Works

Work [NAVE]

WORK
See: Industry; Labor.

Works [NAVE]

WORKS.
Good
Jesus an example of, John 10:32; Acts 10:38.
Holy women should manifest, 1 Tim. 2:10; 5:10.
God remembers, Neh. 13:14, with Heb. 6:9, 10.
Shall be brought into judgment, Eccl. 12:14, with 2 Cor. 5:10.
In the judgment, will be an evidence of faith, Matt. 25:34-40, with Jas. 2:14-20.
Ministers should be patterns of, Tit. 2:7.
Ministers should exhort to, 1 Tim. 6:17, 18; Tit. 3:1, 8, 14.
God is glorified by, John 15:8.
Designed to lead others to glorify God, Matt. 5:16; 1 Pet. 2:12.
A blessing attends, Jas. 1:25.
Of the righteous, are manifest, 1 Tim. 5:25.
Parables relating to: The talents and pounds, Matt. 25:14-29; Luke 19:12-27; of the laborers in the vineyard, Matt. 20:11-15; the two sons, Matt. 21:28-31; of the barren fig tree, Luke 13:6-9.
Unclassified Scriptures Relating to
Deut. 6:25; Deut. 24:13; Neh. 13:14 Neh. 5:19. Job 30:25; Psa. 37:3; Psa. 90:17; Psa. 106:30, 31; Jer. 22:15, 16; Ezek. 14:14 v. 20.; Ezek. 18:5-9; Matt. 3:8; Matt. 6:1-4; Matt. 10:42; Matt. 18:5; Matt. 19:16, 17 [Mark 10:17; Luke 10:25.] Matt. 19:18-21; Matt. 25:34-46; John 3:21; John 15:2-8, 14; Acts 10:4, 38; Rom. 2:13; 1 Cor. 3:6-9; 2 Cor. 9:8; Gal. 6:4; Eph. 2:10; Phil. 1:11; Phil. 2:13; Col. 1:10; Col. 3:12-14, 17; 1 Thess. 1:3, 7, 8; 2 Thess. 2:17; 1 Tim. 2:10; 1 Tim. 5:9, 10; 1 Tim. 6:18, 19; 2 Tim. 2:21; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; Tit. 2:14; Tit. 3:1, 2, 8, 14; Heb. 6:10; Heb. 10:24; Heb. 13:21; Jas. 1:22-27; Jas. 3:13, 17, 18; Rev. 14:13; Rev. 22:14
Insufficiency of, for Salvation
Psa. 49:7, 8; Psa. 127:1, 2; Eccl. 1:14; Isa. 43:26; Isa. 57:12; Isa. 64:6; Ezek. 7:19; Ezek. 33:12-19; Dan. 9:18; Matt. 5:20; Luke 17:7-10; Luke 18:9-14; Acts 13:39; Rom. 3:20-31; Rom. 4:1-8 vs. 9-22.; Rom. 8:3; Rom. 9:16, 31, 32; Rom. 11:6; 1 Cor. 13:1-3; Gal. 2:16, 19, 21; Gal. 3:10-12, 21 vs. 1-29.; Gal. 4:9-11; Gal. 5:2, 4, 6, 18; Gal. 6:15; Eph. 2:8, 9; Phil. 3:3-9; Col. 2:20-23; 2 Tim. 1:9; Tit. 3:4, 5; Heb. 4:3-10; Heb. 6:1, 2; Heb. 9:1-14; Jas. 2:10, 11
Of God
See: God, Works of.

WORK; WORKS [ISBE]

WORK; WORKS - wurk, wurks: "To work" in the Old Testament is usually the translation of `asah, or of pa`al (of the works both of God and of man), and "work" (noun) is most frequently the translation of ma`aseh, or mela'khah; in the New Testament of energeo, ergazomai (and compound), with ergon (noun). The word "works" (erga) is a favorite designation in John for the wonderful works of Jesus (5:36; 10:38; 15:24, etc.; "miracles" to us, "works" to Him). "Works" is used by Paul and James, in a special sense, as denoting (with Paul) those legal performances by means of which men sought to be accepted of God, in contradistinction to that faith in Christ through which the sinner is justified apart from all legal works (Rom 3:27; 4:2,6, etc.; Gal 2:16; 3:2,5,10), "working through love" (Gal 5:6; 1 Thess 1:3), and is fruitful in all truly "good works," in which Christian believers are expected to abound (2 Cor 9:8; Eph 2:10; Col 1:10; 2 Thess 2:17, etc.). When James speaks of being justified by "works" as well as by "faith" (2:14-26), he has in view those works which show faith to be real and vital. "Dead works" avail nothing (compare Heb 9:14; 10:24). Judgment is according to "works" (Mt 16:27, the Revised Version (British and American) "deeds," margin "Greek: `doing' " praxis; Rom 2:6; 1 Pet 1:17, etc.), the new life being therein evidenced. A contrast between "faith" and "good works" is never drawn in the New Testament.

See, further, JUSTIFICATION.

W. L. Walker