Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
-- 2 Corinthians 5:17
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
-- Jeremiah 29:11
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
-- 1 Peter 1:3
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
-- Psalm 37:7
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
-- 1 John 3:16
