For those stepping into faith for the first time, the Bible offers a wealth of guidance and inspiration. The journey of belief can be both exciting and daunting, filled with questions and newfound hopes. These scriptures serve as a foundation for understanding God’s love, grace, and purpose in your life.
As you explore these verses, you will find encouragement to navigate your path, reassurance of God’s presence, and wisdom for daily living. Each passage is a reminder of the commitment you are making and the promise of a life transformed through faith. Embrace these truths and let them nurture your spirit as you grow in your relationship with Christ.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
So they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.
Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”
And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.
Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him.
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.”
Famous and Strong Quotes about first time believers
Belief creates the actual fact.
Faith is believing in what you can’t see.
Trust yourself, and you will know how to live.
You can make anything by writing.
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
Welcoming New Hearts to Faith
Heavenly Father,
We come before You with gratitude for the gift of faith and the joy of new believers entering Your family. We thank You for their hearts that seek You and for the spark of belief igniting within them. May Your love surround them as they take these first steps on their spiritual journey.
Lord, instill in them a deep understanding of Your word and a thirst for Your presence. Guide them through their doubts and questions, and provide them with a community of support to nurture their faith. Help them to recognize Your hand in their lives, and empower them to share the hope they have found in You.
May their lives be transformed by Your grace, and may they grow in wisdom and devotion. Fill them with the joy of salvation and the assurance of Your everlasting promise. Let their light shine brightly, attracting others to the wonder of Your love.
In Jesus’ name, we pray,
Amen.