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(1) The Thief on the cross died in the OT. The NT Salvation did not begin until the First Christian Service held in Jerusalem...The OT People saved was on God's Mercy and The Faith only..The NT has the Salvation Outlined in Acts Chapter Two..all born since then must obey what it teaches us to do in Acts 2 Verses 37-42
Yes - good works of some form will follow those that are in Christ for sure.
How that manifests in everyday life is between the Holy Spirit in us and us participating with Him. It should just be a natural response from our heart to help the poor and anyone in trouble.
Good works do not "create" salvation. Salvation creates good works inspired from the compassion of God within us. If we get the foundation right - then the rest of the house can be built properly and things will function the way they should.
It's interesting when they had the meeting of the "big guns of Christiandom" in Jerusalem - the apostles said to Paul - "and remember the poor" - of which Paul said:
Galatians 2:10 (NASB)
[SUP]10 [/SUP] They only asked us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.
Helping the poor should be as natural for a believer in Christ as it is to breathe.
How that manifests in everyday life is between the Holy Spirit in us and us participating with Him. It should just be a natural response from our heart to help the poor and anyone in trouble.
Good works do not "create" salvation. Salvation creates good works inspired from the compassion of God within us. If we get the foundation right - then the rest of the house can be built properly and things will function the way they should.
It's interesting when they had the meeting of the "big guns of Christiandom" in Jerusalem - the apostles said to Paul - "and remember the poor" - of which Paul said:
Galatians 2:10 (NASB)
[SUP]10 [/SUP] They only asked us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.
Helping the poor should be as natural for a believer in Christ as it is to breathe.
Yeah right...........the law and the prophets were UNTIL JOHN....JOHN was dead when the thief was crucified......
Sorry ZONE.....could not let this statement in error stand......
BACK to WORKS......and Angela's statement.....
Jesus said, "If you do it to one of these the least of my brethren you have done it unto me"....even a cup of cold water in the name of JESUS is a good work and will be rewarded eternally!
Sorry ZONE.....could not let this statement in error stand......
BACK to WORKS......and Angela's statement.....
Jesus said, "If you do it to one of these the least of my brethren you have done it unto me"....even a cup of cold water in the name of JESUS is a good work and will be rewarded eternally!
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It is true that if Christ is in you, you will bear fruit.
I have never seen people going through church membership lists asking for fruit.
I have seen people testing teachers and preachers for their fruit and the truth of
their words. And it is this testing that is actually being opposed and rejected.
Now I have not met anyone on cc who puts the cart before the horse, but I have met
many who accuse falsely others of this very same thing when there is no sign at all
of such a thing.
And in truth if you do not walk in purity and holiness, how can you know Christ?
The language is alien to me, because we have stopped using the idea the people
of God are a holy people, and being sexually immoral is not such a bad thing,
divorce, multiple kids in many families, it is just part of life.
Or porn and fantasy, it is just all ok, you have got to give in to fleshly desires.
Or a husband who needs porn to meet his needs, be simpathetic, you wife are
to blame. Or gay sexually active men, this is love, not sin.
So christianity without purity and holiness is not of the Holy Spirit.
We are temples of Christ. What place has sin got to do with a temple of the
Holy Spirit? But people though they sin, even getting angry here with others,
is not an issue, it is just part of their long walk with Christ and dealing with
evil people in unbelief.
And how many applaud this behaviour, talk about clearing out the church of
legalists, of a Jezebel spirit, or some other name.
And if someone raises the issue of the Holiness of the people of God, open
season. Yes false righteousness is a problem, but this attack is wrong, driven
by people who reject the true walk of Christ by Christs law.
And they have no shame. DIY faith and righteousness?
They have DIY theology and delusion, shown by their non-biblical language
and wrongly applied examples.
I have never seen people going through church membership lists asking for fruit.
I have seen people testing teachers and preachers for their fruit and the truth of
their words. And it is this testing that is actually being opposed and rejected.
Now I have not met anyone on cc who puts the cart before the horse, but I have met
many who accuse falsely others of this very same thing when there is no sign at all
of such a thing.
And in truth if you do not walk in purity and holiness, how can you know Christ?
The language is alien to me, because we have stopped using the idea the people
of God are a holy people, and being sexually immoral is not such a bad thing,
divorce, multiple kids in many families, it is just part of life.
Or porn and fantasy, it is just all ok, you have got to give in to fleshly desires.
Or a husband who needs porn to meet his needs, be simpathetic, you wife are
to blame. Or gay sexually active men, this is love, not sin.
So christianity without purity and holiness is not of the Holy Spirit.
We are temples of Christ. What place has sin got to do with a temple of the
Holy Spirit? But people though they sin, even getting angry here with others,
is not an issue, it is just part of their long walk with Christ and dealing with
evil people in unbelief.
And how many applaud this behaviour, talk about clearing out the church of
legalists, of a Jezebel spirit, or some other name.
And if someone raises the issue of the Holiness of the people of God, open
season. Yes false righteousness is a problem, but this attack is wrong, driven
by people who reject the true walk of Christ by Christs law.
And they have no shame. DIY faith and righteousness?
They have DIY theology and delusion, shown by their non-biblical language
and wrongly applied examples.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matt 5:16)
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. (Heb 13:16)
i like these verses for illustrating the purpose...
let your light shine -- good work-- so God is glorified.
share what you have -- good work-- so God is pleased.
we don't produce the light. we're more like the moon and reflect the Light. (i hope i do!
)
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. (Heb 13:16)
i like these verses for illustrating the purpose...
let your light shine -- good work-- so God is glorified.
share what you have -- good work-- so God is pleased.
we don't produce the light. we're more like the moon and reflect the Light. (i hope i do!
)
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matt 5:16)
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. (Heb 13:16)
i like these verses for illustrating the purpose...
let your light shine -- good work-- so God is glorified.
share what you have -- good work-- so God is pleased.
we don't produce the light. we're more like the moon and reflect the Light. (i hope i do!)
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. (Heb 13:16)
i like these verses for illustrating the purpose...
let your light shine -- good work-- so God is glorified.
share what you have -- good work-- so God is pleased.
we don't produce the light. we're more like the moon and reflect the Light. (i hope i do!
)
