Have you ever wanted to know what the Bible says about certain topics such as salvation, obedience, peace, prayer, and sin, to name a few? Then, you've come to the right place. Here, LWF provides Scripture references for key topics that concern many people who are searching and growing in their faith. For further study on any of these topics, visit the LWF Resource Center.
| All Scripture references from the King James or New King James Versions | |
Salvation |
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| John 3:16 | For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
| Romans 3:10 | As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: |
| Romans 3:23 | For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. |
| Romans 6:23 | For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord; |
| Titus 3:5 | Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; |
| Ephesians 2:8-9 | 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. |
| Romans 5:8 | But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. |
| Acts 16:31 | And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. |
| 1 John 5:13 | These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God: that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. |
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Assurance |
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| 1 John 5:13 | These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God: that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. |
| Hebrews 11:1 | Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. |
| John 5:6 | When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? |
| John 19:34-35 | 34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. 35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. |
| 1 John 5:6-13 | 6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God: that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. |
| John 5:24 | Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. |
| 1 John 2:3-6 | 3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. |
| 1 John 3:14 | We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. |
| 1 John 5:10, 13 | 10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God: that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. |
| John 2:23-24 | 23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, |
| Romans 3:23 | For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; |
| Titus 3:5 | Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; |
| Ephesians 2:8-9 | 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. |
| Romans 5:8 | But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. |
| 1 John 1:7 | But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. |
| Acts 16:31 | And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. |
| Acts 4:12 | Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. |
| John 14:6 | Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. |
| John 6:37 | All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. |
| John 1:12 | But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. |
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Prayer |
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| Matthew 7:7-8 | 7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. |
| Philippians 4:6 | Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:17 | Pray without ceasing. |
| 1 Timothy 2:1 | I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; |
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Sin |
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| Romans 3:23 | For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; |
| Romans 6:23 | For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| 1 John 1:9 | If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
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Obedience |
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| John 14:15 | If ye love me, keep my commandments. |
| John 15:10 | If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. |
| Hebrews 11:6 | But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. |
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Complacency |
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| 1 Corinthians 15:58 | Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. |
| Galatians 6:9 | And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. |
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Guilt |
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| Psalms 32:1-2 | 1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. |
| Romans 8:33-34 | 33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. |
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Peace |
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| John 14:1, 27 | 1Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. |
| Philippians 4:7 | And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. |
