BCF Chapter 16
Section 1
Isa 29:13 And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their
mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear
of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them;
Mic 6:8 He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee,
but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Mat 15:9 But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
Heb 13:21 make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Section 2
Pss 116:12-13 What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?
I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.
Mat 5:16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and
glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Rom 6:22 But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit
unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
afore prepared that we should walk in them.
Phil 1:11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
1Tim 6:1 Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed.
Jas 2:18 Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart
from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.
Jas 2:22 Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;
1Pet 2:15 For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance
of foolish men:
2Pet 1:5-11 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patience; and in your patience godliness; and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election
sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble: for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
1John 2:3 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1John 2:5 but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected.
Hereby we know that we are in him:
Section 3
Isa 64:7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us by means of our iniquities.
John 15:4-5 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.
2Cor 3:5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
Phil 2:12-13 So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;
for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
Heb 6:11-12 And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end: that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Section 4
Job 9:2-3 Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?
If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would.
Section 5
Pss 143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
Isa 64:6 For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Luke 17:10 Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.
Rom 3:20 because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
Rom 4:6 Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth
righteousness apart from works,
Gal 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
Eph 2:8-9 for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, that no man should glory.
Section 6
Mat 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Mat 25:23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Eph 1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
Heb 6:10 for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed
toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.
1Pet 2:5 ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to
offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Section 7
Gen 4:5 but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
1Kgs 21:27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and
put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
1Kgs 21:29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself
before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
2Kgs 10:30 And Jehovah said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that
which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in
my heart, thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
Job 21:14-15 And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have,
if we pray unto him?
Amos 5:21-22 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept
them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.
Mat 6:2 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
Mat 6:5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
Mat 25:41-43 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Rom 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.
1Cor 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
Titus 3:5 not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Heb 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.
Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.
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