"The presence of anti-Pauline texts in [Matthew's] Gospel, point inevitably towards the conclusion that the evangelist himself [sic: really Jesus] was anti-Pauline." D.C. Sim [2002:780]

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Bible Study on Affirmative Duty to Do Good

One might think doing good is optional, and the failure to do good leads to a loss of rewards. Rather the failure to do good is sin; doing wrong is sin. Hence, we need to see that doing good is also a command of God. And any sin leads to what? Death. And the loss of rewards is not the same as spiritual death. So those who say you only lose rewards for failure to obey God's command to do good miss the point that such sin does not result in mere loss of rewards, yet you go to heaven. You are being disobedient to the commands such as these:

“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8)

And also the words written in Isaiah 1:17, “Stop doing wrong, learn to do right!