God speaks today Tuesday | June 25, 2024
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
(Psalm 92:12)I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
(John 15:5) Where do good works come from?
Good works cannot come from a depraved human nature, but only from a real conversion produced by the Spirit of God. They also come from a constant spiritual influence and union with Christ. Good works are gifts from God and cannot be produced by an unjust, unsaved, and ungodly person. Therefore, there can be little merit in them.
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That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
(Colossians 1:10)Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
(2 Peter 1:2)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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