WHAT TO DO IN ORDER TO HAVE SALVATION.
John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (NKJV)
Romans 10:9-11,13 – Confess and believe that Jesus is Lord (NKJV)
Romans 2:13 – For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (KJV)
John 17:3 – The way to have internal life is to know the only true God… (NLT, NKJV)
Amos 5:6,14 – Aim your life at doing the right thing (NLT, GBN)
John 3:3 – you must be born again
1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (KJV)
ABOUT BEING BORN AGAIN
John 3:1-6 – Unless one is born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God (NKJV)
2 Corinthians 5:17 – Old things have passed away; behold, all things are become new (KJV)
Ephesians 4:17-32 – The new life in Christ.
Ephesians 5:1-20 – Living in the light of new life as a child of God
Colossians 3:1-17 – Living the new life
1 John 5:3-4 – Living without sin is no longer a struggle! Keeping God’s commandments is not difficult at all to the new man because, he is now a child of God, and obeying God becomes part of him
1 John 3:8-9 – Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him (NKJV)
1 John 5:18 – We know that none of God’s children keep on sinning, for the Son of God keeps them safe (GNB)
GOD NEVER CHANGES
Hebrews 6:17-18 – God cannot change His purpose for what He has promised and vowed to do
Romans 11:29 – For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance (KJV)
Numbers 23:19 – God is not a man that He should lie (NIV)
Psalms 89:33-35 – God has promised not to fail in His promises.
1 Samuel 15:29 – God doesn’t change His mind. (NLT)
2 Timothy 2:13 – God is always faithful even when we are not (NLT)
1 Samuel 15:29 – God is not a man, he does not change his mind.
Romans 4:21 – Abraham was sure that God would be able to do what he had promised.
DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED – JOY AHEAD
Hebrews 12:2 – Jesus did not give up the cross because of the joy that was waiting for Him.
2 Corinthians 4:16-17 – Temporary trials we suffer will bring us glory at last.
2 Samuel 16:10-12 –
Commit your oppressions/Affliction to God and He will bless you in return.
Job 8:7 – All the wealth you lost will be nothing compared with what God will give you then (GNB)
James 1:2-4 – Count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations; enduring in patience will later make you perfect in all things, lacking nothing.
Hebrews 6:10-12 – God is not unfair! He will surely pay you back.
Romans 8:18 – What we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory that God will reveal to us.
DO NOT BE HOT-TEMPERED / KEEP GRUDGES
Ecclesiastes 7:9 – It is a foolish thing to be angry and keep grudges (GNB)
Matthew 5:9 – Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God (KJV)
Proverbs 14:29; 15:18; 22:24 – Hot temper (NLT)
Proverbs 29:22 – People with quick tempers cause a lot of quarrelling and trouble (GNB)
THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH
Romans 6:23 – The wages of sin is death.
Jeremiah 15:1-3 – Sometimes God allows punishment on sinners.
Acts 5:2-5, 9-11 – Ananias and Sapphira’s deaths.
Matthew 26:52 – Those who kill by the sword will die by it
Genesis 2:17 – Except the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad. You must not eat the fruit of that tree; if you do, you will die the same day (GNB)
Romans 5:12 – Sin came into the world through one man, and his sin brought death with it. As a result, death has spread to the whole human race because everyone has sinned (GNB)
THERE IS ALWAYS IN ABUNDANCE TO THOSE WHO CARE FOR THE NEEDY
Proverbs 28:27 – He who gives to the poor will lack nothing (NIV)
Proverbs 19:17 – If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord and He will repay you! (NLT)
Luke 6:30, 38 – Give, and it shall be given to you in full measure.
Acts 20:35 – It is more blessed to give than to receive (NIV)
Job 41:11 – Giving is like lending to God who will pay you back.
Isaiah 58:7-10, 14 – Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless.
Deuteronomy 15:10 – God rewards free and unselfish giving.
Proverbs 11:24-25 – some people spend their money freely and still grow richer…Be generous, and you will prosper (GNB)
Proverbs 14:31 – If you oppress the poor, you insult the God who made them (GNB).
HE LOOKETH UNTO THE HEART
1 Samuel 16:7 – He looketh unto the heart
1 Corinthians 3:20 – God knows the thoughts of men
Jeremiah 7:11 – God’s temple is the heart; He knows what you do
Isaiah 29:15-16 – You cannot hide your plans from God
John 2:24-25 – There was no need for anyone to tell him about them, because he himself knew what was in their minds(GNB)
