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James 2:21-22
Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete.
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1 Samuel 15 22
But Samuel replied,“ What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.
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James 2:18
Now someone may argue,“ Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say,“ How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
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Genesis 26:5
I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.”
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.
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Romans 8:32
Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?
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Psalms 147:11
No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
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Psalms 25:14
The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.
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Jeremiah 19:5
They have built pagan shrines to Baal, and there they burn their sons as sacrifices to Baal. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing!
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Malachi 4:2
“ But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.
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Romans 5:8
But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
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John 3:16
“ For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
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Acts 9:31
The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
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Proverbs 1:7
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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1 Corinthians 10 13
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
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2 Corinthians 8 12
Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
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Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
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Matthew 10:37-38
“ If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
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Micah 6:6-8
What can we bring to the Lord? Should we bring him burnt offerings? Should we bow before God Most High with offerings of yearling calves?Should we offer him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins?No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
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Psalms 25:12
Who are those who fear the Lord? He will show them the path they should choose.
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Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
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Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples,“ If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.
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Jeremiah 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me.
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Job 5:19
From six disasters he will rescue you; even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.
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Job 28:28
And this is what he says to all humanity:‘ The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
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1 Samuel 12 24-1 Samuel 12 25
But be sure to fear the Lord and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you.But if you continue to sin, you and your king will be swept away.”
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Genesis 42:18
On the third day Joseph said to them,“ I am a God fearing man. If you do as I say, you will live.
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Genesis 22:2
“ Take your son, your only son— yes, Isaac, whom you love so much— and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
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Psalms 2:11
Serve the Lord with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling.
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Psalms 1:6
For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
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Nehemiah 5:15
The former governors, in contrast, had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides forty pieces of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because I feared God, I did not act that way.
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Exodus 20:20
“ Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them,“ for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!”
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Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied,“ I thought,‘ This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’
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Revelation 19:5
And from the throne came a voice that said,“ Praise our God, all his servants, all who fear him, from the least to the greatest.”
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Hebrews 11:19
Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.
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Hebrews 12:28
Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.
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Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off.The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.
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Psalms 111:10-112:1
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever!Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands.
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1John 4:9-10