And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible to bring them back to repent again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God and exposing him to public shame.

But if it grows thorns and weeds, it is worth nothing; it is in danger of being cursed by God and will be destroyed by fire.

"I am sorry that I made Saul king; he has turned away from me and disobeyed my commands." Samuel was angry, and all night long he pleaded with the LORD.

We have not been disloyal to you; we have not disobeyed your commands.

Inexperienced people die because they reject wisdom. Stupid people are destroyed by their own lack of concern.

Bad people will get what they deserve. Good people will be rewarded for their deeds.

Then it goes out and brings seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the beginning."

If you see a believer commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray to God, who will give that person life. This applies to those whose sins do not lead to death. But there is sin which leads to death, and I do not say that you should pray to God about that.

With their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your fellowship meals. They take care only of themselves. They are like clouds carried along by the wind, but bringing no rain. They are like trees that bear no fruit, even in autumn, trees that have been pulled up by the roots and are completely dead.

They are like wild waves of the sea, with their shameful deeds showing up like foam. They are like wandering stars, for whom God has reserved a place forever in the deepest darkness.

For there is no longer any sacrifice that will take away sins if we purposely go on sinning after the truth has been made known to us.

While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me. I protected them, and not one of them was lost, except the man who was bound to be lost---so that the scripture might come true.

Do not let anyone deceive you in any way. For the Day will not come until the final Rebellion takes place and the Wicked One appears, who is destined to hell.

But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful desires, which pull them down to ruin and destruction.

But the heavens and the earth that now exist are being preserved by the same command of God, in order to be destroyed by fire. They are being kept for the day when godless people will be judged and destroyed.

That beast was once alive, but lives no longer; it is about to come up from the abyss and will go off to be destroyed. The people living on earth whose names have not been written before the creation of the world in the book of the living, will all be amazed as they look at the beast. It was once alive; now it no longer lives, but it will reappear.

And the beast that was once alive, but lives no longer, is itself an eighth king who is one of the seven and is going off to be destroyed.

To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see.

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.

so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.

"I am telling you the truth: those who hear my words and believe in him who sent me have eternal life. They will not be judged, but have already passed from death to life.

For what my Father wants is that all who see the Son and believe in him should have eternal life. And I will raise them to life on the last day."

But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have life.

Then he led them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

They answered, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved---you and your family."

If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved.

For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved.

God did not choose us to suffer his anger, but to possess salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

The result is that all who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in sin, will be condemned.

God called you to this through the Good News we preached to you; he called you to possess your share of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

They are for you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation which is ready to be revealed at the end of time.

Who can defeat the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.