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Here are a few Scriptures about those who Sanctify themselves and those sanctified by YHWH;

Isaiah 66:17, those who sanctify themselves and cleanse themselves at the gardens after ‘one’ in the midst, eating flesh of pigs and the abomination and the mouse, are snatched away, together,” declares יהוה.

Isa 65:4, "who sit among the burial-sites, and spend the night in secret places, who eat flesh of pigs,a and the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.

Ezekiel 20:12, "Moreover, I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a *sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am YHWH Who sanctifies them."

*Sign is Word #H226, Hebrew Dictionary, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, meaning mark, token, sign, consent, flag, evidence of consent.


This is the same Hebrew word (owth) from Exodus 13:9, this time it is used speaking of a specific Law; the Sabbath and is called the sign/mark/evidence of consent. Also notice how YHWH says, “I am YHWH Who sanctifies them.” If I choose my own way I “sanctify myself” if I choose His way “He sanctifies me.” The following passage shows an example of those who “sanctify themselves” and if we consider the context of time frame, it is end times, shown by the return of YHWH when He will make judgment;

Isaiah 66:15-24, For, behold, יהוה will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. 16, For by fire and by his sword will יהוה plead with all flesh: and the slain of יהוה shall be many. 17, They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one in the center (H310 אַחַר 'achar - H259 אֶחָד 'echad - H8432 תָּוֶךְ tavek, meaning followingbehind one in the centerof a congregation), eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith יהוה. 18, For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. 19, And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. 20, And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto יהוה out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith יהוה, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of יהוה. 21, And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith יהוה. 22, For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith יהוה, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23, And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith יהוה. 24, And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh."

(H310 אַחַר 'achar - H259 אֶחָד 'echad - H8432 תָּוֶךְ tavek, meaning followingbehind one in the centerof a congregation)

H310 אַחַר 'achar (ach-ar') adv., 1. (properly) the hind part., 2. (generally, as adverb or conjunction) after (in various senses)., [from H309]

H259 אֶחָד 'echad (ech-awd') adj., 1. (properly) united, i.e. one., 2. (as an ordinal) first.
[a numeral from H258]

H8432 תָּוֶךְ tavek (taw'-vek) n-m., 1. a bisection., 2. (by implication) the center.

Exodus 31:13-17, “Speak also to the children of Israyl, saying; Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for they are a *sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am YHWH Who sanctifies you, and makes you holy"....16-17, "Therefore the children of Israyl shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israyl forever, for in six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, and on the Seventh Day He rested and was refreshed.”
Ooh H (hope you don’t mind me calling you H, i just can’t be bothered to type your name.)

Read your verses. Can you do this simple man a favour and summarise your thoughts concerning the scripture you have quoted
 

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Ooh H (hope you don’t mind me calling you H, i just can’t be bothered to type your name.)

Read your verses. Can you do this simple man a favour and summarise your thoughts concerning the scripture you have quoted
Yes.

So the ones Yah say Sanctifies themselves "following behind one in the center of a congregation)" or they listen to a man leading a copngregation rather than listen to Yah.

(H310 אַחַר 'achar - H259 אֶחָד 'echad - H8432 תָּוֶךְ tavek, meaning following behind one in the centerof a congregation)

H310 אַחַר 'achar (ach-ar') adv., 1. (properly) the hind part., 2. (generally, as adverb or conjunction) after (in various senses)., [from H309]

H259 אֶחָד 'echad (ech-awd') adj., 1. (properly) united, i.e. one., 2. (as an ordinal) first.
[a numeral from H258]

H8432 תָּוֶךְ tavek (taw'-vek) n-m., 1. a bisection., 2. (by implication) the center.

The ones here do things the way Yah says, thus they are sanctified by Him, He said it not me.

Ezekiel 20:12, "Moreover, I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a *sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am YHWH Who sanctifies them."

*Sign is Word #H226, Hebrew Dictionary, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, meaning mark, token, sign, consent, flag, evidence of consent.

