45 Bible Verses about Acceptance

wherefore be kindly affected to one another, as Christ was to you, that you might glorify God.

for he saith, " I have heard thee in a favourable time, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee." now this is the favourable time; this is that day of salvation.

to display the glory of his grace, which has render'd us acceptable by his beloved son:

for, if by rejecting them, the world may be reconciled; what shall their restoration be, but a general resurrection?

but in truth, added he, no prophet was ever well received in his own country.

for they set out upon account of the gospel, and refus'd to take any thing of the Gentiles.

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God.

it is a proposition worthy to be believ'd, and be embrac'd by all, that Jesus Christ is come into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the greatest.

since with God there is no respect of persons.

wherefore I studiously endeavour, whether staying in it, or departing out of it, to be acceptable to him.

for do I now act in obedience to men, or to God? or do I seek to please men? if I had hitherto pleased men, I should not have been the servant of Christ.

'tis true, faith comes by preaching, and preaching is by the divine appointment.

but in every nation, he that feareth him, and acts justly, is acceptable to him.

let every man continue in the same state he was in when he turn'd christian.

for what a man gives with a ready mind, according to his abilities, is well received; but not when he goes beyond his circumstances.

Christ is of no use to you, whoever of you seek to be justified by the law; you have lost all interest in the gospel-dispensation.

I am come in my father's name, and you receive me not: if another should come in his own name, him you will receive.

therefore the inheritance is of faith, that it might be meerly of favour, to the end the promise might be assured to all his posterity, not to that part only who have the law, but to that also who have the faith of Abraham, the father of us all, as it is written,

for if you openly confess, that Jesus is the Lord, and sincerely believe, that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

nor do we fail of giving thanks to God continually, that, when you received the word of God, which we preach, you did not receive it as the doctrine of men, but as a doctrine that appears to be truly divine, by the influences it displays in you, who believe.

to proclaim the favourable year of the Lord."

he came unto his own, and his own received him not.

but as for us, our minds are possessed with the hopes of justification by faith.

let not him that eateth, despise him that does not; and let not him that refrains, pass censure on him that eateth: for God hath received him.

for not he that commendeth himself, but he whom the Lord commendeth, is the approved.

continue therefore to follow the doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ, as you have receiv'd it:

and come to be glorified by his saints, and to be the object of admiration to all who believed, that the testimony we gave you, would be justified in that day.

for you were passionately affected for those who were in bonds, and were pleas'd at the seizing of your goods, knowing that you have what is more excellent and lasting.

if I testified of my self, my testimony would be suspected.

but he that does wrong shall be punish'd for his injustice: for no regard will be shown to the external characters of men.

then he came to the other, and bid him do the same. and he answered, yes, sir; but went not.

if you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world does hate you.

take notice therefore, that the offers of divine salvation are sent to the Gentiles, and they will receive them.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem, heard that the Samaritans had embraced the word of God, they sent Peter and John,

when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he try'd to associate himself with the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and could not be persuaded that he was a disciple.

by taking wages of other churches, I may have injured them, to do you service.