Jesus (3/8)

But God is rich in his mercy, and because he had such… Ephesians 2:4-5

But God is rich in his mercy, and because he had such great love for us, he brought us to life with Christ when we were already dead through sin—it is by grace that you have been saved.
Ephesians 2:4-5 mercy love grace
And this is the testimony:
God gave us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
1 John 5:11 eternal life

If you know me,
then you will know my Father also.
From now on you do know him.
You have seen him.
John 14:7 Father
This is how we know what love is:
he laid down his life for us,
and we in turn must be prepared
to lay down our lives for our brethren.
1 John 3:16 love neighbor
Then Jesus said to him,
“You have come to believe
because you have seen me.
Blessed are those who have not seen
and yet have come to believe.”
John 20:29 faith blessing
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45 humility sacrifice salvation
Who indeed conquers the world
except the one who believes
that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:5 faith overcoming world
I will not leave you orphans;
I will come to you.
John 14:18 comforter Spirit reliability
Then he said to them, “Go forth into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.”
Mark 16:15 obedience evangelism world
Therefore, accept one another for the glory of God, just as Christ has accepted you.
Romans 15:7 worship neighbor
If you keep my commandments,
you will remain in my love,
just as I have kept my Father’s commandments
and remain in his love.
John 15:10 law love
For you are aware that you were ransomed from your futile way of life inherited from your ancestors not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
1 Peter 1:18-19 Savior life blood
As for you, my child, take strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:1 grace strength
Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword.
Matthew 10:34 peace world
You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’
and rightly so,
for that is what I am.
John 13:13
This is
‘the stone rejected by you, the builders,
that has become the cornerstone.’
Acts 4:11
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
Luke 5:32 sin repentance conversion
While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud cast a shadow over them. Then a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
Matthew 17:5 God joy
I write these things to you
who believe in the name of the Son of God
so that you may know
that you have eternal life.
1 John 5:13 eternal life faith
To anyone who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself overcame and sat with my Father on his throne.
Revelation 3:21 overcoming reward heaven
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, then the one who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwells in you.
Romans 8:11 Spirit life
We also know
that the Son of God has come
and given us understanding
so that we can know the one who is true.
And we are in the one who is true,
since we are in his Son Jesus Christ.
He is the true God and eternal life.
1 John 5:20 understanding truth eternal life
I have made your name known to them,
and I will make it known,
so that the love with which you loved me
may be in them, and I in them.
John 17:26 love prayer
At the appointed time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:6 sacrifice transformation
I press on toward the finishing line to win the heavenly prize to which God has called me in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14 reward calling

But for that very reason I was treated mercifully, so that in me Jesus Christ might exhibit his inexhaustible patience, making me an example for those who would come to believe in him for eternal life.