 

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There are people who accept the words of Jesus as being somehow more trustworthy than other words written by the very same author, as if somehow saying "Jesus said this" makes the gospel writer suddenly more trustworthy in their witness. Just goes to show how illogical people can be...
I know you are right, but I have wonder how they Justify that when the Bible says this:

2 Peter 1:20-21 (NKJV)
[SUP]20 [/SUP] knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
[SUP]21 [/SUP] for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
 

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Thank you for responding and clarifying, I genuinely appreciate it.

They will claim works of wonders but have not love for Jesus and his people.
Self glorification and nothing more.

I get very upset when people condemn others because they admit they sin and condemn them as servants of sin and therfore going to hell.
You did, but no apology needed.

I am simply following your suggestion of comparing interpretations with others to make sure we are not deceived into believing false interpretations. I asked a very simple question to compare your understanding of these two scriptures to my understanding.

What is the difference between, or is there any difference between these two scriptures.

Prov. 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

And

Matt. 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

If you don't know that's fine, if you are uncomfortable discussing these scriptures that is fine as well. If you just don't want to answer, that's OK too.

But please, don't just change the subject.

I look forward to your answer whatever it may be. :)
 

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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]John/Yahanan 5:46-47, "For had you believed Mosheh, you would have believed Me, for he wrote about Me*. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"[/FONT]


[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]*Mosheh wrote:[/FONT]


[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Deuteronomy 18:18-19, "I (YHWH) will raise up for them a Prophet (Yahshua/Jesus) like you from among their brothers, and I will put My words in His mouth, and He will tell them everything I command Him. Whoever will not listen to My words, which He speaks in My Name, I will judge him for it"[/FONT]



[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]"listen" is word #8085 - [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]שָׁמַע [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]shama` {shaw-mah'}[/FONT]


[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Brown-Driver-Briggs (Old Testament Hebrew-English Lexicon)[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.)[/FONT]


[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Hebrew Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar) - 1) to hear, listen to, obey

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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]John/Yahanan 10:27-30, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; neither will any man snatch them out of My hand. My Father, Who gave them to Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand: I and My Father are in accord."[/FONT]
 
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You don’t scare us.. for we know the Truth because of the Grace and Mercy of GOD through Faith in Christ.. we live by Faith in Christ and the Spiritualy blind would say such things as you... to Love GOD is to obey Him.. Faith that worketh by love.. GOD is Gracious and GOD has heard.. such Truth that my name declares it :)... oh how my Spirit delights in His Law and how blessed am I to of been saved to worship GOD in Spirit and Truth.. vanilla twist.. cake taker.. whatever you have stored up.. I’m gonna Love my GOD forever as I will love even my enemies because His Love is shed abroad and I’m free to walk in the Spirit.. my Lord is my life..
No...actually what I said was true.....and I could care less if you reject it....see how that dogma works out for you in the end.
 
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You are tale bearing and slandering.

I have never claimed to be sinless or that any one keeps the Law 100% all the time, which is one in the same sin is transgression of the Law.
Did I name you in my post....and yet you replied aimed directly at me....I think you should look in the mirror and aim the scripture you quoted at yourself......!
 
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What I'm seeing, is nothing more then some "fire n brimstone" preacher!
You are preaching faith? Comes from hearing! Hearing by the Word OF God!

I can't argue with you about this, for it is true!

What is being argued, and what it is you are refusing to do? Is GROW spiritually!



You are "Preaching" "COME to the Cross of Christ!" "But don't you dare proceed onwards to the Father!" I don't know (but you probably do) why, you, and ones like you, are so afraid of being confessed before the Father, by the Son, as You have confessed the Son, before man. It boggles my mind!

It reminds me of the parable of the talents, where the guy who had only 1 talent, went and hid it away! And when the master comes for an accounting? The guy tells the master: "I knew you were an harsh master, and didn't wanna lose what little you gave me, so I hid it away." (STAYING at the Cross of Christ)

So, the master tells him "You foolish servant!" "You could have at least put it in the bank, and drawn some interest (benefit) for me!" "But, instead?" "I get nothing, for my investing in you!" "Get outta my face!" "And I'll take that which I gave to you back!" "And give it to those other guys, who gave me an increase in my investment!"

This is what Paul was saying when he said, "So, does this mean we should remain in sin, so grace may abound?"

