November 29: Matthew 7:21; Ephesians 2:8–9; Hebrews 12:14; James 2:26; 2 Peter 1:5–10; John 14:1–2; 1 Corinthians 15:55; 1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:6–8; Hebrews 2:14–15 - a podcast by Crossway

As the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”—Holiness without which no one will see the Lord.—Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.—By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Matthew 7:21(Listen)

I Never Knew You

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

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Ephesians 2:8–9(Listen)

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

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Hebrews 12:14(Listen)

14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

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James 2:26(Listen)

26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

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2 Peter 1:5–10(Listen)

5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue,¹and virtue with knowledge,6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.8 For if these qualities²are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.9 For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.10 Therefore, brothers,³be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.

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Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.

“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.—So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.

We know that if the tent, which is our earthly home, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens…. So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord…. We would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?”

John 14:1–2(Listen)

I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

14 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God;¹believe also in me.2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?²

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1 Corinthians 15:55(Listen)

55   “O death, where is your victory?
    O death, where is your sting?”

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1 Corinthians 15:57(Listen)

57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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2 Corinthians 4:16(Listen)

16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self¹is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

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2 Corinthians 5:1(Listen)

Our Heavenly Dwelling

5 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

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2 Corinthians 5:6–8(Listen)

6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

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Hebrews 2:14–15(Listen)

14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.

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