He (Jesus) entered once into the Most Holy Place and obtained eternal redemption, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood. (Hebrews 9:12 — EHV)

“Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians. They received the word very eagerly and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these things were so.” (Acts 17:11 – EHV)

 “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.  For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. (Matthew 16:24-25 — EHV)

“Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”  ¹⁴ They said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”  ¹⁵ He said to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?”  ¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:13-16 – EHV)

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said, “Who then can be saved?”  Jesus looked at them and said, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”  (Matthew 19:25-26 — EHV) 

As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them. The Israelites were terrified and cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you took us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? . . . ³⁰