I paraphrased his retort: "Are y'all friggin' GOOFY?!??"


In conclusion? You, are way outta your league, if you think, I, as well as several other posters I've read, are going to continue buying this crap!

Circumcision of the heart? It HURTS! BIG TIME! And, NOT to be confused with being Convicted! Conviction, is one's acknowledgement, and ADMISSION, To Him, of ones' shortcomings! Is like God saying through the Holy Spirit: "I KNOW! I just wanted to hear YOU say it!"
Anything after the word true is nothing more than malarkey and false accusation.....go read all my posts them come mouth with the facts instead of your bias, blind view.......
 

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Did I name you in my post....and yet you replied aimed directly at me....I think you should look in the mirror and aim the scripture you quoted at yourself......!
Hmm, Are you being truthful? how many hours later do you says this? So who were you taking about? Because what you said in that post you have said directly to me on prior days...
 
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Glad to see the workers for, law keepers and sinless perfectionists are keeping all applicable laws 24/7/365 to remain sinless.....if not your condemned and of the "debil Bobby Bouche"..............

Oh wait.....NO ONE keeps the law 24/7/365......exactly why we need the grace and mercy of God found in Christ.....

I posted this...and the Pharisees came out in force with the same vitriol they did with JESUS, PETER and PAUL.......hahahahahha LOVE IT....keep proving who you really follow.....just like the Pharisees of old.....they claimed God, yet in reality were the blind leaders of the blind.......

Have you all kept the law, every law 24/7/365? If not....your condemned sinners.........and need JESUS by faith without embellishments!
 
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The rebellious will be given just enough rope to hang themselves.
Thanks be to God for making a way to remain obedient, to remain in the light, to remain in the Spirit...instead of in the "flesh".
BTW, there are 100%ers on earth now...thanks be to God.
100%ers......sure.......you are in for a rude awakening one day soon......none of you keep the law and to think you do.....makes JESUS himself into a LIAR....he said NONE are good but God.....and there is not a JUST man upon the earth that does good and sins not.....Keep deceiving yourself......
 

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Do we not find it sad that this same topic keeps coming up? No matter what one side tells the other, or how many names one calls the other, it doesn't change the mind of anyone. If all you wish is a fight, then by all means go out and find one.
 
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Hmm, Are you being truthful? how many hours later do you says this? So who were you taking about? Because what you said in that post you have said directly to me on prior days...
I have been busy...quit assuming and so what.....You have admitted you sin.....should that not disqualify you from me aiming at those who claim to be sinless?
 
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Do we not find it sad that this same topic keeps coming up? No matter what one side tells the other, or how many names one calls the other, it doesn't change the mind of anyone. If all you wish is a fight, then by all means go out and find one.

Who is fighting.....a little heated dialogue does not = fighting

So do you keep the law 24/7/365?

According to the bible NO......and even if you did your whole life and then break one of the least of the commandments you are guilty of the whole.....and condemned!
 

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Who is fighting.....a little heated dialogue does not = fighting

So do you keep the law 24/7/365?

According to the bible NO......and even if you did your whole life and then break one of the least of the commandments you are guilty of the whole.....and condemned!
Same old argument. If one was understand what Grace truly does for us, then we can say that we are sinners, saved by grace. That is so true, how ever His grace also extends to any short coming. The hardest thing to get you and others to understand is so simple, salvation has always been by faith, and never by works. Even with Abraham it was by faith and not works. The keeping of Torah, (at lest the parts that apply to you), is not sin. Sin is, (as defined in the Word) 1John 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

If one was to say that they are not under the law, ( a true statement) and follow that up with the Law no longer applies, they face the question of sexual sin, and many others. Yet even when saying the law is no longer valid, and has been done away with, they will hold to many of them. Like teaching that homosexuality will is an abomination. If the law was removed, then that would not be a true statement. We can't have it both ways. If we wish to follow even one of the laws, then we place our self under the judgment of them all.
If not them for me to say I am 20 foot tall, though it is a lie, it wouldn't be wrong, and can't be seen as sin.
 
