20 Bible Verses about Works Of The Law

For Moses describes the justice that was to be had by the law, thus : "the man who performeth the things here required, shall have life thereby."

now the law does not justify by FAITH, but says, "he that DOES these things shall live by them."

for not the bare hearers of the law, but they who observe the law, are such as shall be justified, before God.

why? because they sought it not by faith, but indeed by the works of the law: for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;

you have answered well, replied Jesus, do this, and you shall live.

for if Abraham was justified by works, he had matter of pretension, whereas he had no such claim from God.

for by grace are ye saved, thro' faith (and that not from us: it is the gift of God) but not by works, so that no man can boast:

he saved us not in consideration of any virtuous actions which we had done, but out of his meer mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, he form'd us anew, by the plentiful effusion of the holy spirit,

who has saved us, and by the gospel hath called us to holiness, not in consideration of our works, but in pursuance of his own resolution, and the favour, which having been promised us by Jesus Christ several ages ago,

for by the observation of the law no one shall be justified in his sight, since it is the law that takes cognizance of sin.

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in him, and not by the works of the law, by which there is no justification.

for we conclude, that a man is justified by faith, without observing the legal rites.

whereas he that trusts in God to be made righteous, tho' he has not done such actions, shall find his faith accounted as righteousness.

even as David also speaks of the happiness of the man whom God accounted righteous independently of his works,

but they that rest themselves upon the works of the law, are obnoxious to the curse: for it is written, " cursed is every one, who continueth not in all things, which are written in the book of the law, to do them:"

then he that enters into divine rest, will indeed rest from his works, as God did from his.

Therefore omitting for the present the principles of the christian doctrine, we shall proceed to something more sublime, without mentioning those fundamental articles of repentance from destructive vices, and of divine faith:

for before they were born, and had done neither good or evil, that the distinction which God had purposed to make might appear to be, not in consideration of their actions, but of his own free call, it was said to her, "the elder shall serve the younger."

this one thing I desire to know of you, did you receive the spirit by the works of the law, or by the gospel preach'd to you?

and if it be by favour, it is not upon the account of merit. for then mercy would not be mercy.