Good Works
45 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
40 sections
- Called: Fruits Meet for Repentance
- Called: Fruits of Righteousness
- Called: Good Fruits
- Called: Works and Labours of Love
- Christ, an Example of
- God Remembers
- Heavenly Wisdom is Full of
- Holy Women should Manifest
- Justification Unattainable By
- Ministers should a Blessing Attends
- Ministers should be Patterns of
- Ministers should Designed to Lead Others to Glorify God
- Ministers should Exhort To
- Ministers should God is Glorified By
- Ministers should Illustrated
- Ministers should The Wicked Reprobate To
- Saints are Full of
- Saints are Zealous of
- Saints: Bring to the Light Their
- Saints: Created in Christ To
- Saints: Exhorted to Put On
- Saints: Followed Into Rest by Their
- Saints: should Abound to All
- Saints: should Avoid Ostentation In
- Saints: should be Careful to Maintain
- Saints: should be Established In
- Saints: should be Fruitful In
- Saints: should be Furnished to All
- Saints: should be Perfect In
- Saints: should be Prepared to All
- Saints: should be Ready to All
- Saints: should be Rich In
- Saints: should Manifest, with Meekness
- Saints: should Provoke Each Other
- Salvation Unattainable By
- Shall be Brought Into the Judgment
- The Scripture Designed to Lead Us To
- They Alone, Who Abide in Christ Can Perform
- To be Performed in Christ's Name
- Wrought by God in Us
Called: Fruits Meet for Repentance
- Matthew 3:8 Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
Called: Fruits of Righteousness
- Philippians 1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Called: Good Fruits
- James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
Called: Works and Labours of Love
- Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
Christ, an Example of
- John 10:32 But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
- Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
God Remembers
- Nehemiah 13:14 Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
- Hebrews 6:9–10 Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case— things that accompany salvation. …
Heavenly Wisdom is Full of
- James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
Holy Women should Manifest
- 1 Timothy 2:10 but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
- 1 Timothy 5:10 and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
Justification Unattainable By
- Romans 3:20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
- Galatians 2:16 know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law …
Ministers should a Blessing Attends
- James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so — not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer — he will be blessed in what he does.
Ministers should be Patterns of
- Titus 2:7 In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
Ministers should Designed to Lead Others to Glorify God
- Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- 1 Peter 2:12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
Ministers should Exhort To
- 1 Timothy 6:17–18 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. …
- Titus 3:1 Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- Titus 3:8 This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
- Titus 3:14 And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
Ministers should God is Glorified By
- John 15:8 This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
Ministers should Illustrated
- John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
Ministers should The Wicked Reprobate To
- Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
Saints are Full of
- Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Saints are Zealous of
- Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Saints: Bring to the Light Their
- John 3:21 But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
Saints: Created in Christ To
- Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Saints: Exhorted to Put On
- Colossians 3:12–14 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. …
Saints: Followed Into Rest by Their
- Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead — those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
Saints: should Abound to All
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Saints: should Avoid Ostentation In
- Matthew 6:1–18 “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. …
Saints: should be Careful to Maintain
- Titus 3:8 This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
- Titus 3:14 And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
Saints: should be Established In
- 2 Thessalonians 2:17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
Saints: should be Fruitful In
- Colossians 1:10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
Saints: should be Furnished to All
- 2 Timothy 3:17 so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
Saints: should be Perfect In
- Hebrews 13:21 equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Saints: should be Prepared to All
- 2 Timothy 2:21 So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
Saints: should be Ready to All
- Titus 3:1 Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
Saints: should be Rich In
- 1 Timothy 6:18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
Saints: should Manifest, with Meekness
- James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Saints: should Provoke Each Other
- Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
Salvation Unattainable By
- Ephesians 2:8–9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, …
- 2 Timothy 1:9 He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Shall be Brought Into the Judgment
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
The Scripture Designed to Lead Us To
- 2 Timothy 3:16–17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, …
- James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so — not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer — he will be blessed in what he does.
They Alone, Who Abide in Christ Can Perform
- John 15:4–5 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. …
To be Performed in Christ's Name
- Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Wrought by God in Us
- Isaiah 26:12 O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
- Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.