But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,
But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.
You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
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