Thematic Bible: Works encouraged
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Good » Works encouraged » Insufficient to secure salvation
For, by his favour, have ye been saved, through means of faith, and this hath come to pass - not from you, of God, the free-gift! Not from works, lest anyone should boast.
Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to the peculiar purpose and favour - which was given to us in Christ Jesus before age-during times,
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Wherefore? Because, not by faith but as by works, have they sought it : they have stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
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Knowing, however, that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, nor at all save through faith in Christ Jesus; even we, on Christ Jesus, believed, that we might be declared righteous - by faith in Christ, and not by works of law; because, by works of law, shall no flesh be declared righteous.
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Many, will say unto me, in, that, day, Lord! Lord! did we not, in thy name, prophesy, and, in thy name, cast, demons, out, - and, in thy name, many works of power, perform? And, then, will I confess unto them, Never, have I acknowledged you, - Depart from me, ye workers of lawlessness!
Inasmuch as, by works of law, shall no flesh be declared righteous before him, - through law, in fact, is discovery of sin.
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If, however, by favour, no longer of works; else, favour, no longer proveth to be favour!
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But, when, the graciousness and affection for man of our Saviour God, shone forth, Not by works which we had done in righteousness, but, according to his mercy, he saved us - through means of the bathing of a new birth, and the moulding anew of Holy Spirit. -
Good » Works encouraged » Examples of
I know thy works, and thy toil, and endurance, and that thou canst not bear bad men, and thou hast tried them who were affirming themselves to be apostles, and they were not, and hast found them false;
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Now, in Joppa, there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which, being translated, means Dorcas a Gazelle . The same, was full of good works and alms which she was doing.
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For I hungered, and ye gave me to eat, I thirsted, and ye gave me drink, a stranger, was I, and ye took me home, Naked, and ye clothed me, sick, and ye visited me, in prison, was I, and ye came unto me.
Unceasingly, remembering - your work of faith and labour of love and endurance of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father:
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Remember me, O my God, concerning this, - and do not wipe out my lovingkindnesses, which I have done for the house of my God, and for those keeping charge thereof.
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there came unto him a woman, holding an alabaster-jar of costly perfume, and she poured it down upon his head, as he was reclining. And the disciples, seeing it, were greatly displeased, saying - To what end, this loss?
But Jesus, taking note, said unto them - Why vex ye the woman? for, a seemly work, hath she wrought for me;
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Good » Works encouraged » Furnish a pattern for imitation
Who gave himself up in our behalf, that he might redeem us from all manner of lawlessness, and purify for himself a people as his own treasure - zealous of noble works.
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Faithful, the saying! And, concerning these things, I am minded that thou be strongly affirming, in order that they who have believed God may be careful to be forward, in noble works. These things, are honourable, and profitable unto men;
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In all things, shewing, thyself, an ensample of noble works, - in thine instruction, uncorruptness, gravity,
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Good » Works encouraged » Glorify God
In like manner, let your light shine before men, - that they may see your good works, - and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
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So as to walk worthily of the Lord, unto all pleasing, in every good work, bearing fruit, and growing in the personal knowledge of God,
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Good » Works encouraged » Demonstrate the reality of faith
Having, your behaviour among the nations, honourable, - in order that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, owing to the honourable works they are permitted to behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
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So, also, faith, if it have not works, is dead, by itself. But one will say, - Thou, hast faith, and, I, have works, show me thy faith apart from thy works, and, I, unto thee, will shew, by my works, my faith.
Good » Works encouraged » Enriched life
To be doing good, to be rich in noble works, to be, generous in giving, ready for fellowship, -
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Good » Works encouraged » Tend to summons others to their tasks
And let us attentively consider one another, to provoke unto love and noble works, -
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