James 2:14 Cross References

James 2:14

14: Dear brothers and sisters, what's the use of saying you have faith if you don't prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can't save anyone.

Matthew 7:26

  1. But anyone who hears my teaching and ignores it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
  2. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will fall with a mighty crash."

Matthew 7:21

  1. "Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as 'Lord,' but they still won't enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue is whether they obey my Father in heaven.
  2. On judgment day many will tell me, 'Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.'
  3. But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Go away; the things you did were unauthorized. '

James 1:22

  1. And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself.
  2. For if you just listen and don't obey, it is like looking at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance.
  3. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.
  4. But if you keep looking steadily into God's perfect law--the law that sets you free--and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

Luke 6:49

  1. But anyone who listens and doesn't obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will crumble into a heap of ruins."

2 Peter 1:5

  1. So make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life. Then your faith will produce a life of moral excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to knowing God better.

Hebrews 11:7

  1. It was by faith that Noah built an ark to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about something that had never happened before. By his faith he condemned the rest of the world and was made right in God's sight.
  2. It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.

Titus 1:16

  1. Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are despicable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

Hebrews 13:9

  1. So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God's special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don't help those who follow them.

James 2:26

  1. Just as the body is dead without a spirit, so also faith is dead without good deeds.

Galatians 5:6

  1. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, it makes no difference to God whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.

Matthew 5:20

  1. "But I warn you--unless you obey God better than the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees do, you can't enter the Kingdom of Heaven at all!

1 Corinthians 13:2

  1. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I knew all the mysteries of the future and knew everything about everything, but didn't love others, what good would I be? And if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, without love I would be no good to anybody.
  2. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.

Hebrews 11:17

  1. It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God's promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac,

James 2:18

  1. Now someone may argue, "Some people have faith; others have good deeds." I say, "I can't see your faith if you don't have good deeds, but I will show you my faith through my good deeds."

Galatians 5:13

  1. For you have been called to live in freedom--not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love.

Titus 3:8

  1. These things I have told you are all true. I want you to insist on them so that everyone who trusts in God will be careful to do good deeds all the time. These things are good and beneficial for everyone.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

  1. As we talk to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and your continual anticipation of the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:2

  1. And it is this Good News that saves you if you firmly believe it--unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.

Acts 8:21

  1. You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right before God.

Ephesians 2:8

  1. God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
  2. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
  3. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Acts 15:9

  1. He made no distinction between us and them, for he also cleansed their hearts through faith.

Acts 8:13

  1. Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the great miracles and signs Philip performed.

1 Timothy 1:5

  1. The purpose of my instruction is that all the Christians there would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and sincere faith.

1 John 5:4

  1. For every child of God defeats this evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory.
  2. And the ones who win this battle against the world are the ones who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

James 2:16

  1. and you say, "Well, good-bye and God bless you; stay warm and eat well"--but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?

1 Timothy 4:8

  1. Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next.

1 Corinthians 16:22

  1. If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!

Jeremiah 7:8

  1. " `Do you think that because the Temple is here you will never suffer? Don't fool yourselves!

Romans 2:25

  1. The Jewish ceremony of circumcision is worth something only if you obey God's law. But if you don't obey God's law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile.
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