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<\/a>Genesis 18:19<\/strong> (RSV) I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice; so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.<\/p>\n
Genesis 22:16-18<\/strong> \u201cBy myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, [17] I will indeed bless you, and I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies, [18] and by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.\u201d<\/p>\n
1 Samuel 26:23<\/strong> The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; . . .<\/p>\n
2 Samuel 22:21-25<\/strong> The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me. [22] For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. [23] For all his ordinances were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. [24] I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. [25] Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. (cf. Ps 18:20-23)<\/p>\n
1 Kings 3:9-14<\/strong> Give thy servant therefore an understanding mind to govern thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to govern this thy great people?\u201d [10] It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. [11] And God said to him, \u201cBecause you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, [12] behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you. [13] I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. [14] And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Psalm 106:30-31<\/strong> Then Phin\u2019ehas stood up and interposed, and the plague was stayed. [31] And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation for ever.<\/p>\n
Proverbs 15:26<\/strong> The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD, the words of the pure are pleasing to him.<\/p>\n
Isaiah 59:18\u00a0<\/b>According to their deeds, so will he repay,\u00a0wrath\u00a0to his adversaries,\u00a0requital\u00a0to his enemies; . . .<\/p>\n
Jeremiah 31:16<\/strong> . . . your work shall be rewarded, says the LORD, . . .<\/p>\n
Jeremiah 32:19<\/strong> great in counsel and mighty in deed; whose eyes are open to all the ways of men, rewarding every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings;<\/p>\n
Hosea 10:12<\/strong>\u00a0Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, . . .<\/p>\n
Haggai 1:8<\/strong> Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may appear in my glory, says the LORD.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Matthew 5:19<\/span><\/strong> Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n
Matthew 6:3-4, 6, 17-18<\/strong>\u00a0But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, [4] so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. . . . [6] But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. . . . [17] But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, [18] that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.<\/p>\n
Matthew 10:41-42<\/strong> He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet\u2019s reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man\u2019s reward. [42] And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark 10:<\/b>29-30<\/strong> Jesus said, \u201cTruly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, [30] who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, . . .<\/p>\n
Mark 16:20<\/strong> And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.<\/p>\n
Luke 14:13-14<\/strong> But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, [14] and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.\u201d<\/p>\n
Romans 15:17-18<\/strong>\u00a0. . . In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of\u00a0my work for God. [18] For I will not venture to speak of anything except\u00a0what Christ has wrought through me\u00a0to win obedience from the Gentiles,\u00a0by word and deed,<\/p>\n
1 Corinthians 3:6-9<\/strong> I planted, Apol\u2019los watered, but God gave the growth. [7] So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.[8] He who plants and he who waters are equal, and each shall receive his wages according to his labor. [9] For we are God\u2019s fellow workers . . .<\/p>\n
1 Corinthians 9:15-18<\/strong>\u00a0. . . I would rather die than have any one deprive me of my ground for\u00a0boasting. [16] For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for\u00a0boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! [17] For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a commission. [18] What then is my\u00a0reward? Just this: that in my preaching I may make the gospel free of charge, not making full use of my right in the gospel.<\/p>\n
1 Corinthians 15:10<\/strong> But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me.<\/p>\n
1 Corinthians 15:31<\/strong>\u00a0. . . my\u00a0pride\u00a0in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord . . .<\/p>\n
1 Corinthians 15:58<\/strong> Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 1:12, 14<\/strong>\u00a0For our\u00a0boast\u00a0is this, the testimony of our conscience that we have behaved in the world, . . . [14] . . . you can be\u00a0proud\u00a0of us as we can be of you . . .<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 5:10<\/strong> For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body. . . . [12] . . . giving you cause to be\u00a0proud\u00a0of us, . . .<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 6:1<\/strong> Working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain.<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 7:4, 14<\/strong>\u00a0I have great\u00a0confidence\u00a0in you; I have great\u00a0pride\u00a0in you; . . . [14] For if I have expressed to him some\u00a0pride\u00a0in you, I was not put to shame; but just as everything we said to you was true, so our\u00a0boasting\u00a0before Titus has proved true.<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 8:24<\/strong>\u00a0So give proof, before the churches, of your love and of our\u00a0boasting\u00a0about you to these men.<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 9:2-3<\/strong>\u00a0for I know your readiness, of which I\u00a0boast\u00a0about you to the people of Macedo\u2019nia, saying that Acha\u2019ia has been ready since last year; and your zeal has stirred up most of them. [3] But I am sending the brethren so that our\u00a0boasting\u00a0about you may not prove vain in this case, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be;<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 12:5<\/strong>\u00a0On behalf of this man I will\u00a0boast, . . .<\/p>\n
Galatians 6:4<\/strong>\u00a0But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to\u00a0boast\u00a0will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.<\/p>\n
Galatians 6:7-9<\/strong> Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. [8] For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. [9] And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart.<\/p>\n
Ephesians 2:10<\/strong> For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.<\/p>\n
Ephesians 5:10<\/strong> and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. (cf. Phil 2:13)<\/p>\n
Ephesians 6:8<\/strong> knowing that whatever good any one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, . . .<\/p>\n
Philippians 2:13<\/strong> for God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.<\/p>\n
Philippians 2:16<\/strong>\u00a0holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be\u00a0proud\u00a0that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.<\/p>\n
Philippians 4:18<\/strong> I have received full payment, and more; I am filled, having received from Epaphrodi\u2019tus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.<\/p>\n
Colossians 1:10<\/strong> to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, . . .<\/p>\n
Colossians 3:20<\/strong> Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.<\/p>\n
1 Thessalonians 2:4<\/strong> but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but to\u00a0please God who tests our hearts.<\/p>\n
1 Thessalonians 2:19<\/strong>\u00a0For what is our hope or joy or crown of\u00a0boasting\u00a0before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?<\/p>\n
1 Thessalonians 4:1<\/strong> Finally, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, just as you are doing, you do so more and more.<\/p>\n
2 Thessalonians 1:4<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Therefore we ourselves\u00a0boast\u00a0of you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you are enduring.<\/p>\n
2 Timothy 2:15, 21<\/strong>\u00a0Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, . . . [21] If any one purifies himself from what is ignoble, then he will be a vessel for noble use, consecrated and useful to the master of the house, ready for any good work.<\/p>\n
2 Timothy 4:7-8<\/strong> I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. [8] Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.<\/p>\n
Hebrews 13:16<\/strong> Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.<\/p>\n
2 John 1:8<\/strong> Look to yourselves, that you may not lose what you have worked for, but may win a full reward.<\/p>\n
1 John 3:22<\/strong> and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
St. Augustine said that our merit was merely God crowning his own gifts. That\u2019s what the Catholic Church teaches. It ultimately doesn\u2019t come from us; it comes from God, giving us the grace to do any good thing (Ps 51:7, 10; 84:11). But we can and should willingly participate<\/em> and do what He wants us to do, and God rewards that.<\/p>\n
See also: 24 Biblical Passages on Meritorious Works<\/a>\u00a0[National Catholic Register<\/em>, 9-30-24].
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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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