“Yet God, with underserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty of our sins. For God presented Jesus as a sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God, when they believe that Jesus sacrificed His life, shedding His blood.” (Romans 3:24-25, NLT)
“Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. But remember that they will have to face God, who will judge everyone, both the living and the dead.” (1 Peter 4:4-5, NLT)