AN EXAMPLE OF DEEP BIBLE STUDY: I USED TO STUDY THIS WAY ALL THROUGH THE 1960s AS A YOUNG MAN. YES IT TAKES HOURS AND HOURS USING A BIBLE CONCORDANCE AND >AA>`?=?>H> Eܾ?@??d40?Pa?(_?l?u@?>AND NAVE'S TOPICAL BIBLE. THIS IS DIGGING IN YOUR TEETH AND CHEWING REAL HARD - GETTING ALL THE VERSES ON ANY ONE TOPIC.
FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT: ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT "WORKS" BUT DID NOT STUDY.
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* NT WORDS;- KJV: Work = 67 times; Works = 117 times; Worketh =27 times; Working = 16 times; Workers = 5 times; Workmanship = 1 time.
* THE GREEK FOR WORK/S: In most cases is Number 2041 in Strong's Concordance of the Bible: ergon from ergoo (to work; toil; as an effort or occupation; by impl. an act; deed, doing, labor, work).
GOD,JESUS, SATAN,UNIVERSE
GOD KNOWS HIS WORKS FROM THE BEGINNING - Acts 15:18.
THE HEAVENS ARE GOD'S WORK - Heb.l:10.
GOD RESTED THE 7TH DAY FROM THE WORKS HE MADE - Heb.4:3,4.
MANKIND TO RULE OVER GOD'S WORK - Heb.2:7-13.
GOD THE FATHER AND CHRIST HAVE WORKS - John 4:34; 5:17,36; 6:28,29; 7:3; 9:3,4; 10:25,32,37-38; 11:2; 13:41; 14:10; 17:4; Mark 6:5; Acts ' 2:11; 5:38; Romans 9:28; 14:20; Phil.2:30; Heb.1:10; 3:9; Rev.15:3.
THE DEVIL AND DEMONS HAVE WORKS - 1 John 3:8; 2 Cor.11:13-15; Eph.2:2; 2 Thes.2:9; Rev.16:14.
JESUS IS OVER GOD'S WORK - Mat.28:18; Eph.1:19-23; Phil.2:5-11;3:20-21; Col.1:13-17; Rev.2:26,27.
THE PRESENT WORLD BELONGS TO THE DEVIL AND ITS WORKS ARE EVIL - Mat. 4:8,9; 2 Cor.4:4; Eph.2:2; John 7:7; Rev.12:9.
HUMANS CREATED TO DO GOOD WORKS - Eph.2:10; Titus 2:13,14.
GOD WORKS IN MEN AND WOMEN - Mark 16:20; John 14:12; 1 Cor.12:4-11; Eph.3:14-21; Phil.2:13; 1:6; Col.1:29; 1 Thes.2:13; 2 Thes.1:11; 2:16-17; Heb.13:21; 2 Tim.2:19-21.
JESUS DID WORKS NO OTHER MAN HAD DONE - John 15:24.
SOME WERE TO DO GREATER WORKS THAN JESUS - John 14:12.
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF GOD - John 6:28,29.
THE" WORKS OF GOD CAN LEAD US TO BELIEVE IN HIM - John 14:11; Rom.l: 19-22.
JUSTIFICATION/SALVATION
GOD CALLS AND SAVES US NOT BECAUSE OF OUR WORKS - 2 Tim.9,10.
GODLY SORROW WORKS SALVATION - SORROW OF THE WORLD WORKS DEATH - 2 Cor.7:10.
REPENTANCE IS SHOWN IN GOOD WORKS - Mat.3:8; Acts 26:20; Heb.6:l.
JUSTIFICATION IS NOT THROUGH WORKS - Rom.3:27; 4:2-6; 9:11,32; 11:6; Gal.2:16; 3:2-10; Eph.2:9; Titus 3:5-7; 2 Tim.1:9.
BEING FORGIVEN IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING ZEALOUS GOOD WORKS - Titus 2:13,14; 3:5-8; Heb.9:14.
ETERNAL LIFE(BEING SAVED) HAS CONDITIONS - Mat.3:8; 19:16-19; Acts 2: 38; 3:19;5:32; 26:20; Rom.2:6-11,13; Rev.22:14.
SALVATION INCLUDES THE WORK OF FEARFUL RESPECT - Phil.2:12.
MUST WORK RIGHTEOUSNESS TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO GOD - Acts 10:35.
SAVING FAITH PRODUCES OBEDIENT WORKS - Gal.5:6; Eph.5:1-14; James 2:14-26; Rom.5:5; Acts 5:32; 1 John 5:3.
HUMANS
GOD'S WORD WORKS IN BELIEVERS - 1 Thes.2:13; 2 Tim.3:15-17.
MEN CAN HARM THE WORK OF GOD - Rom.14:20.
GOOD WORKS PREVENTED BECAUSE OF UN-BELIEF - Mat.13:58; Mark 6:1-6.
WE SHOULD STRIVE TO DO GOOD WORKS - 1 Tim.2:9,10; 6:17,18; Titus 2: 7,14; 3:8,14; James 3:13; Rev. 2:5.
GOD WANTS US TO DO GOOD WORKS - HE WANTS PEOPLE TO SEE OUR GOOD WORKS - Mat.5:16; 1 Tim.5:25; 6:18; James 3:13; 1 Pet.2:12.
JESUS COMMENDED GOOD WORKS - Mat.26:6-13; Mark 14:6.
GOOD WORKS ARE TO LEAD OTHERS TO GLORIFY GOD - 1 Pet.2:12.
GOOD WORKS ARE TO BE DONE IN MEEKNESS AND WISDOM - James 3:13.
