James 1:25

Doers Of The Message, Not Just Hearers

²⁴ for he looks at himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what sort of person he is. ²⁵ But he that looks intently into the perfect law of liberty, and remains constant, being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his deed. ²⁶ If any one among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

Forgetful Hearer

Law of Liberty

O God

No

Luke 11:28

And he said: Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

John 13:17

If you know these things, blessed are you, if you do them.

Galatians 5:1

Stand firm, therefore, in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and be not held fast again in the yoke of bondage.

James 2:12

So speak, and so act, as those who shall be judged by the law of liberty.

1 Peter 2:16

as being free, and yet not using your freedom as a cloak for malice, but as servants of God.

Luke 6:47-49

Every one that comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like.

John 8:31-32

Then said Jesus to those Jews that believed on him: If you continue in my word, you are my disciples indeed,

John 8:36

Therefore, if the Son make you free, you shall be free indeed.

John 15:9-10

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.

Acts 2:42

And they attended constantly to the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

Acts 13:43

Now, after the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them, and persuaded them to continue faithful to the grace of God.

Acts 26:22

Having, therefore, obtained help from God, I have stood till this day, testifying both to small and to great, saying nothing else than the things which the prophets and Moses did say should come to pass:

Romans 2:7-8

to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life:

Romans 7:12

Therefore, the law is holy, and the commandment, holy and just and good.

Romans 7:22-23

For, in the inward man, I delight in the law of God:

Romans 8:15

For you have not again received the spirit of bondage, that you may fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father.

Romans 11:22

Behold, then, the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell,. severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise, you also shall be cut off.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my be loved brethren, be firm, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; for you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Make trial of yourselves, whether you are in the faith; put yourselves to the proof. Do you not know your own selves, that Christ Jesus is in you? unless you be without proof.

Galatians 2:4

I acted thus indeed on account of false brethren, stealthily brought in, who stole in to spy out our freedom, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

Colossians 1:23

if you continue in the faith, founded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, have been made a minister.

1 Timothy 2:15

but they shall be saved by the bearing of children, if they continue in faith and love and holiness with sobriety.

1 Timothy 4:16

Take heed to yourself, and to your teaching; continue in them; for by doing this, you will save both yourself, and those who hear you.

Hebrews 12:15

taking care, lest any one slight the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness spring up and trouble you, and by this many be defiled;

James 1:23-24

For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a mirror:

1 John 2:24

Let that, therefore, abide in you which you have heard from the beginning. If that abide in you which you have heard from the beginning, you also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.

Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying: Write, Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from this time. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.

Revelation 22:14

Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they may go through the gates into the city.