Legalism

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? — read the full passage →

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

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.

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. — read the full passage →

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. — read the full passage →

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. — read the full passage →

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

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.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. — read the full passage →

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. — read the full passage →

And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? — read the full passage →

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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.

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. — read the full passage →

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. — read the full passage →

But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. — read the full passage →

The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; — read the full passage →

Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. — read the full passage →

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. — read the full passage →

And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. — read the full passage →

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) — read the full passage →

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, — read the full passage →

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: — read the full passage →

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. — read the full passage →

The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, — read the full passage →

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, — read the full passage →

And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; — read the full passage →

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. — 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 all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. — read the full passage →

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. — read the full passage →

While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar, have I offended any thing at all. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. — read the full passage →

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. — read the full passage →

For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. — read the full passage →

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. — read the full passage →

And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.

There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, — read the full passage →

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; — read the full passage →

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, — read the full passage →

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →