REFERENCE VERSES FOR FAITH PRINCIPLES We are all sinners Rom 3:23 We are all sinners Is 53:6 We have all chosen our own way Our Sin keeps us away from God Is 59:2 Sin separates man from God Rom 6:23 Sin results in death Christ paid the penalty for our sin Rom 5:8 Christ died in our place 1 Pet 3:18 Christ died to bring us into fellowship with God Christ's completed work, not our deeds, brings salvation Eph 2:8,9 Salvation is not based on our own work, but rather God's grace Titus 3:5 God's mercy (and nothing within us) brings us to salvation John 14:6 Only through Christ can we have relationship with God Christ will change our life and redeem us if we ask Him Rev 3:20 He knocks at the door of our heart - asking us to let Him in John 1:12 We need only beleive in Him - acknowledge Him as our Lord John 5:24 Eternal life is for us now if we beleive in Him When we come to Christ, we are changed forever 2 Cor 5:17 Life in Christ makes us into a new being Gal 2:20 Christ is alive within us We are dead to what we used to be before Christ John 10:28,29 Christ gives us permanent, eternal life 2 Tim 1:12 He will keep us 1 John 5:12 True life only is from God We are free, secure and protected because of Him Rom 8:1 There is no condemnation when His Life is in us Rom 8:38,39 No thing can separate us from Christ John 10:28,29 Once in His hand, we can never be taken away Obedience and Submission prove our love for the Lord Rom 12:1 We must submit to Christ's Lordship John 14:21 Our obedience is proof of our love for the Lord 1 John 5:1-3 Because of His Love for us, we want do His will 1 John 2:5 Keeping God's Word proves we are in Him We have been freed from ourselves and the world 1 John 2:15 God's love in us (Christ) is opposite to the world Knowing we are saved 1 John 2:3 We know we are in Him because we desire to do His will Rom 8:16 We know in our Spirit we are His 1 John 5:13 God's Word is for us to prove His salvation to us We are made to be His dwelling place 1 Cor 3:16 Our bodies are His dwelling place God's Word holds our standard 2 Tim 3:16 The Bible is God's handiwork God's Word set's the standards for real life Joshua 1:8 Obedience to the Word brings real prosperity Psalm 119:130 His Word gives us understanding Psalm 119:105 His Word shows us how to live We need to dwell in His Word continuously Josh 1:8 We need to spend time in His Word day and night Jer 15:16 His Word needs to become our life food Job 22:22 His Words need to be a part of our Heart Psalm 119:9 We become purified by His Word Psalm 1:2,3 We bear fruit as we dwell in His Word How to Pray John 15:7 We can know how to pray if we dwell in God's Word Phil 4:6,7 Thank God for all things Prayer conquers anxiety 1 John 5:14 Pray according to His will We need to build each other Matt 18:20 Christ is the center of real fellowship Heb 10:24,25 We need to encourage and build each other through fellowship Col 3:16 We build each other by sharing His Word John 13:34,35 If we are truly His, we will love each other 1 John 3:18 Love is demonstrated by deeds as well as by what we say We need to share our Lord with others and be His Witnesses Matt 10:32 Christ will build us as we proclaim Him to others Rom 1:16 We need not have fear in sharing Christ John 15:5 His life in us causes us to bear fruit Matt 28:19,20 We are commissioned to be His witnesses Need for fellowship with Him (Quiet time) Mark 1:35 Christ had quiet time with the Father 1 Cor 1:9 We were called to fellowship with Christ Psalm 119:147 Pour your heart to Him and wait for His answer Hearing from Him Psalm 5:3 Let Him know your heart and wait for His answer Prov 8:17 If we seek Him, He will find us Jer 29:13 If we seek Him, He will find us Matt 6:6 Be real and pray from the depths of your heart He rewards those that seek Him Is 40:31 He gives us new strength, energy and life Is 41:10 He promises strength and help Jer 33:3 He answers those who call upon Him Ps 107:6 He delivers us from our distress Heb 4:16 He is merciful and graceful to us Matt 7:7,8 He gives to us as we ask from Him We will continue to grow as we dwell in Him Eph 4:15 We are commanded to grow in His Life Heb 6:1 We need to press and become more mature in Him God is in control Rom 8:28,29 All good comes to those that are in Him Phil 4:13 We can cope with anything because of Christ in us God is true Num 23:19 God cannot lie and will do what He says He will do He will help us in temptation Heb 2:18 Christ Himself overcame temptation. He understands us. Psalm 119:9-11 As we immerse ourselves in His word we are strengthened 1 Cor 10:13 Christ is our escape from temptation He continues to re-create us Rom 12:1,2 We are constantly being transformed We are called to purity Gal 5:13 Being saved is no license for sinning 1 Cor 5:11 We are to separate ourselves from sin 1 Cor 6:9,10 An unrepantant heart will not inherit God's kingdom 1 Cor 3:16,17 We are the temple where God dwells