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Concise Bible Dictionary
:
These are activities,
divine
or human, which may proceed from good or evil. We read of “dead works”: acts of mere ceremony, and the
religious
efforts of the
flesh
—the flesh profiteth nothing (
Heb. 6:1
1
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, (Hebrews 6:1)
;
Heb. 9:14
14
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (Hebrews 9:14)
). These stand in contrast to “works of
faith
,” which are the expression of
life
by the operation of
the
Holy
Spirit
(Heb. 11). The works of the flesh are detailed in
Galatians 5:19-21
19
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19‑21)
.
Man
is justified by faith apart from the “works of the
law
” (
Rom. 3:20
20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. (Romans 3:20)
;
Gal. 2:16
16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. (Galatians 2:16)
), but real faith will produce “good works,” and these can be seen of men, though the faith itself be invisible (
James 2:14-26
14
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.
19
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. (James 2:14‑26)
).
The
Lord
Jesus
when on
earth
declared that His works gave evidence that He was
Son
of
God
, and had been sent by the
Father
, and that the Father was in Him, and He in the Father (
John 9:4
4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. (John 9:4)
;
John 10:37-38
37
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38
But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. (John 10:37‑38)
;
John 14:11
11
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. (John 14:11)
).
When the Jews were persecuting Christ because He had healed a man on the
Sabbath
day
, He said, “My Father worketh hitherto, and I work” (
John 5:17
17
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. (John 5:17)
). God had rested from His works of
creation
on the seventh day, but
sin
had come in, and in the
Old
Testament
allusions are frequent as to the activity of
Jehovah
for the
spiritual
blessing
of man.
The
apostle
Paul
, in
writing
to
Titus
, insists strongly on good works, that Christianity might not be unfruitful.
Everyone will have to give an account of himself to God (
Rom. 14:12
12
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. (Romans 14:12)
); and the wicked dead will be raised and
judged
according to their works (
Rev. 20:12-13
12
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. (Revelation 20:12‑13)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
4566
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
ma`bad
Phonic:
mah-bawd’
Meaning:
from
5647
; an act
KJV Usage:
work
Call: 1-630-543-1441
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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