New Christian

For someone starting out as a Christian, a few questions come first: what the good news is, what has changed, and where to begin reading. These passages are common starting points. Reading them with other people helps.

Passages to start with

1. John 3:16-17

   The best-known summary of the good news, with the verse that follows it: God sent his Son not to judge the world, “but that the world should be saved through him”.

   Read John 3:16-17 in full

2. Ephesians 2:8-9

   Paul on how a person is saved: “by grace you have been saved through faith”, as a gift and not as something earned.

   Read Ephesians 2:8-9 in full

3. Romans 10:9-10

   A short statement of Christian faith: confessing “that Jesus is Lord” and believing that God raised him from the dead.

   Read Romans 10:9-10 in full

4. 2 Corinthians 5:17

   What Paul says has changed: “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation”.

   Read 2 Corinthians 5:17 in full

5. Acts 2:42

   What the first believers kept doing together: the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, “the breaking of bread, and prayer”.

   Read Acts 2:42 in full

6. Philippians 1:6

   A reason for patience with slow growth: “he who began a good work in you will complete it”.

   Read Philippians 1:6 in full

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Written with the help of an AI model. Scripture quotations are checked against the World English Bible. Approved by HisFullGlory. Not reviewed by a theological reader.