Ezekiel 18:7
18:7 does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge,
does not commit robbery,
but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,
Matthew 7:21-27
Judgment of Pretenders
7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
7:22 On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?’
7:23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
Hearing and Doing
7:24 “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
7:25 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.
7:26 Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
7:27 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!”
Luke 11:28
11:28 But he replied,
“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey
it!”
John 13:17
13:17 If you understand
these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
John 15:14
15:14 You are my friends
if you do what I command you.
Philippians 4:9
4:9 And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
James 2:17
2:17 So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.
James 2:1
Prejudice and the Law of Love
2:1 My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
James 3:1
The Power of the Tongue
3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, because you know that we will be judged more strictly.
Revelation 22:14
22:14 Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.