She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21)

"And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' (Matthew 10:7)

"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish—ever; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. (John 10:27-28)

"I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. (John 10:11)

Question: What special act of providence did God exercise towards man in the estate wherein he was created? Answer: When God had created man, He entered into a covenant of life with him upon condition of perfect obedience: forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon the pain of death. ~Baptist Catechism Question 15

Works done by the unregenerate might be things that God commands and are profitable to both themselves and others, but since they do not come from a heart purified by faith, , they are sinful and not pleasing to God. 1689 LBCF 16.7

Jesus teaches, authorizes, and sends His disciples to proclaim the Gospel!

"Faith brings an empty hand, receives everything, and can give nothing in return. No grace is so important to the Christian's own soul. By faith we begin. By faith we live. By faith we stand. We walk by faith and not by sight. By faith we overcome. By faith we have peace. By faith we enter into rest." ~J.C. Ryle

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. (Ephesian 2:10)

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:10)