James 2:14

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What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

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  • Matt 7:26-27 : 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and struck against that house, and it collapsed with a great crash.
  • Matt 7:21-23 : 21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?' 23 Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
  • Jas 1:22-25 : 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—this person will be blessed in what he does.
  • 2 Pet 1:5 : 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; to virtue, knowledge;
  • Heb 11:7-8 : 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverent fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.
  • Heb 13:9 : 9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by God’s grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which have not benefited those who have followed them.
  • Heb 11:17 : 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,
  • Matt 5:20 : 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • 1 Cor 13:2-3 : 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give everything I have to the poor and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
  • 1 Cor 15:2 : 2 Through this gospel you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
  • Luke 6:49 : 49 But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, the house immediately fell, and its destruction was great.
  • Acts 8:13 : 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip, and he marveled as he watched the signs and miracles that were happening.
  • Acts 8:21 : 21 You have no part or share in this ministry because your heart is not right before God.
  • Acts 15:9 : 9 He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
  • Eph 2:8-9 : 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we might walk in them.
  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 We remember your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight, but faith working through love does.
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 This 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 all people.
  • Gal 5:13 : 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
  • 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 The goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.
  • 1 John 5:4-5 : 4 For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
  • Jas 2:16 : 16 and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it?
  • Jas 2:18 : 18 But someone will say, 'You have faith, and I have works.' Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
  • Jas 2:26 : 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
  • 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
  • Rom 2:25 : 25 Circumcision indeed has value if you obey the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
  • 1 Cor 16:22 : 22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let them be accursed. Our Lord, come!

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  • Jas 2:15-18
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    15If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food,

    16and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it?

    17In the same way, faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

    18But someone will say, 'You have faith, and I have works.' Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

  • Jas 2:20-22
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    20Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith without works is useless?

    21Was not our father Abraham justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?

    22You see that his faith was working together with his works, and by works his faith was made perfect.

  • Jas 2:24-26
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    24You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

    25In the same way, was not Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another route?

    26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

  • Jas 2:13
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    13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

  • Rom 4:4-6
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    4Now to the one who works, wages are not counted as a gift but as an obligation.

    5But to the one who does not work but believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.

    6Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

  • Eph 2:8-9
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    8For by grace you have been saved through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

    9not by works, so that no one can boast.

  • Heb 4:2
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    2For we have also received the good news, just as they did. But the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not united with faith in those who heard it.

  • Gal 3:5
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    5Does God supply the Spirit to you and work miracles among you by works of the law or by hearing with faith?

  • Gal 5:6
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    6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight, but faith working through love does.

  • Titus 3:8
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    8This 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 all people.

  • Gal 2:16
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    16yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we also have believed in Christ Jesus in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

  • Rom 3:27-28
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    27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? No, but by the law of faith.

    28For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

  • Rom 4:2
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    2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God.

  • Mark 8:36
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    36What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

  • Jas 2:1
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    1My brothers, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of favoritism.

  • Rom 11:6
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    6And if by grace, then it is no longer based on works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

  • Gal 3:11-12
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    11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, 'The righteous will live by faith.'

    12The law is not based on faith; instead, it says, 'The person who does these things will live by them.'

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    8But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the message of faith that we proclaim):

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    14Our people must learn to devote themselves to good works to meet urgent needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

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    14If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.

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    3What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify the faithfulness of God?

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    30What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;

  • Rom 14:22
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    22Do you have faith? Keep it to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

  • Rom 10:14
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    14How then can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching?

  • 1 John 3:17
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    17But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him?

  • 1 Cor 13:3
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    3If I give everything I have to the poor and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

  • Jas 1:26
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    26If anyone thinks he is religious but does not bridle his tongue, and deceives his heart, his religion is worthless.

  • Titus 1:16
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    16They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

  • Jas 1:22
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    22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

  • Matt 16:26
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    26For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

  • Titus 3:5
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    5He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

  • Jas 1:20
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    20For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

  • Rom 2:25
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    25Circumcision indeed has value if you obey the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

  • 1 Pet 4:18
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    18And if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?

  • Eccl 3:9
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    9What does the worker gain from all their toil?

  • Rom 1:17
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    17For in the gospel, the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'

  • Jas 5:15
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    15And the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise them up; and if they have committed sins, they will be forgiven.

  • John 6:28
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    28Then they said to him, 'What must we do to perform the works of God?'