18 Bible Verses about Acceptance, Of The Gospel

It is a truth highly to be believed, and worthy to be received by all, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners:---of whom I am one of the chief.

Laying aside therefore all filthiness, and excess of malice, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

But he who received the seed into good ground, is one that heareth and understandeth the word, who indeed beareth fruit, and yieldeth, like fertile lands, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.

And these are they who are like seed sown on good ground: such as hear the word, and receive it; and bring forth fruit, some thirty-fold, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

But that on the good ground, are those who having heard the word, retain it in a good and honest heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.

For in the first place I delivered to you, that which I also received, to wit, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures:

this is a certain truth and worthy of all acceptance. For to this end we both labour and suffer reproach, because we have hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.

They therefore that received his word with readiness were baptized: and in that same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John:

Now the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached to you at first, which ye received, and wherein ye stand.

For if he, that cometh to you, preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached; or if ye receive another Spirit which ye have not received, or another gospel which ye have not embraced, ye might indeed bear with him.

I say it again, if any one preach to you any other gospel than what ye have received, let him be accursed.

And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word tho' in much affliction, yet with joy of the holy Ghost.

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord; because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:

And I saw Him saying unto me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

for if the rejecting of them be the reconciling of the world, what will the receiving them again be but life from the dead?

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.