Matthews 5:16. Good works by themselves do not get you into Heaven. Eternal life only comes from accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Our act of surrender to Jesus as our Lord allows God’s spirit to enter our lives. He is now our light that we can let shine out to all men. Our light shines out to all men in the form of our good works. By us showing our love through good works to our fellow man, we exemplify and glorify God (Matthews 5:16, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven”).

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

As a Christian our life style should be an example of God’s truth and put non-Christians on notice that there is a better life than a life full of sin and shame. Our life style of good works is a ministry to non-Christians. Our incorruptness, our gravity, our sincerity, and our sound speech reach out to non-Christians shaming them and calling them to a better life (Titus 2:7-8, “In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you”). Our examples of good works are not to condemn non-Christians, but to save them. By them coming in contact with the truth through our good works, they come to know Jesus and His act of redemption.   BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Titus 2:7, "In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity," sincerity,