1. Faith without works is dead

James 2:17
“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”

James 2:18
“Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.”

James 2:20
“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”

James 2:26
“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”

2. If we love God, we obey Him

John 14:15
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”

3. Obedience shows we know Him

1 John 2:3
“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.”

1 John 3:18
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”

4. Doers of the Word (not hearers only)

James 1:22
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”

5. Good works prepared for believers

Ephesians 2:10
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

6. The fruit of true faith

Matthew 7:16
“Ye shall know them by their fruits.”

Matthew 5:16
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

7. Works of righteousness

Titus 3:8
“…that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.”

8. Holiness & separation

1 Peter 1:15–16
“But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy…
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”

9. Helping the needy

James 1:27
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this,
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”

10. Keeping God’s commandments

Ecclesiastes 12:13
“Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”

11. Faith moves us to obedience

Galatians 5:6
“…faith which worketh by love.”