Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us,

not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.

So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin,

but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.