GOD IS HOLY

Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy. – Psalm 99:9

Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth. 

– Psalm 96:9

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”- Isaiah 6:3 

For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome.  The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong; 

-Psalm 5:4-5

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. -Proverbs 6:16-19 

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned.  - Romans 5:12

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, - Romans 3:23

“There is no one righteous, not even one; - Romans 3:10

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.  – Romans 6:23

Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. - Revelation 20:15 

“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” 

– Matthew 25:46  

A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. 

– Proverbs 21:2

Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins. - Ecclesiastes 7:20

All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. – Psalm 14:3 

Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.- Romans 5:18-19

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. – Romans 5:8

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. –2 Corinthians 5:21

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. – 1 Peter 3:18

He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. - Romans 4:25

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. – John 14:6

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” – Acts 4:12

There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 

- Proverbs 14:12 

Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. - John 17:3

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. – Ephesians 2:8-9

 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. 

- Romans 9:16

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

– Hebrews 11:6

“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved— Acts 16:31 

“But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.” – Hebrews 10:38 

We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first. - Hebrews 3:14 

But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. - Matthew 24:13

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. – John 3:36

He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might - 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. – Matthew 10:28

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” – Revelation 21:8

There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. – John 12: 48

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. – Matthew 25:41

“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” – Mark 1:15

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, - Acts 3:19

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again - John 3:3

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16

Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. – James 4:14

For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. 

- 2 Corinthians 6:2 

“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. - Romans 10:13

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. -  Romans 10:9

Dear Jesus,  

I confess that I am a sinner. I repent of my sins and ask for Your forgiveness. 

I believe You died on the cross so that I might be accepted as a child of God. I trust in You alone for my salvation and will follow You as my Lord and Savior. 

Thank You for saving me and giving me eternal life. Amen. 

I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. 

- Luke 15:7

Now that you’ve received Jesus Christ as your Savior, what’s next? You can begin growing spiritually by:

A good place to start is in the New Testament book of Mark.  

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16-17

TALK TO GOD.  Take time daily to thank God for what He has done for you and ask Him to help you live for Him.  

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:6-7

Find a Bible-teaching church and attend faithfully.  

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. – Hebrews 10:24-25 

Share what Jesus has done for you with everyone you know! 

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” – Matthew 4:19

Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. - Mark 16:15

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. – Matthew 24:14