'Acceptance' in the Bible

to proclaim the year of acceptance with the Lord."

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

All depends on faith, and for this reason--that acceptance with God might be an act of pure grace,

For if their rejection brings reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?

Now food will not commend us to God nor bring us close to Him; we are no worse off if we do not eat, nor are we better if we do eat.

For He says,“At the acceptable time (the time of grace) I listened to you,And I helped you on the day of salvation.” Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—

It is evident, too, that no one can find acceptance with God simply by obeying the Law, because "the righteous shall live by faith,"

Christ has become nothing to any of you who are seeking acceptance with God through the Law: you have fallen away from grace.

*We* have not, for through the Spirit we wait with longing hope for an acceptance with God which is to come through faith.

[it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation].

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.

when He comes on that day to be glorified in His people and to be wondered at among all who have believed, including you--because you believed the testimony which we brought for your acceptance.

nor to pay attention to legends (fables, myths) and endless genealogies, which give rise to useless speculation and meaningless arguments rather than advancing God’s program of instruction which is grounded in faith [and requires surrendering the entire self to God in absolute trust and confidence].

This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them.

This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance.

and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye,