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God loves us Our response God’s gift of salvation
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John 3:16-17 (New Living Translation) Romans 10:9-10 (New Living Translation) Ephesians 2:4-9 (New Living Translation)
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“For this is how God loved the world: He
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If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us
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gave his one and only Son, so that everyone and believe in your heart that God raised so much, 5that even though we were dead
who believes in him will not perish but have him from the dead, you will be saved. For 10
because of our sins, he gave us life when he
eternal life. 17God sent his Son into the world it is by believing in your heart that you are raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by
not to judge the world, but to save the world made right with God, and it is by openly God’s grace that you have been saved!) 6For
through him. declaring your faith that you are saved. he raised us from the dead along with Christ
and seated us with him in the heavenly realms
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No one is perfect because we are united with Christ Jesus.
Acts 2:36-41 (New Living Translation) 7
So God can point to us in all future ages as
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“So let everyone in Israel know for certain examples of the incredible wealth of his grace
Romans 3:23-24 (New Living Translation) that God has made this Jesus, whom you and kindness toward us, as shown in all he
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For everyone has sinned; we all fall short crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”- has done for us who are united with Christ
of God’s glorious standard. 24Yet God, in 37
Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and Jesus.8God saved you by his grace when you
his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. they said to him and to the other apostles, believed. And you can’t take credit for this;
He did this through Christ Jesus when he “Brothers, what should we do?” 38
Peter it is a gift from God. 9Salvation is not a reward
freed us from the penalty for our sins. replied, “Each of you must repent of your for the good things we have done, so none
sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the of us can boast about it.
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name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of
Romans 6:23 (New Living Translation) your sins. Then you will receive the gift of
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For the wages of sin is death, but the free
the Holy Spirit. 39
This promise is to you, to
gift of God is eternal life through Christ
your children, and to those far away[a]—all
Jesus our Lord.
who have been called by the Lord our God.”
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Then Peter continued preaching for a long
Jesus is our way back to God time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save
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Those who believed what Peter said were
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“No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. baptized and added to the church that day
“We have no idea where you are going, so —about 3,000 in all.
how can we know the way?”6Jesus told him,
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one
can come to the Father except through me.