Jeremiah 33:11
33:11 Once again there will be sounds
of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms.
Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the
Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the
Lord who rules over all. For the
Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.”
For I, the
Lord, affirm
that I will restore the land to what it was
in days of old.’
Romans 11:6
11:6 And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
Ephesians 1:6-7
1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace
that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
1:7 In him
we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
Ephesians 2:4-8
2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
2:5 even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved! –
2:6 and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
2:7 to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
2:8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;