ALL ABOUT WORKS——
AN EXAMPLE OF DEEP BIBLE STUDY: I USED TO STUDY THIS WAY ALL THROUGH THE 1960s AS A YOUNG MAN. YES IT TAKES HOURS AND HOURS USING A BIBLE CONCORDANCE AND NAVE'S TOPICAL BIBLE. THIS IS DIGGING IN YOUR TEETH AND CHEWING HARD AND LONG - GETTING ALL THE VERSES ON ANY ONE TOPIC.
FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT:
ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT "WORKS" BUT DID NOT STUDY.
NT WORDS— KJV: WORK 67 TIMES; WORKS 117 TIMES; WORKETH 27 TIMES; WORKING 16 TIMES; WORKERS 5 TIMES; WORKMANSHIP 1 TIME.
THE GREEK FOR “WORK/S” IN MOST CASES IS #2041 IN STRONG’S CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE— ERGON FROM ERGOO [TO WORK; TO TOIL; AS AN EFFORT OR OCCUPATION; BY IMPL. AN ACT; DEED; DOING; LABOR; WORK].
GOD, JESUS, SATAN, UNIVERSE
GOD KNOWS HIS WORKS FROM THE BEGINNING— ACTS 15: 18
THE HEAVENS ARE GOD’S WORK— HEB. 1: 10
GOD RESTED THE 7TH DAY FROM THE WORKS HE MADE— HEB. 4: 3, 4.
MANKIND TO RULE OVER GOD’S WORK— HEB. 2: 7-13.
GOD THE FATHER AND CHRIST HAVE WORKS—- JOHN 4:34; 5: 17, 36; 6: 28, 29; 7: 3; 9: 3, 4; 10: 25, 32, 37-38; 11: 2; 13: 41; 14: 10; 17: 4; MARK6: 5; ACTS 2: 11; 5: 38; ROMANS 9: 28; 14: 20; PHIL. 2: 30; HEB. 1: 10; 3: 9; REV. 15: 3
THE DEVIL AND DEMONS HAVE WORKS--- 1 JOHN 3: 8; 2 COR. 11: 13, 15; EPH. 2:2; 2 THES. 2: 9; REV. 16: 14.
JESUS IS OVER GOD’S WORK— MAT. 28: 18; EPH. 1: 19-23; PHIL. 2: 5-11; 3: 20-21; COL. 1: 13-17; REV. 2: 26, 27.
THE PRESENT WORLD BELONGS TO THE DEVIL AND ITS WORKS ARE EVIL— MAT. 4: 8, 9; 2 COR. 4:4; EPH. 2: 2; JOHN 7: 7; REV. 12: 9.
HUMANS CREATED TO DO GOOD WORKS— EPH. 2: 10; TITUS 2: 13, 14.
GOD WORKS IN MEN AND WOMEN— MARK 16: 20; JOHN 14: 12; 1 COR. 12: 4-11; EPH. 3: 14-21; PHIL. 2: 13; 1: 6; COL. 1: 29; 1 THES. 2: 13; 2 THES. 1: 11; 2: 16, 17; HEB. 13: 21; 2 TIM. 2: 19-21.
JESUS DID WORKS NO OTHER MAN HAD DONE—JOHN 15: 24.
SOME WERE TO DO GREATER WORKS THAN JESUS— JOHN 14: 12.
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF GOD—- JOHN 6: 28, 29.
THE WORKS OF GOD CAN LEAD US TO BELIEVE IN HIM— JOHN 14: 11; ROM. 1: 19-22.
JUSTIFICATION—-SALVATION
GOD CALLS AND SAVES US NOT BECAUSE OF OUR WORKS— 2 TIM. 1: 9, 10.
GODLY SORROW WORKS SALVATION; SORROW OF THE WORLD WORKS DEATH— 2 COR. 7: 10.
REPENTANCE IS SHOWN IN GOOD WORKS— MMAT. 3: 8; ACTS 26: 20; HEB. 6: 1.
JUSTIFICATION IS NOT THROUGH WORKS— ROM. 3: 27; 4: 2-6; 9: 11, 32; 11: 6; GAL. 2: 16; 3: 2-10; EPH. 2: 9; TITUS 3: 5-7; 2 TIM. 1: 9.
