We love Him because He first loved us.
(1 John 4:19 NKJV)
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8 NKJV)
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. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
(Romans 10:9-10 NKJV)
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.
(John 3:16 NKJV)
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
(Psalms 103:12 NKJV)
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
(John 15:13 NKJV)
For by grace you have been saved through faith,
and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
not of works, lest anyone should boast.
(Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV)
Sample Prayer
Jesus, You loved me so much that You died for me on the cross. You paid the debt I owed for my sins by Your shed blood. I thank You, Lord. I was trying to be good enough to be accepted, when “what” I needed to do was “first” receive You as “Savior and Lord“. Then, I confessed my sins to You, and You cleaned me up and removed the guilt I felt about my sins. I believe I have been saved by Your grace, because of my faith in You. Because You rose on the third day and defeated death, I can expect to be with You for all eternity. Thank You Lord.