Hebrews 11:6New International Version (NIV) 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. God helps me to grow and nurture a kind of faith that can...

Hebrews 11:5New International Version (NIV) 5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. When I have an...

Hebrews 11:4New International Version (NIV) 4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead. Faith is not doctrine or...

Hebrews 11:3New International Version (NIV) 3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Faith is important. It is a way of being to approach God. You are to believe two things....

Hebrews 11:1-2New International Version (NIV) Faith in Action 11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. When you approach God, you must have faith. If you do not have faith,...

Romans 12:1-2New International Version (NIV) A Living Sacrifice 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the...

Ephesians 4:22-24New International Version (NIV) 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self,which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new...