James 2:21

Faith And Works

²⁰ But do you want to know, foolish man, that faith apart from works is useless? ²¹ Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? ²² You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;

Good Deeds

Justified by Works

Offered Up Isaac

With God

O God

Abraham

Isaac

Genesis 22:16-18

and said, "I have sworn by myself, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

Genesis 22:9-12

They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.

Joshua 24:3

I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

Psalm 143:2

Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

Isaiah 51:2

Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.

Matthew 3:9

and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

Matthew 25:31-40

"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

Luke 1:73

the oath which he spoke to Abraham, our father,

Luke 16:24

He called out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue. For I am in anguish in this flame.'

Luke 16:30

"He said, 'No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'

John 8:39

They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

John 8:53

Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"

Acts 7:2

He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

Romans 3:20

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:1

What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

Romans 4:12

The father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

Romans 4:16

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

James 2:18

Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

James 2:24

You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.