03/28/23 Don't blaspheme God by calling Christian good works, "evil."

03/28/23 Don't blaspheme God by calling Christian good works, "evil."

Sinning Religion categorizes "obedience to God" and "personal righteousness" as "works salvation."
The Bible categorizes obedience to God and personal righteousness as salvation that works.

The next time you hear a "Bible believer" falsely say that God does not require, enable and expect Christians to turn from evil and to do "good works," just remember what the Bible says.
(The following passages clearly state this truth. It is a lot of reading, but well worth taking the time to read, even if it take several sessions.)

*Read all of each passage, but especially notice sections between the asterisks,* (which I have added.) 

Matthew 5:13-16
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 * Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.*

John 3:18-20
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
*20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.*

Acts 9:36
36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: *this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.*

2 Corinthians 5:9-10
*9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.*

2 Corinthians 9:8
8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, *may abound to every good work:*

Ephesians 2:8-10
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
*10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.*

Ephesians 4:1-3
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye *walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,*
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:22-24
22 That ye *put off concerning the former conversation the old man,* which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24 And that ye *put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.*

Philippians 2:13-15
*13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.*
14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15 *That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;*

Colossians 1:10
*10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;*

Colossians 3:1-17 *entire passage*
1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
17 Comfort your hearts, *and stablish you in every good word and work.*

1 Timothy 5:24-25
24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
*25 Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.*

1 Timothy 6:17-19
17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
*18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works,* ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, *that they may lay hold on eternal life.*

2 Timothy 2:21
21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and *meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.*

2 Timothy 3:16-17
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
*17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.* 

Titus 2:6-8
6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
*7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works:* in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 

Titus 2:11-15
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
*12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;*
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
*14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.*
15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. 

Titus 3:1-8
1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
*8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.* 

Titus 3:14
14 And let ours (our converts in Crete) also *learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.* 

Hebrews 10:22-24
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
*24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:* 

Hebrews 13:20-21
20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
*21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ;* to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

1 Peter 2:11-12
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
*12 Having your conversation (conduct, behavior, actions) honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.* 

Let me end this article with a passage from Romans.
Romans 2:4-11
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
*6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:*
7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
*11 For there is no respect of persons with God.*