39 Bible Verses about christianity

And, when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And so it came about that, for a whole year, they attended the meetings of the Church there, and taught a large number of people; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called 'Christians.'

But you are Christ's and Christ is God's.

But, if a man suffers as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed of it; let him bring honour to God even though he bears that name.

It is by this that every one will recognize you as my disciples--by your loving one another."

All who became believers in Christ held everything for the common use;

It would, indeed, have been better for them not to have known the Way of Righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn away from the holy Command delivered to them.

My children, do not let our love be mere words, or end in talk; let it be true and show itself in acts.

In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.

And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

And, if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is without meaning, and our faith without meaning also!

Let every one remain in that condition of life in which he was when the Call came to him.

I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you were not then able to take it. No, and even now you are not able; you are still worldly.

So we, by our union in Christ, many though we are, form but one body, and individually we are related one to another as its parts.

A week later they met to circumcise the child, and were about to call him 'Zechariah' after his father,

For, if we were "beside ourselves," it was in God's service! If we are not in our senses, it is in yours!

The Presiding-Officer should not be a recent convert, that he may not be blinded by pride and fall under the same condemnation as the Devil.

Ways of serving differ, yet the Master is the same;

There is but one Body and one Spirit, just as there was but one hope set before you when you received your Call.

Together you are the Body of Christ, and individually its parts.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News; it is the power of God which brings Salvation to every one who believes in Christ, to the Jew first, but also to the Greek.

Under all circumstances let your lives be worthy of the Good News of the Christ: so that, whether I come and see you, or whether I hear of your affairs at a distance, I may know that you are standing firm, animated by one spirit, and joining with one heart in a common struggle for the Faith taught by the Good News,

There is not one of us whose life concerns himself alone, and not one of us whose death concerns himself alone;

For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.

You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism--how I persecuted the Church of God to an extent beyond belief, and made havoc of it,

For there are many--of whom I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears--who are living in enmity to the cross of the Christ.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.')

But I, Brothers, could not speak to you as men with spiritual insight, but only as worldly-minded-mere infants in the Faith of Christ.

But now, because you are lukewarm, neither hot not cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

But, if there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead, then even Christ has not been raised;

We, for Christ's sake, are 'fools,' but you, by your union with Christ, are men of discernment. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are despised.

These Jews of Beroea were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the Message with great readiness, and daily examined the Scriptures to see if what was said was true.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;

May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

Give my greeting to every one of the People of Christ Jesus. The Brothers who are with me send your their greetings.

What have I to do with judging those outside the Church? Is it not for you to judge those who are within the Church,

For the man who was a slave when he was called to the master's service is the Master's freed-man; so, too, the man who was free when called is Christ's slave.

I mean this, that every one of you says either 'I follow Paul,' or 'I Apollos,' or 'I Kephas,' or 'I Christ.'

The night is almost gone; the day is near. Therefore let us have done with the deeds of Darkness, and arm ourselves with the weapons of Light.