Titus 3:5
"Twas not for deeds that we had done, but by his steadfast love alone, he saved us through a second birth, renewed us by the Spirit's work,
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is what is proper, pleasing, and perfect.
1 Peter 3:21
Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah,
1 Corinthians 6:11
That is what some of you were! But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah and by the Spirit of our God.
Ephesians 2:4
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us
Ephesians 2:8-9
For by such grace you have been saved through faith. This does not come from you; it is the gift of God
Ephesians 5:26
so that he might make it holy by cleansing it, washing it with water and the word,
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! Because of his great mercy he has granted us a new birth, resulting in an immortal hope through the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah, from the dead
John 3:3-5
Jesus replied to him, "Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born from above he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Colossians 3:10
and have clothed yourselves with the new nature, which is being renewed in full knowledge, consistent with the image of the one who created it.
2 Timothy 1:9
He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own accomplishments, but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in the Messiah Jesus before time began.
Job 9:20
Though I'm in the right, my own mouth will condemn me; though I'm blameless, he'll pronounce me as guilty.
Job 15:14
"What is mankind, that he can be blameless? Or does being born of a woman mean he'll be in the right?
Job 25:4
How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?
Psalm 51:10
God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me.
Psalm 62:12
Also to you, Lord, belongs gracious love, because you reward each person according to what he does. A Davidic Psalm, while he was in the Judean wilderness.
Psalm 86:5
Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you.
Psalm 86:15
But you, Lord, are a compassionate God, merciful and patient, with unending gracious love and faithfulness.
Psalm 130:7
Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is gracious love, along with abundant redemption.
Psalm 143:2
Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no living person is righteous in your sight.
Isaiah 57:12
"I will denounce your righteousness and your works, for your collections of idols will not benefit you.
Micah 7:18
Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.
Luke 1:50
His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.
Luke 1:54
He helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
Luke 1:72
He has shown mercy to our ancestors and remembered his holy covenant,
Luke 1:78
Because of the tender mercy of our God, his light from on high has visited us,
Luke 10:27-29
He answered, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. And you must love your neighbor as yourself."
Romans 3:20
Therefore, God will not justify any human being by means of the actions prescribed by the Law, for through the Law comes the full knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:28
For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the actions prescribed by the Law.
Romans 4:5
However, to someone who does not work, but simply believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
Romans 9:11
Yet before their children had been born or had done anything good or bad (so that God's plan of election might continue to operate
Romans 9:16
Therefore, God's choice does not depend on a person's will or effort, but on God himself, who shows mercy.
Romans 9:30
What can we say, then? Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, have attained righteousness, a righteousness that comes through faith.
Romans 11:6
But if this is by grace, then it is no longer on the basis of actions. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
Galatians 2:16
yet we know that a person is not justified by doing what the Law requires, but rather by the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah. We, too, have believed in the Messiah Jesus so that we might be justified by the faithfulness of the Messiah and not by doing what the Law requires, for no human being will be justified by doing what the Law requires.
Galatians 3:16-21
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. It doesn't say "descendants," referring to many, but "your descendant," referring to one person, who is the Messiah.
Ephesians 1:6-7
so that we would praise his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One.
Ephesians 4:23
to be renewed in your mental attitude,
Titus 3:4
In grace our Savior God appeared, to make his love for mankind clear.
Hebrews 4:16
So let us keep on coming boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 6:6
and who have fallen away, as long as they continue to crucify the Son of God to their own detriment by exposing him to public ridicule.
1 Peter 2:10
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.