The reverse is logical; I have met many people who say they believe what God said in His word but do not do them and even support others who do not do them.
Matthew 7:26-27 "But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”… whoever hears these sayings and does not do them is likened to a fool."
James 1:22-24 "Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like."
The actions are what prove the heart. The actions cannot be different from what is in the heart.
1 Corinthians 3:12-15
"If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward."
Hebrews 4:2
"For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it."
Jeremiah 8:9
"The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?"
Just knowing what the Bible says is not evidence that someone is saved or that they live the truth they know. Their lifestyle and their attitudes will reveal them.
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