Justified by work vs faith
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Why not both faith and works?
A warning against Favoritism: James 2
18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless? 21 Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. 24 As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
25In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route? 26As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
A warning against Favoritism: James 2
18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless? 21 Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. 24 As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
25In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route? 26As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Salvation is a gift of God by his grace.
What if only God knows? And the rest of it, our live long life believing and thinking we are Saved, is an illusion. When it is a gift of God how do we know if we are saved? Maybe what we're told to do, hold faith and do good works, is a means of making us commit to being better people? And better than we were before, for those who find Christ and were what are known as, the worst of the worst.
Come the judgment, when we're dead and before God and his Book of Life is opened, that is when we find out if he wrote our names in it and if then we are saved. Because in that moment is the moment that either makes us to enter Heaven, or not.
There are some teachers who say, holding faith in life is a matter of living the faith instilled by Christ through his word. And that being The Word, Holy Spirit God, at our judgment is when we find out if we are saved. Until then we can imagine so but only God knows.
What if only God knows? And the rest of it, our live long life believing and thinking we are Saved, is an illusion. When it is a gift of God how do we know if we are saved? Maybe what we're told to do, hold faith and do good works, is a means of making us commit to being better people? And better than we were before, for those who find Christ and were what are known as, the worst of the worst.
Come the judgment, when we're dead and before God and his Book of Life is opened, that is when we find out if he wrote our names in it and if then we are saved. Because in that moment is the moment that either makes us to enter Heaven, or not.
There are some teachers who say, holding faith in life is a matter of living the faith instilled by Christ through his word. And that being The Word, Holy Spirit God, at our judgment is when we find out if we are saved. Until then we can imagine so but only God knows.
You keep bringing up murder but have you forgotten that anger is likened to murder in the beatitudes?
21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be liable to judgment; whoever insults[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell[c] of fire. (Matt. 5:21-22 ESV)
Do you think a believer can get angry and keep their salvation?
21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be liable to judgment; whoever insults[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell[c] of fire. (Matt. 5:21-22 ESV)
Do you think a believer can get angry and keep their salvation?
Grace through faith
Ephesian 2
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Because by grace so you believe murder don't need repent go to heaven? Only God know but God already share what He know in John 3:16
Now not only God know but whosoever read that verse know
Ephesian 2
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Because by grace so you believe murder don't need repent go to heaven? Only God know but God already share what He know in John 3:16
Now not only God know but whosoever read that verse know
Angry = murder
I don't want to say about my opinion, but I Will qoute what bible say about murder than up to you If you believe the bible or not.
1 cor 6
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
It Seem you not agree with the bible, am I correct?
I don't want to say about my opinion, but I Will qoute what bible say about murder than up to you If you believe the bible or not.
1 cor 6
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
It Seem you not agree with the bible, am I correct?
If you believe angry = murder
Galatians 5
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Than base oN this verse
Shall not inherit the kingdom
I don't like this verse because I am angry man, but can I change the verse base oN what I want?
Galatians 5
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Than base oN this verse
Shall not inherit the kingdom
I don't like this verse because I am angry man, but can I change the verse base oN what I want?