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John 3:6

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6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit.

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Scriptural Confirmations #70

  
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70. 2. Be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only. The state of him who is a hearer only is described (James 1:22-25).

Of faith without works, what it is, from James. See Faith.

Whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet fall away in one matter, is made guilty of all (James 2:10-11).

What the works done by the Scribes and Pharisees are, and yet they impose them upon men to do them (Matthew 23:2-7).

Everyone who doeth evil deeds hateth the light, lest his deeds should be reproved (John 3:19-21).

They that have done good shall come forth unto the resurrection of life; they who have done evil unto the resurrection of judgment (John 5:29).

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for their permission to use this translation.

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James 1:22-25

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22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;

24 for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

25 But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.