When Paul and Barnabas were commissioned as missionaries (Acts 13) they were given the charge, “Remember the poor”. To this Paul replied, “(this is) the very thing I was eager to do” (Galatians 1:10). The Gospel message is one of Good News AND Good Works. Ephesians 2:10 informs us that “we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” We are not saved by good works, but we are saved for good works. One of the reasons for Paul’s determination to travel to Jerusalem was to deliver the offering that had been collected from the churches for famine relief (Acts 20, 1 Corinthians 16:1-3).
What do the
following Scriptures reveal about the relationship between the good news and
good works of the gospel?
Luke
10:25-37--
John 13:35--
Acts 4:32-37;
5:12-16; 28:7-10--
1
Corinthians 15:57-16:3--
2
Corinthians 8:1-15--
Galatians
2:6-10--
Ephesians
2:8-10--
2
Thessalonians 2:8--
James
2:14-26--
How is the
Holy Spirit leading you to show and tell the gospel?
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