26 Bible Verses about Works Of Faith
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What good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it?
In the same way, faith by itself, if it does not prove itself with actions, is dead.
Do you want proof, you foolish person, that faith without actions is worthless?
But someone may say, "You have faith, and I have actions." Show me your faith without any actions, and I will show you my faith by my actions.
You see that his faith worked together with what he did, and by his actions his faith was made complete.
Our ancestor Abraham was justified by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar, wasn't he?
Likewise, Rahab the prostitute was justified through actions when she welcomed the messengers and sent them away on a different road, wasn't she?
While we were with you, we gave this order: "If anyone doesn't want to work, he shouldn't eat."
Through flattery he'll corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but people who know their God will be strong and take action.
Instead, I first told the people in Damascus and Jerusalem, then all the people in Judea and after that the gentiles to repent, turn to God, and perform deeds that are consistent with such repentance.
With this in mind, we always pray for you, asking that our God might make you worthy of his calling and that through his power he might help you accomplish every good desire and faithful action.
You observe that a person is justified through actions and not through faith alone.
And so, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I am absent, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
They are to do good, to be rich in good actions, to be generous, and to share.
This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have put their faith in God may devote themselves to good actions. These things are good and helpful to other people.
Our own people should also learn to make good deeds a priority when urgent needs arise, so they won't be unproductive.
Women, for their part, should display their beauty by dressing modestly and decently in appropriate clothes, not with elaborate hairstyles or by wearing gold, pearls, or expensive clothes, but through good actions. This is proper for women who claim to revere God.
In the same way, let your light shine before people in such a way that they will see your good actions and glorify your Father in heaven."
Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them.
But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may become evident that his actions have God's approval."
In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring.
Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.
Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who believes in me will also do what I'm doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I'm going to the Father.
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