1 Corinthians 1:18

The Message of the Cross

1:18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:21

1:21 For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.

Acts 2:47

2:47 praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.

Romans 1:16

The Power of the Gospel

1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Romans 1:2

1:2 This gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

Colossians 2:15

2:15 Disarming the rulers and authorities, he has made a public disgrace of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Ephesians 2:8

2:8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Ephesians 2:2

2:2 in which you formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,

Ephesians 1:9

1:9 He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,