn you as“ temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
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Psalms 25:9
He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way.
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1 Peter 2 1
So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech.
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Colossians 3:5-8
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world.But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.
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Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
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James 4:8
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
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Isaiah 29:19
The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the Lord. The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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1 Corinthians 15 2
It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you— unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.
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1 Peter 1 9
The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.
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1 Thessalonians 2 13
Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God— which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.
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Romans 6:17
Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.
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2 Timothy 3 15-2 Timothy 3 17
You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
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Hebrews 2:3
So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak?
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Ezekiel 18:31
Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
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John 6:68
Simon Peter replied,“ Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.
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Isaiah 2:20
On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols they made for themselves to worship. They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,
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Isaiah 30:22
Then you will destroy all your silver idols and your precious gold images. You will throw them out like filthy rags, saying to them,“ Good riddance!”
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Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes— the Jew first and also the Gentile.
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Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.
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Hebrews 4:2
For this good news— that God has prepared this rest— has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God.
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Ephesians 5:4
Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes— these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
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Acts 13:26
“ Brothers— you sons of Abraham, and also you God fearing Gentiles— this message of salvation has been sent to us!
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Ezekiel 36:25
“ Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.
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Matthew 5:5
God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.
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2 Corinthians 7 1
Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
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Acts 10:33
So I sent for you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here, waiting before God to hear the message the Lord has given you.”
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Romans 11:17
But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree— some of the people of Israel— have been broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God’s special olive tree.
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Romans 13:12-13
The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.
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Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the Lord, all who are humble, and follow his commands. Seek to do what is right and to live humbly. Perhaps even yet the Lord will protect you— protect you from his anger on that day of destruction.
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1 Thessalonians 1 5
For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.
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Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.