55 Bible Verses about Faith, As A Body Of Beliefs

but they were only hearing that "He who was once our persecutor is now preaching the faith which he was once destroying";

whereunto I was appointed a herald and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not,) a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth.

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly enlarged; and a great multitude of the priests were obedient to the faith.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

to Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

All that are with me salute thee. Salute those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one cometh to the Father but through me.

but if I should tarry long, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

I marvel that ye are so soon turning from him that called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel; which is not another; only there are certain persons who are troubling you, and seeking to change entirely the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel to you contrary to that which we preached to you, let him be accursed!read more.
As we have said before, so I now say again, If any one preach a gospel to you contrary to that which ye received, let him be accursed!

even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, all of you being sharers of the grace bestowed on me.

Hold the pattern of sound words, which thou heardest from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus; the good trust committed to thee keep through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.

Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God to you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know, this man, being delivered up by the settled purpose and foreknowledge of God, ye, by the hand of godless men, crucified and slew. But God raised him up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

Moreover, brethren, I declare anew to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye received, and wherein ye stand, by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the same word which I preached to you, unless ye believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures;read more.
and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Scriptures;

Yea, let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not regard it as a thing to be grasped at to be on an equality with God, but made himself of no consideration, taking the form of a servant, and becoming like men;read more.
and in what appertained to him appearing as a man, he humbled himself, and was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God, the Father.

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of the whole creation; for in him were created all things, those in the heavens, and those on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things have been created through him and for him; and he is before all things, and in him all things subsist.read more.
And he is the head of the body, the church; since he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that he may be in all things preeminent; for God was pleased that in him all the fullness should dwell, and by him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him, I say, whether the things on earth, or those in the heavens.

True is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness, in him who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.

True is the saying: for if we died with him, we shall also live with him; if we endure, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remaineth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

Let us then, leaving the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, press on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of the laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of everlasting judgment.

But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not after man; for I did not receive it from man nor was I taught it by any man, but it was revealed to me by Jesus Christ.

For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath spoken to you the truth, which I heard from God; this did not Abraham.

For I received of the Lord, what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took a loaf,

All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness;

For prophecy never came by the will of man; but moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke from God.

holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.

Remember what I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my words, they will keep yours also.

For we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.

and the things which thou didst hear from me before many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, such as will be able to teach others also.

For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but had been made eyewitnesses of his majesty.

And when they had published the glad tidings to that city, and had made many disciples, they went back to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch; confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that it is through many afflictions that we mast enter into the kingdom of God.

Watch, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong;

Since, then, we have a great highpriest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not a highpriest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who hath in all points been tempted as we are, without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your advancement and joy in your faith,

As therefore ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministration, for the building up of the body of Christ; till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a fullgrown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

And then will many fall away; and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

and have fallen away, should again be renewed to repentance, since they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to open shame.

But Elymas the magian (for so is his name interpreted) withstood them, seeking so turn away the proconsul from the faith.

Try yourselves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, that Christ Jesus is in you, unless ye are unapproved? But I trust that ye shall know, that we are not unapproved.

But if any one provideth not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

For the love of money is a root of all evils; which some coveting have strayed away from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many pangs.

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest haply we let them slip.

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.

See that ye refuse not him who speaketh. For if they did not escape, who refused him who spoke his will on earth, much more shall not we, if we turn away from him who speaketh from heaven;

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or remain absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

Now the Spirit saith expressly, that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons, through the hypocrisy of speakers of lies, who bear a brand on their own conscience, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from food which God created to be received with thanksgiving, for those who believe and know the truth.read more.
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. If thou lay these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, with which thou art well acquainted.

For of these are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth; men corrupted in their minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision; whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: "The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons."read more.
This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. And be ready always to give an answer to every one that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, but with meekness and fear;

I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith;

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching;

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on everlasting life, to which thou wast called, and didst profess the good profession before many witnesses.