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Same old argument. If one was understand what Grace truly does for us, then we can say that we are sinners, saved by grace. That is so true, how ever His grace also extends to any short coming. The hardest thing to get you and others to understand is so simple, salvation has always been by faith, and never by works. Even with Abraham it was by faith and not works. The keeping of Torah, (at lest the parts that apply to you), is not sin. Sin is, (as defined in the Word) 1John 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

If one was to say that they are not under the law, ( a true statement) and follow that up with the Law no longer applies, they face the question of sexual sin, and many others. Yet even when saying the law is no longer valid, and has been done away with, they will hold to many of them. Like teaching that homosexuality will is an abomination. If the law was removed, then that would not be a true statement. We can't have it both ways. If we wish to follow even one of the laws, then we place our self under the judgment of them all.
If not them for me to say I am 20 foot tall, though it is a lie, it wouldn't be wrong, and can't be seen as sin.
lol, this cracks me up.

The law was never given to show a person how to be righteous. The law was given to show a person how unworthy they are so they could be prepaired for christ (the schoolmaster)

we do not need the law to tell us what sin is, Es paul said, even gentiles who do not have the law. Ok know what sin is.

You can't mix law and grace. They are incomparable. The law leads us to realise we need grace, once that has been accomplished, it has done its job. Now we look to love, as Jesus said, the two love commands encompass ALL the law and prophets.

One can follow the law and not be spiritual at all. Law will never help anyone become spiritual.
 

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100%ers......sure.......you are in for a rude awakening one day soon......none of you keep the law and to think you do.....makes JESUS himself into a LIAR....he said NONE are good but God.....and there is not a JUST man upon the earth that does good and sins not.....Keep deceiving yourself......
Hi Decon, False teachers are cunning and treacherous, they would lead astray even Gods elect if that were possible. Their wicked doctrines show on the outside how morally and spiritually bankrupt they are on the inside. They are alway's looking for the young and innocent believers, who they can feed their sugar coated poisonous words to, and then lead them astray. There is nothing good about their
message and it only leads to despair, and darkness.

Originally Posted by PJW

The rebellious will be given just enough rope to hang themselves.



 
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Hizikyah

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I have been busy...quit assuming and so what.....You have admitted you sin.....should that not disqualify you from me aiming at those who claim to be sinless?
Well If I was not included at all in that, then I repent and say I am sorry, if that is so. I ahve no way pof knowing, but you do throw accusations or degrading remarks around easily and you have said those things to me in the past. If im wrong Im sorry, if you meant it toward me then I would stand by it, I will take you at your word. I retract my statement.
 
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Same old argument. If one was understand what Grace truly does for us, then we can say that we are sinners, saved by grace. That is so true, how ever His grace also extends to any short coming. The hardest thing to get you and others to understand is so simple, salvation has always been by faith, and never by works. Even with Abraham it was by faith and not works. The keeping of Torah, (at lest the parts that apply to you), is not sin. Sin is, (as defined in the Word) 1John 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

If one was to say that they are not under the law, ( a true statement)and follow that up with the Law no longer applies, they face the question of sexual sin, and many others. Yet even when saying the law is no longer valid, and has been done away with, they will hold to many of them. Like teaching that homosexuality will is an abomination. If the law was removed, then that would not be a true statement. We can't have it both ways. If we wish to follow even one of the laws, then we place our self under the judgment of them all.
If not them for me to say I am 20 foot tall, though it is a lie, it wouldn't be wrong, and can't be seen as sin.
I suggest you read the thread.......because what you accuse me of.....and what you say about what you think I believe misses the mark....the bolded I have always stated and believed....and as far as the LAW I have said clearly that it is still in force for ALL who are not in Christ and condemns ALL who are no in Christ and POINTS ALL ho are not in Christ to CHRIST and the only cure.

that which was designed to prove guilt will NEVER make one righteous......
 
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Well If I was not included at all in that, then I repent and say I am sorry, if that is so. I ahve no way pof knowing, but you do throw accusations or degrading remarks around easily and you have said those things to me in the past. If im wrong Im sorry, if you meant it toward me then I would stand by it, I will take you at your word. I retract my statement.
It was not directed at you....but rather to other particular members.......peace migo