Matthew 21:28-30
The Parable of the Two Sons
21:28 “What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
21:29 The boy answered, ‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.
21:30 The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but did not go.
Matthew 21:32
21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although
you saw this, you did not later change your minds
and believe him.
Isaiah 1:16-17
1:16 Wash! Cleanse yourselves!
Remove your sinful deeds
from my sight.
Stop sinning!
1:17 Learn to do what is right!
Promote justice!
Give the oppressed reason to celebrate!
Take up the cause of the orphan!
Defend the rights of the widow!
Luke 3:8
3:8 Therefore produce
fruit
that proves your repentance, and don’t begin to say
to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’
For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
Luke 3:10-14
3:10 So the crowds were asking him, “What then should we do?”
3:11 John answered them, “The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.”
3:12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”
3:13 He told them, “Collect no more than you are required to.”
3:14 Then some soldiers also asked him, “And as for us – what should we do?” He told them, “Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay.”
Acts 26:20
26:20 but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea,
and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God,
performing deeds consistent with
repentance.
Romans 2:4-7
2:4 Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know
that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
2:5 But because of your stubbornness
and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed!
2:6 He
will reward each one according to his works:
2:7 eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,
Romans 2:2
2:2 Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth
against those who practice such things.
Colossians 1:10-11
1:10 so that you may live
worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects
– bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,
1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of
all patience and steadfastness, joyfully
Colossians 1:2
1:2 to the saints, the faithful
brothers and sisters
in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you
from God our Father!
Colossians 1:4-8
1:4 since
we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.
1:5 Your faith and love have arisen
from the hope laid up
for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel
is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing
among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
1:7 You learned the gospel
from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave
– a
faithful minister of Christ on our
behalf –
1:8 who also told us of your love in the Spirit.