What works have you done that proves you have the true faith of God?

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know1

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Jas 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Some people profess to have faith, but have not good works to back that said faith up, and some do.
What good works have you done that shows you have this God kind of faith?
What good work(s) have you done that proves you are a child of God?
The bible says that signs will follow them that believe, and that there will be tares AMONG the wheat, IN the church, so what specific signs followed you that says, you are the wheat and not the tare?
 
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If good works are works of gold, silver and precious stones how would you describe works of wood, hay and stubble that get burnt to a crisp yet the one with said works is still SAVED as yet through the fire?

AND I will add

Those who have believed into JESUS have done the will and WORKS of the Heavenly FATHER already!
 

Hizikyah

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Every time I find myslf sinning, it cuts my heart and I knowYah does not want me to sin. A complete life change has occured, where before sin was a daily routiene and there was no remorse, yet now sin is much much more sparse, but when I do sin I feel terrible.

Romans 2:15, "Who show the work of the Torah written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing (condemming sin) or even excusing (justifying sin)."

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]1 John 3:24, “And the one guarding His commands stays in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He stays in us, by the Spirit which He gave us.”[/FONT]


[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Ezekiel 36:26-28, "A new heart, will I also give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the heart of stone out of your flesh, and will give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments, and do them. And you will dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you will be My people, and I will be your Father."[/FONT]

 

Joidevivre

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One thing I do that might qualify as a work of faith is that I do not complain or express fear (believe me, that is sometimes work).
 
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we have been honored to witness a very 'few' who have given 'all',
for His Names sake...
 
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God's desire for the Believer in Christ

Hosea 6:6 King James Version (KJV)
[SUP]6[/SUP]For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Matthew 9:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
[SUP]13 [/SUP]But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.[SUP][a][/SUP]
For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Matthew 12:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
[SUP]7 [/SUP]But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,[SUP][a][/SUP] you would not have condemned the guiltless.




 

PJW

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[h=2]What works have you done that proves you have the true faith of God?
[/h]I have been enabled by God to remain obedient to Him for many years.
Thanks be to God in the name of Jesus Christ!
 

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Jas 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Some people profess to have faith, but have not good works to back that said faith up, and some do.
What good works have you done that shows you have this God kind of faith?
What good work(s) have you done that proves you are a child of God?
The bible says that signs will follow them that believe, and that there will be tares AMONG the wheat, IN the church, so what specific signs followed you that says, you are the wheat and not the tare?
So are you going to give us a list of all your good works?

You are telling others to reveal their good works..
 

Jackson123

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Jas 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Some people profess to have faith, but have not good works to back that said faith up, and some do.
What good works have you done that shows you have this God kind of faith?
What good work(s) have you done that proves you are a child of God?
The bible says that signs will follow them that believe, and that there will be tares AMONG the wheat, IN the church, so what specific signs followed you that says, you are the wheat and not the tare?
basically Jesus inform us good work as evident of real faith is work base on agape or pure love, it translate in the form of help the poor or the least. Love the rich or the famous is easy, in my country people love the rich, I know people that proud because have access to famous governor. But shame to have poor Dad, or friend

in matt 25 Jesus say if you love the least mean you love me, Jesus is the riches in the world, but so humble identified Himself as the poor, the stranger, and the powerless. Some people forget that racism/hate the stranger go to hell, read carefully these verse.

matt 25

31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
 

Nehemiah6

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You are telling others to reveal their good works..
Which is not such a good idea in view of these Scriptures.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. (Mt 6:1).

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. (Mt 6:17,18)

 

Hizikyah

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Testimony on how he has changed us and our desire to live for Him is legit IMO. Boasting on i did this or that not so much... JMO.
 

know1

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So are you going to give us a list of all your good works?

