The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.
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.
He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
(Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.)
because they did not believe in God and did not trust his saving power.
A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.
For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak,
They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!”
If you are righteous, what do you give to him? Or what does he receive from your hand? Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, and your righteousness a son of man.
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