Doing Works

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness”; and he was called the friend of God.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?

Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified? — read the full passage →

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

For sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace.

We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; — read the full passage →

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.” — read the full passage →

but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

If you love me, keep my commandments.

He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”

The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat,

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. — read the full passage →

The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. — read the full passage →

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names. — read the full passage →

A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. — read the full passage →

If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this. — read the full passage →

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →

Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, — read the full passage →

In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;

Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.

Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well. — read the full passage →

My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality. — read the full passage →

But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

If we are faithless, he remains faithful. He can’t deny himself.”

If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my Good News,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? — read the full passage →

For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.

who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,

Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!”

Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. — read the full passage →

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.