[Jesus said,] ``I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.'' (John 3:5-6)
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 John 2:2)
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. (Romans 3:20) What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, ``Do not covet.'' (Romans 7:7) For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. (Romans 3:28) However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. (Romans 4:5)