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Good Deeds To Go To Heaven
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For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? — read the full passage →
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? — read the full passage →
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. — read the full passage →
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Who will render to every man according to his deeds: — read the full passage →
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. — read the full passage →
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — read the full passage →
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. — read the full passage →
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. — read the full passage →
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: — read the full passage →
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, — read the full passage →
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. — read the full passage →
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
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