You are telling others to reveal their good works..
No one has yet to give a good work that has to do with faith yet. I keep hearing about good works that prove they have faith and are saved. I just wanted to know what good works made the true faith with signs following, I'm born again, list.
I wouldn't want to be the first.
What is this faith James 2 is talking about?
What good work or lack thereof, separates true faith from fake or pretend faith.
What kind of work qualifies as true faith.
What good work proves you are born again?
A changed heart is one of the fruits of being born again, it is not a work.
 

know1

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One thing I do that might qualify as a work of faith is that I do not complain or express fear (believe me, that is sometimes work).
Thanks for the laugh ma'am, that was cute.
 

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Which is not such a good idea in view of these Scriptures.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. (Mt 6:1).

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. (Mt 6:17,18)

Nehemiah !!!!! :mad: I know those scriptures grrrrr.. I was going to wait for the Know1 to boast about his/her good works.. To reveal their good works to everyone.. THEN i was going to respond with those verses.. grrrrr :mad: totally ruined my fun... LOL Bad Boy.....
 
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So are you going to give us a list of all your good works?

You are telling others to reveal their good works..
Which is not such a good idea in view of these Scriptures.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. (Mt 6:1).

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. (Mt 6:17,18)

i was going to say same thing but you guys beat me to it. if you tell others about wour good works for the Most High then they are no longer works for the Most High but works for yourself.
 

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No one has yet to give a good work that has to do with faith yet. I keep hearing about good works that prove they have faith and are saved. I just wanted to know what good works made the true faith with signs following, I'm born again, list.
I wouldn't want to be the first.
What is this faith James 2 is talking about?
What good work or lack thereof, separates true faith from fake or pretend faith.
What kind of work qualifies as true faith.
What good work proves you are born again?
A changed heart is one of the fruits of being born again, it is not a work.
Ha ha ha looks like know1 dodged the question anyway.. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Always the way with works salvation preachers.. They love condemning others over works but when you put them on the spot about their own works they dodge..
 

Hizikyah

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Nehemiah !!!!! :mad: I know those scriptures grrrrr.. I was going to wait for the Know1 to boast about his/her good works.. To reveal their good works to everyone.. THEN i was going to respond with those verses.. grrrrr :mad: totally ruined my fun... LOL Bad Boy.....
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Proverbs 27:5-6, "Open rebuke is better than concealed love. Faithful are the wounds from a friend, but the kisses from an enemy are deceitful."[/FONT]



It would be better to warn them a head of time rather than wait one them to error and spring the "trap"

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Lev 19:14, "‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling-block before the blind, but fear your Mighty One. I am [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]יהוה[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]."[/FONT]
 

know1

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basically Jesus inform us good work as evident of real faith is work base on agape or pure love, it translate in the form of help the poor or the least. Love the rich or the famous is easy, in my country people love the rich, I know people that proud because have access to famous governor. But shame to have poor Dad, or friend

in matt 25 Jesus say if you love the least mean you love me, Jesus is the riches in the world, but so humble identified Himself as the poor, the stranger, and the powerless. Some people forget that racism/hate the stranger go to hell, read carefully these verse.

matt 25

31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Don't some unbelievers do the same?
How does helping the poor qualify as a good work of faith?
How does that prove you are born again and have true faith, when the some unbelievers do the same?
 

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Proverbs 27:5-6, "Open rebuke is better than concealed love. Faithful are the wounds from a friend, but the kisses from an enemy are deceitful."



It would be better to warn them a head of time rather than wait one them to error and spring the "trap"

Lev 19:14, "‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling-block before the blind, but fear your Mighty One. I am יהוה."
Look i am not angry at Nehemiah6 i actually admire him for brnging forth those wonderful verses :) I made sure that my message contained the LOL to show the joking / light hearted spirit it was written in... :)
 

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i was going to say same thing but you guys beat me to it. if you tell others about wour good works for the Most High then they are no longer works for the Most High but works for yourself.
Yeah he beat me too ... grumble mumble grumble grumble :p lol ;)