You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;
remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.
but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
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.
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