Scriptures mandating ... works ... and doing penance
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Works of charity being required to get to Heaven ... Scriptures
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Catholic writing of Saint James 2:26
“For even as the body without the spirit is dead; so also faith without works is dead.”
Catholic writing of Saint James 2:20
“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”
Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 16:27
“For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels: and then will He render to every man according to his works.”
Catholic writing of Romans 2:13
“For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall
be justified.”
Catholic writing in Acts of the Apostles 20:26-27
“Wherefore I take you to witness this day, that I am clear from the blood of all men;
For I have not spared to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
Catholic writing in Acts of the Apostles 26:20
“And to the Gentiles did I preach, that they should do penance, and turn to God, doing works worthy of penance.”
Catholic writing of Saint James 2:14
“What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him ?”
Catholic Faith (pre-fulfillment) writing of Ezechiel 18:27
“And when the wicked turneth himself away from his wickedness, which he hath wrought, and doeth judgment, and justice: he shall save his soul and live.”
Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 5:19
“He that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.”
Catholic writing of Saint James 1:22
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
Catholic writing of Galatians 6:9
“And in doing good, let us not fail. For in due time we shall reap, not failing.”
Catholic writing of 2 Peter 1:10
“Wherefore, brethren, labour the more, that by good works you may make sure your calling and election. For doing these things, you shall not sin at any time.”
Catholic writing of Romans 2:13
“For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers ... shall be justified.”
Catholic writing of Saint James 1:25
“But he that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty, and hath continued therein, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work ... blessed in his deed.”
Catholic writing of Philippians 2:16
“Holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ, because I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.”
Catholic writing of James 4:17
“To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.”
Catholic Faith (pre-fulfillment) writing of Jeremias 11:8
“And they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear: but walked every one in the perverseness of his own wicked heart: and I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.”
Catholic writing of Apocalypse 14:13
“Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord. From henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow them.”
Catholic writing of Hebrews 10:24
“And let us consider one another, to provoke unto charity and to good works.”
Catholic writing of Saint James 2:24
“Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only?”
Catholic writing of 1 Corinthians 15:58
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable; always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
Catholic writing of Saint James 2:17
“So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself.”
Catholic writing of Ephesians 2:10
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.”
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Doing Penance being required to get to Heaven ... Scriptures
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Catholic writing of Saint Luke 13:3
“No, I say to you: but unless you shall do penance, you shall all likewise perish.”
Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 3:8
“Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance.”
Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 4:17
“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
Catholic Faith (pre-fulfillment) writing of Ezechiel 33:14
“And if I shall say to the wicked: Thou shalt surely die: and he do penance for his sin, and do judgment and justice, And if that wicked man restore the pledge, and render what he had robbed, and walk in the commandments of life, and do no unjust thing: he shall surely live, and shall not die.”
Catholic Faith (pre-fulfillment) writing of Ezechiel 18:21
“But if the wicked do penance for all his sins which he hath committed, and keep all My commandments, and do judgment, and justice, living he shall live, and shall not die.”
Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 11:20
“Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein were done the most of his miracles, for that they had not done penance.”
Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 3:2
“And saying: Do penance: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 12:41
“The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here.”
Catholic writing of Saint Mark 6:12
“And going forth they preached that men should do penance.”
Catholic writing of Saint Luke 3:8
“Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance; and do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.”
Catholic writing of Saint Luke 5:32
“I came not to call the just, but sinners to penance.”
Catholic writing of Saint Luke 15:7
“I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in Heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance.”
Catholic writing of Saint Luke 15:10
“I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.”
Catholic writing of Saint Luke 17:3
“Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him.”
Catholic writing of Saint Luke 24:47
“And that penance and remission of sins should be preached in his name, unto all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Catholic writing in Acts of the Apostles 2:38
“But Peter said to them: Do penance, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins: and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Catholic writing in Acts of the Apostles 8:22
“Do penance therefore for this thy wickedness; and pray to God, that perhaps this thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.”
Catholic writing in Acts of the Apostles 17:30
“And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men, that all should every where do penance.”
Catholic writing in Acts of the Apostles 20:21
“Testifying both to judeans and gentiles penance towards God, and faith in our Lord
Jesus Christ.”
Catholic writing of Romans 2:4
“Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and patience, and longsuffering? Knowest thou not, that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance?”
Catholic writing of 2 Corinthians 7:9
“Now I am glad: not because you were made sorrowful; but because you were made sorrowful unto penance.”
Catholic writing of 2 Corinthians 7:10
“For the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation; but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”
Catholic writing of 2 Saint Peter 3:9
“The Lord delayeth not his promise, as some imagine, but dealeth patiently for your sake, not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to penance.”
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