10 Essential Bible Verses for a Christian

If you were asked what you understand being a good Christian to mean, what would you answer? Certainly, you would say obeying God's commandments, living in holiness, loving one's neighbor, or simply living as Jesus Christ lived on earth. However, when the time comes to put these truths into practice, we don't always go about it the right way. Fortunately, in the Scriptures, we also find practical keys for being a Christian who lives their faith "in spirit and in truth". Whether you are Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox, we have chosen for you 10 bible passages that a believer in Jesus Christ must absolutely know and keep in mind.

10 words from the Bible that every child of God must know

Every Christian needs God's grace

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

Like Jesus, the Christian is called to bear good fruit

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10)

The Holy Spirit, the believer's best friend

“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” (John 14:26)

The Joy of the Lord is our strength

“Rejoice always” (1 Thessalonians 5:16)

Prayer is as essential as breathing

“Pray continually” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

The Christian cannot do without love

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35)

Singing psalms is indispensable for strengthening us

“speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:19)

The Christian thanks God at all times

“always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Ephesians 5:20)

What the Christian must not forget...

“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” (Hebrews 13:2)

The Christian forgives everything

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32)

Frequently Asked Questions about Bible Verses

What is the most important verse in the Bible?

In the Gospels, Jesus invites us to follow him and keep his teachings in our hearts to do God's will. He himself summarizes all his teaching in these four verses: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:37-40)

What is the most beautiful phrase in the Bible?

The Bible is filled with touching, powerful, and poetic phrases. As God's living word, it can speak to each of us differently. Everything speaks of God's love for humanity. Here is one of the Bible's most beautiful passages from the poetic book Song of Songs, describing this passionate love: “Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. My beloved spoke and said to me, ‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.’” (Song of Songs 2:8-10)

What is the most important message in the Bible?

For Christians, the paramount message revealed in the Bible is found in the Gospels. It is the Good News to be proclaimed to all nations: God sent his only Son, and through Him, every person is saved and can have Eternal Life. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)