BEING FORGIVEN IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING ZEALOUS GOOD WORKS— TITUS 2: 13, 14; 3: 5-8; HEB. 9: 14.
ETERNAL LIFE [BEING SAVED] HAS CONDITIONS— MAT. 3: 8; 19: 16-19; ACTS 2: 38; 3: 19; 5: 32; 26: 20; ROM. 2: 6-11, 13; REV. 22: 14.
SALVATION INCLUDES THE WORK OF FEARFUL RESPECT— PHIL. 2: 12.
MUST WORK RIGHTEOUSNESS TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO GOD— ACTS 10: 35.
SAVING FAITH PRODUCES OBEDIENT WORKS— GAL. 5: 6; EPH. 5: 1-14; JAMES 2: 14-26; ROM. 5” 5; ACTS 5: 32; 1 JOHN 5: 3.
HUMANS
GOD’S WORD WORKS IN BELIEVERS— 1 THES. 2: 13; 2 TIM. 3: 15-17.
MEN CAN HARM THE WORK OF GOD— ROM. 14: 20.
GOOD WORKS PREVENTED BECAUSE OF UN-BELIEF— MAT. 13: 58; MARK 6: 1-6.
WE SHOULD STRIVE TO DO GOOD WORKS— 1 TIM. 2: 9, 10; 6: 17, 18; TITUS 2: 7, 14; 3: 8, 14; JAMES 3: 13; REV. 2: 5.
GOD WANTS US TO DO GOOD WORKS - HE WANTS PEOPLE TO SEE OUR GOOD WORKS— MAT. 5: 16; 1 TIM. 5: 25; 6: 18; JAMES 3: 13; 1 PET. 2: 12.
JESUS COMMENDED GOOD WORKS— MAT. 26: 6-13; MARK 14: 6.
GOOD WORKS ARE TO LEAD OTHERS TO GLORIFY GOD— 1 PET. 2: 12.
GOOD WORKS ARE TO BE DONE IN MEEKNESS AND WISDOM— JAMES 3: 13.
SOME GOOD WORKS ARE TO BE KEPT SECRET— MAT. 7: 1-4.
GOD’S WORD AND LAW IS “THE WORK” THAT IS TO BE DONE— JAMES 1: 21-25.
FAITH PUT TO THE TEST PRODUCES PERFECT WORK— JAMES 1: 2-4.
SOME GOOD WORKS ARE EASY TO SEE; SOME WILL BE MANIFESTED LATER— 1 TIM. 5: 25.
MEN’S WORK WILL BE DECLARED— 1 COR. 3: 8-15.
THINK CORRECTLY - KEEP YOUR WORK IN TRUE PERSPECTIVE— GAL. 6: 3-4.
GOD CAN BE DENIED BY OUR WORKS— TITUS 1: 6, 29.
GOD REMEMBERS OUR WORK— HEB. 6: 10; REV. 2: 2. 9, 13, 19; 3: 1, 8, 15; 14: 13.
GOD WILL REWARD US ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS— MAT. 16: 27; 1 COR. 15: 58; GAL. 6: 7; 2 TIM. 4: 14; REV. 2: 23, 26; 20: 12, 13; 22: 12.
GOD HAS NO RESPECT OF PERSONS, SO HIS JUDGING OF WORKS WILL BE PERFECT— 1 PET. 1: 17.
A WORKMAN SHOULD BE REWARDED— MAT. 10: 10.
DEATH
A MIND-SET OF WILLFULLY DOING WICKED WORKS CUTS US OFF FROM GOD— COL. 1: 20-23.
THOSE WHO WORK INIQUITY/LAWLESSNESS, WILL NOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD— MAT. 7: 23; ROM. 1: 26-32; EPH. 5: 1-14.
CAN DO WONDERFUL WORKS YET NOT BE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD— MAT. 7: 21-23.
WORKING ABOMINATIONS AND LIES WILL KEEP US OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE— 1 JOHN 2: 4; REV. 21: 8, 27.
SOME WILL NOT REPENT OF THEIR EVIL WORKS— HEB. 6: 4-8; 10: 26-31; REV. 9: 20, 21.
