Bible Verses About The Christian Faith

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

Direct biblical call to contend for the once-delivered faith.

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

Direct sound doctrine passage.

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Calls believers to continue in the faith.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Command to hold the profession of faith without wavering.

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Faith guards believers for salvation.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Defines faith and hope in simple terms.

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

Uses the words of the faith and good doctrine together.

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

Sound in the faith language.

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Direct Bible phrase one faith, one baptism.

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

Speaks of shipwreck concerning the faith.

Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Supports keeping the faith in sound words.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

A direct sound doctrine command, though broad.

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

Warns against strange doctrines.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Faith comes by hearing the word of Christ.

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

Warns against different doctrine and sound words.

But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Word manifested through entrusted preaching

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Apostles' doctrine and fellowship

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Mystery of the faith

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Children of God by faith in Christ

Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

Keep the faith between yourself and God

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Shows Scripture training for salvation through faith.

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

Faith upholds rather than destroys the law

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

Word of faith preached

Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

Faith and hope in God through Christ

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

Adds virtue to faith.