SOME GOOD WORKS ARE TO BE KEPT SECRET - Mat.7:1-4.
GOD'S WORD AND LAW IS "THE WORK" THAT IS TO BE DONE - James 1:21-25.
FAITH PUT TO THE TEST PRODUCES PERFECT WORK - James 1:2-4.
SOME GOOD WORKS ARE EASY TO SEE, SOME WILL BE MANIFEST LATER - 1 Tim.5:25.
MEN'S WORK WILL BE DECLARED - 1 Cor.3:8-15.
THINK CORRECTLY - KEEP YOUR WORK IN TRUE PERSPECTIVE - Gal.6:3-4.
GOD CAN BE DENIED BY OUR WORKS - Titus 1:6,29.
GOD REMEMBERS OUR WORK - Heb.6:10; Rev.2:2,9,13,19; 3:1,8,15; 14:13.
GOD WILL REWARD US ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS - Mat.16:27; 1 Cor.15:58; Gal.6:7; 2 Tim.4:14; Rev.2:23,26; 20:12,13; 22:12.
GOD HAS NO RESPECT OF PERSONS, SO HIS JUDGING OF WORKS WILL BE PERFECT - 1 Pet.1:17.
A WORKMAN SHOULD BE REWARDED - Mat.10:10.
DEATH
A "MIND SET" OF WILLFULLY DOING WICKED WORKS CUTS US OFF FROM GOD - Col.1:20-23.
THOSE WHO WORK INIQUITY/LAWLESSNESS, WILL NOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD - Mat.7:23; Rom.1:26-32; Eph.5:1-14.
CAN DO WONDERFUL WORKS YET NOT BE IN THE KINGDOM - Mat.7:21-23.
WORKING ABOMINATION AND LIES WILL KEEP US OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE - 1 John 2:4; Rev.21:8,27.
SOME WILL NOT REPENT OF THEIR EVIL WORKS - Heb.6:4-8; 10:26-31; Rev. 9:20,21.
THE EARTH AND WORKS WILL BE BURNED UP, ONLY RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL REMAIN FOR THE NEW HEAVEN AND EARTH - 2 Pet.3:9-13; Rev.21:1-8.
THE CHURCH
GOD WORKS TO CALL MEN TO THE MINISTRY - Eph.3:7.
THE MINISTRY IS A GOOD WORK - 1 Tim.3:1.
SOME CHURCH OFFICES MUST BE QUALIFIED FOR BY CERTAIN WORKS -
1 Tim.3: -1-13; 5:9-10; Titus 1:5-9.
WHAT THE CHURCH DOES IS THE WORK OF GOD - Acts 13:2; 15:38; 1 Cor.16:10; Eph.4:11-16; Phil.2:30.
MINISTERS SHOULD WORK THE WORK OF GOD - 1 Cor.16:10; Col.1:29.
GOD'S WORKMAN MUST STUDY HIS WORD NOT TO BE ASHAMED - 2 Tim.2:15.
SOME MINISTERS WORKED AT SECULAR JOBS - 1 Cor.4:12; 9:1-18.
CHURCH MEMBER IS TO KNOW AND ESTEEM THE ELDERS FOR THEIR WORK - 1 Thes.5:12,13.
SOME IN THE CHURCH NOT WORKING LED TO SIN - 2 Thes.3:ll.
VARIOUS
GOD'S WORKING POWER RAISED CHRIST JESUS - Eph.1:19-20.
SOCIETIES OFFICIALS NOT A TERROR TO THOSE WITH GOOD WORKS - Rom.13:1-7.
WE SHOULD SPEAK ABOUT THE WORKS OF GOD - Acts 2:11.
WE NEVER HAVE THE WORK OF FREE MORAL AGENCY TAKEN FROM US - Rom.7:14-25; 2 Cor.6:1-18; 7:1; Gal.5:16-26; James 4:5-17.
SOME WORKS APPEAR AS LIGHT BUT THEY ARE FROM THE DEVIL - 2 Cor.11:13-15.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THE TRUTH BUT YOU MUST NOT FOLLOW THEIR WORKS - Mat.23:3-5.
WORKS OF THE FLESH - Rom.7:5; Gal.5:19.
DO NOT FELLOWSHIP WITH WORKS OF DARKNESS - Eph.5:ll.
ENVY AND STRIFE PRODUCE "EVIL" WORKS - James 3:16.
THE WRATH OF MAN WORKS NOT RIGHTEOUSNESS - James 1:20.
YES, IT IS OKAY TO PRAISE OTHERS FOR GOOD WORKS - 1 Thes.1:3.
WHEN ABLE TO WORK YOU MUST - 2 Thes.3:10-12.
PART OF PHYSICAL WORK/BLESSINGS IS TO GIVE TO OTHERS - Eph.4:28; 1 Tim. 6:17,18.
SOMETIMES WORK IS NOT POSSIBLE - John 9:4.
YES, IT IS OKAY TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO PRODUCE GOOD WORKS - 1 Cor.15:58; 2 Cor.9:8; Col.1:9-10; 1 Thes.4:9-12; 2 Thes.3:13; 1 Tim.2:9,10; 6:17,18 2 Tim.4:5; Titus 2:7,14; 3:1,8,14; Heb.10:24.
GOD IS IN CONTROL, THE END RESULT OF THIS WORK WILL BE GOOD - John 9: 1-3; Rom.8:28; 9:28; Eph.l:ll; 2 Tim.4:16-18.
Nov if I missed anything, I trust you will find it!
compiled July 1995