THE EARTH AND WORKS WILL BE BURNED UP, ONLY RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL REMAIN FOR THE NEW HEAVEN AND EARTH— 2 PET. 3: 9-13; REV. 21: 1-8.
THE CHURCH
GOD WORKS TO CALL MEN TO THE MINISTRY— EPH. 3: 7.
THE MINISTRY IS A GOOD WORK— 1 TIM. 3: 1.
SOME CHURCH OFFICES MUST BE QUALIFIED FOR BY CERTAIN WORKS— 1 TIM. 3: 1-13; 5: 9-10; TITUS 1: 5-9.
WHAT THE CHURCH DOES IS THE WORK OF GOD— ACTS 13: 2; 15: 38; 1 COR. 16: 10; EPH. 4: 11-16; PHIL. 2: 30.
MINISTERS SHOULD WORK THE WORK OF GOD— 1 COR. 16: 10; COL. 1: 29.
GOD’S WORKMAN MUST STUDY HIS WORD NOT TO BE ASHAMED— 2 TIM. 2: 15.
SOME MINISTERS WORED AT SECULAR JOBS— 1 COR. 4: 12; 9: 1-18.
A CHURCH MEMBER IS TO KNOW AND ESTEEM THE ELDERS FOR THEIR WORK— 1 THES. 5: 12, 13.
SOME IN THE CHURCH NOT WORKING LED TO SIN— 2 THES. 3: 11.
VARIOUS
GOD’S WORKING POWER RAISED CHRIST JESUS— EPH. 1: 19-20.
SOCIET’S OFFICIALS NOT A TERROR TO THOSE WITH GOOD WORKS— ROM. 13: 1-7.
WE SHOULD SPEAK ABOUT THE WORKS OF GOD— ACTS 2: 11.
WE NEVER HAVE THE WORK OF FREE MORAL AGENCY TAKEN FROM US— ROM. 7: 14-15; 2 COR. 6: 1-18; 7: 1; GAL. 5: 16-26; JAMES 4: 5-17.
SOME WORKS APPEAR AS LIGHT BUT THEY ARE FROM THE DEVIL— 2 COR. 111: 13-15.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THE TRUTH BUT YOU MUST NOT FOLLOW THEIR WORKS— MAT. 23: 3-5.
WORKS OF THE FLESH— ROM. 7: 5; GAL. 5: 19.
DO NOT FELLOWSHIP WITH THE WORKS OF DARKNESS— EPH. 5: 11.
ENVY AND STRIFE PRODUCE “EVIL” WORKS— JAMES 3: 16.
THE WRATH OF MAN WORKS NOT RIGHTEOUSNESS— JAMES 1: 20.
YES IT IS OKAY TO PRAISE OTHERS FOR GOOD WORKS— 1 THES. 1: 13.
WHEN ABLE TO WORK YOU MUST— 2 THES. 3: 10-12.
PART OF PHYSICAL WORK/BLESSINGS, IS TO GIVE TO OTHERS— EPH. 4: 28; 1 TIM. 6: 17, 18.
SOMETIMES WORK IS NOT POSSIBLE— JOHN 9: 4.
YES, IT IS OKAY TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO PRODUCE GOOD WORKS— 1 COR. 15: 58; 2 COR. 9: 8; COL. 1: 9-10; 1 THES. 4: 9-12; 2 THES. 3: 13; 1 TIM. 2: 9, 10; 6: 17, 18; 2 TIM. 4: 5; TITUS 2: 7, 14; 3: 1, 8, 14; HEB. 10: 24.
GOD IS IN CONTROL - THE END RESULT OF THIS WORK WILL BE GOOD— JOHN 9: 1-3; ROM. 8: 28; 9: 28; EPH. 1: 11; 2 Tim. 4: 16-18.
………………..
THIS STUDY WAS DONE IN JULY 1995.
YOU CAN IMAGINE THE HOURS OF TIME IT TOOK.
BUT YES TO STUDY ANY OF THE LARGE TOPICS OF THE BIBLE, DOES TAKE MUCH TIME AND WORK [PUN NOT INTENDED].
Keith Hunt
No comments:
Post a Comment