Believe and receive (3/4)

Everyone who seeks a prize submits himself to rigorous self-discipline in every… 1 Corinthians 9:25

Everyone who seeks a prize submits himself to rigorous self-discipline in every respect. They do so to win a perishable crown, while we seek an imperishable one.
1 Corinthians 9:25 self-control reward eternal life
For Christ is the fulfillment of the Law for the justification of all who believe.
Romans 10:4 faith law righteousness

Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with a joy that is indescribable and glorious. For you are achieving the goal of your faith, that is, the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:8-9 faith joy salvation
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you have faith you will see the glory of God?”
John 11:40 faith Jesus
Then Jesus said to those Jews who did believe in him,
“If you remain faithful to my word,
you will truly be my disciples.
You will know the truth,
and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32 truth Word of God following
Jesus answered, “If it is possible! All things are possible for one who has faith.”
Mark 9:23 faith miracles healing
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life;
whoever does not believe in the Son will not see life,
but the wrath of God rests upon him.
John 3:36 eternal life faith obedience
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 Jesus calling
Moreover, the one to whom God grants wealth and possessions and the ability to enjoy them and to find contentment in his toil receives a gift from God.
Ecclesiastes 5:18 money food work
Let us then make every effort to enter into that rest, so that no one may fall by following that example of refusing to believe.
Hebrews 4:11 sabbath obedience rest
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners, yet we know that a man is justified not by the works of the Law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we too came to believe in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in him and not by the works of the Law, for no one will be justified by the works of the Law.
Galatians 2:15-16 faith law righteousness
I am confident that I will behold the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Psalm 27:13 goodness trust
When you pray do not go on babbling endlessly as the pagans do, for they believe that they are more likely to be heard because of their many words.
Matthew 6:7 speaking prayer thoughts
And said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest.”
Luke 9:48 humility Jesus
For one believes in the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
Romans 10:10 faith speaking salvation
What right do you have to pass judgment on someone else’s servant? The master will determine whether that servant will stand or fall. But the servant will be upheld, for the Lord has the power to enable him to stand.
Romans 14:4 faith judgment equipment
Make every effort to present yourself before God as one who is worthy of his approval, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, but who imparts the word of truth without any alteration.
2 Timothy 2:15 honesty truth work
But he is to ask with faith, without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed about by the wind.
James 1:6 trust faith prayer
You must understand, brethren, that it is through him that forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you. All those who believe are justified from all the things from which they could not be justified by the Law of Moses.
Acts 13:38-39 law Jesus forgiveness
But the one who did not know those wishes, and who acted in such a manner as to deserve a beating, will be beaten less severely. Much will be demanded of a person to whom much has been given, and even more will be asked of a person to whom more has been entrusted.
Luke 12:48 righteousness obedience punishment
No one who conceals his transgressions will prosper,
but one who confesses and renounces them will obtain mercy.
Proverbs 28:13 sin confession mercy
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 reward seeking receiving
Bring the tithes in full into the treasury
so that there may be food in my house.
Put me thus to the test,
says the Lord of hosts,
and see if I will not open
the windows of heaven for you
and pour down blessings upon you
without measure.
Malachi 3:10 food blessing giving
Therefore, I say to you: ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Luke 11:9 prayer seeking reliability
Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be accomplished for him.
Mark 11:23 trust faith heart

For the love of Christ urges us forward, once we conclude that one has died for all, and therefore all have died. And he died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves, but for him who for their sakes died and was raised to life.