Matthew 5:16

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Summary

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Your light

1 John 1:5

And

1 Peter 4:11

Your father

Bible References

Your light

All this especially, because you know this critical time and that it is time for you to wake from your sleep, for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.

For once you were sheer darkness, but now, as Christians, you are light itself. You must live like children of light,

so that you will be blameless and honest, faultless children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted age, in which you appear like stars in a dark world,

to make your lives worthy of God who invites you into his kingdom and his glory.

So we must not sleep like other men, but we must be vigilant and composed.

But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

This is the message that we heard from him and announce to you: God is light; there is no darkness in him at all.

And

When you are very fruitful and show yourselves to be disciples of mine, my Father is honored.

the secrets of his heart are exposed, and he will fall down on his face and worship God, and declare that God is really among you.

The way you stand the test of this service must do honor to God, through your fidelity to what you profess as to the good news of Christ, and through the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others;

and they praised God for me.

when on that Day he comes to be honored in his people, and wondered at in all who believe in him??ecause our testimony has been confirmed in you.

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.

If one preaches, let him do it like one who utters the words of God; if one does some service, let him do it as with strength which God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Your father

so that you may show yourselves true sons of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on bad and good alike, and makes the rain fall on the upright and the wrongdoers.

This, therefore, is the way you are to pray: 'Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered!

And you must not call anyone on earth your father, for you have only one father, your heavenly Father.

He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Father, your name be revered! Your kingdom come!