24 Bible Verses about Works Of Faith
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My brothers, what is the good of a man's saying he has faith, if he has no good deeds to show? Can faith save him?
But do you want proof, my senseless friend, that faith without good deeds amounts to nothing?
But someone may say, "You have faith, and I good deeds." Show me your faith without any good deeds, and I will show you my faith by my good deeds.
You see that in his case faith and good deeds worked together; faith found its highest expression in good deeds,
Was not our forefather Abraham made upright for his good deeds, for offering his son Isaac on the altar?
Was not even Rahab the prostitute made upright for her good deeds, in entertaining the scouts and sending them off by a different road?
When I was with you, I gave you this rule: "If anyone refuses to work, give him nothing to eat!"
but first to the people of Damascus and Jerusalem and then all over Judea, and even to the heathen I preached that they must repent and turn to God and live as men who have repented should.
To this end we always pray for you too, asking our God to find you worthy of the call he has given you, and by his power to fulfil every desire you may have for goodness, and every effort of your faith,
You see a man is made upright by his good deeds and not simply by having faith.
So, my dear friends, as you have always been obedient, with reverence and awe make every effort to insure your salvation, not simply as though I were with you, but all the more because I am away.
Charge them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, open-handed and generous,
This is a trustworthy teaching, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who believe in God may make it their business to do good. All this is right and beneficial to mankind.
Have our people learn to make it their business to do good, so as to meet these pressing demands and not live unfruitful lives.
Women for their part are to dress modestly and sensibly in proper clothes, not adorning themselves by braiding their hair or with gold or pearls or expensive clothing, but, as is appropriate for women who profess to be religious, with good actions.
Your light must burn in that way among men so that they will see the good you do, and praise your Father in heaven.
Live upright lives among the heathen, so that even if they charge you with being evil-doers, they may from observing the uprightness of your conduct come to praise God on the Day of Judgment.
But everyone who is living the truth will come to the light, to show that his actions have been performed in dependence upon God.
for we can never forget before our God and Father your energetic faith, your loving service, and your unwavering expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I tell you, whoever believes in me will do such things as I do, and things greater yet, because I am going to the Father.
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