bSee Rom. 12:13
cSee Matt. 6:19, 20
1 Timothy 6:18-19
18They are to do good, ato be rich in good works, to be generous and bready to share, 19thus cstoring up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may dtake hold of ethat which is truly life.James 2:14-16
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith fbut does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 gIf a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 hand one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good ▼▼Or benefit
is that? James 5:1-5
Warning to the Rich
1Come now, jyou rich, weep and howl for the kmiseries that are coming upon you. 2 lYour riches have rotted and myour garments are moth-eaten. 3Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. nYou have laid up treasure oin the last days. 4Behold, pthe wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and qthe cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of rthe Lord of hosts. 5 sYou have lived on the earth in luxury and tin self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in ua day of slaughter.1 John 3:17
17But vif anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet wcloses his heart against him, xhow does God’s love abide in him?
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