27 Bible Verses about Doing God's Works
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For he has made us, creating us through our union with Christ Jesus for the life of goodness which God had predestined us to live.
When they heard this, they were stung to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
Then I said, 'What am I to do, sir?' The Lord said to me, 'Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told of all you are destined to do.'
A man came up to him and said, "Master, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?"
As he was starting again on his journey, a man came running up to him, and knelt at his feet and asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"
Then an expert in the Law got up to test him and said, "Master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"
A member of the council asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"
"Everyone, therefore, who listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it, will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
If anyone comes to me and listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it, I will show you whom he is like.
It is not everyone who says to me 'Lord! Lord!' who will get into the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father in heaven.
And anyone who listens to this teaching of mine and does not act upon it, will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Therefore, you must always treat other people as you would like to have them treat you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Jesus answered them, "The work God has for you is to believe in the messenger that he has sent to you."
And he said, "What is it?" They said to him, "About Jesus of Nazareth, who in the eyes of God and of all the people was a prophet mighty in deed and word,
Jesus said to them, "My food is doing the will of him who has sent me, and finishing his work.
But I have higher testimony than John's, for the things that my Father has intrusted to me to accomplish, the very things that I am doing, are proof that my Father has sent me,
We must carry on the work of him who has sent me while the daylight lasts. Night is coming, when no one can do any work.
Jesus answered, "I have let you see many good things from the Father; which of them do you mean to stone me for?"
If I had not done things before them that no one else ever did they would not be guilty of sin. But as it is, they have seen both me and my Father, and they have hated us both.
"Men of Israel, listen to what I say. Jesus of Nazareth, as you know, was a man whom God commended to you by the wonders, portents, and signs that God did right among you through him.
If Timothy reaches you, put him at his ease among you, for he is devoted to the Lord's work, just as I am.
To him who is victorious and continues to the end to do the things that please me, I will give authority over the heathen??27 just such authority as I received from my Father; he will shepherd them with an iron staff and shatter them like earthen jars!??28 and I will give him the morning star.
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