Bible Cross References
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Psalm 15:2-5
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Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere,
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and who do not slander others. They do no wrong to their friends nor spread rumors about their neighbors.
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They despise those whom God rejects, but honor those who obey the LORD. They always do what they promise, no matter how much it may cost.
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They make loans without charging interest and cannot be bribed to testify against the innocent. Whoever does these things will always be secure.
Psalm 24:4-6
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Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises.
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The LORD will bless them and save them; God will declare them innocent.
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Such are the people who come to God, who come into the presence of the God of Jacob.
Matthew 7:21-27
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"Not everyone who calls me 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do.
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When the Judgment Day comes, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord! In your name we spoke God's message, by your name we drove out many demons and performed many miracles!'
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Then I will say to them, 'I never knew you. Get away from me, you wicked people!'
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"So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
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The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock.
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"But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
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The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a terrible fall that was!"
Romans 2:7-10
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Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.
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Other people are selfish and reject what is right, in order to follow what is wrong; on them God will pour out his anger and fury.
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There will be suffering and pain for all those who do what is evil, for the Jews first and also for the Gentiles.
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But God will give glory, honor, and peace to all who do what is good, to the Jews first and also to the Gentiles.
James 1:22-25
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Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice.
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If you listen to the word, but do not put it into practice you are like people who look in a mirror and see themselves as they are.
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They take a good look at themselves and then go away and at once forget what they look like.
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But if you look closely into the perfect law that sets people free, and keep on paying attention to it and do not simply listen and then forget it, but put it into practice---you will be blessed by God in what you do.
James 2:14-26
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My friends, what good is it for one of you to say that you have faith if your actions do not prove it? Can that faith save you?
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Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.
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What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!"---if you don't give them the necessities of life?
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So it is with faith: if it is alone and includes no actions, then it is dead.
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But someone will say, "One person has faith, another has actions." My answer is, "Show me how anyone can have faith without actions. I will show you my faith by my actions."
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Do you believe that there is only one God? Good! The demons also believe---and tremble with fear.
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You fool! Do you want to be shown that faith without actions is useless?
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How was our ancestor Abraham put right with God? It was through his actions, when he offered his son Isaac on the altar.
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Can't you see? His faith and his actions worked together; his faith was made perfect through his actions.
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And the scripture came true that said, "Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous." And so Abraham was called God's friend.
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You see, then, that it is by our actions that we are put right with God, and not by our faith alone.
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It was the same with the prostitute Rahab. She was put right with God through her actions, by welcoming the Israelite spies and helping them to escape by a different road.
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So then, as the body without the spirit is dead, also faith without actions is dead.
1 John 2:3
If we obey God's commands, then we are sure that we know him.
1 John 2:29
You know that Christ is righteous; you should know, then, that everyone who does what is right is God's child.
1 John 3:7
Let no one deceive you, my children! Whoever does what is right is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
1 John 5:2-5
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This is how we know that we love God's children: it is by loving God and obeying his commands.
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For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us,
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because every child of God is able to defeat the world. And we win the victory over the world by means of our faith.
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Who can defeat the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
Revelation 22:14
Happy are those who wash their robes clean and so have the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life and to go through the gates into the city.
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Ezekiel 33:14
I may warn someone evil that he is going to die, but if he stops sinning and does what is right and good---
Genesis 18:19
I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised."
Proverbs 21:3
Do what is right and fair; that pleases the LORD more than bringing him sacrifices.
Jeremiah 22:15
Does it make you a better king if you build houses of cedar, finer than those of others? Your father enjoyed a full life. He was always just and fair, and he prospered in everything he did.