For salvation. Faith is required for Salvation. Confession and repentance are related to faith, not good works. The rewards that are received for good works are given after and in addition to Salvation. Rewards are also spoken of as crowns.
“For salvation.
Faith is required for Salvation. Confession and repentance are related to faith, not good works.”
“What doth it profit, my brethren, though
a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and
one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Even
so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 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.
Was not Abraham our father
justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how
faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
And
the scripture was fulfilled which saith,
Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
For
as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”
James 2:14-18, 21-24, 26 KJV
Wise brother oyster , your offering a Symantec’s argument “ is it chicken or the egg which comes first
faith is when you hear Gods word and accept what he’s saying then you know what to do like this
“So then
faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 KJV
“
By faith Noah, being
warned of God of things not seen as yet, ( he told him about the flood and how to build the ark and Noah believed him Noah knew he would be saved now if he did what God said would save him so)
moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and
became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”
Hebrews 11:7 KJV
Noah was saved by faith , but if Noah had said “ I believe what you are saying I have faith , I don’t need to do it what you saying to be saved lord I’m saved by faith “
what would happen to Noah and his family
if he tried to separate what God told him to do that would save him from salvation ?
Consider the examples of faith were given in the only
full chapter dedicated to explaining the principle of faith
“But
without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God
must believe that he is, and that
he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6 KJV
consider the revelation and testimony of Jesus Christ Our Lord
“And, behold, I come quickly; and
my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.”
Revelation 22:12-13 KJV
Consider Jesus warnings in the gospel about bad works and judgement
“The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom
all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
Matthew 13:41-43 KJV
and good works and judgement
“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: 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: naked, and
ye clothed me: I was sick, and
ye visited me: I was in prison, and
ye came unto me… 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.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and
ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and
ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. …Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”
Matthew 25:34-36, 40-43, 45-46 KJV
It’s never any different for anyone Christian’s can have thier sins remitted “
good works are always found when we care about someone as much as we do our own self and they shouldn’t be seen as works truthfully if you love people your actions will tell the true story you’ll do good for them especially those in need
Faith is a seed when You hear Gods word and if it roots it grows into an action , a way
when we start hearing the word because it’s full of faith to those who will let it in
“
This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that
they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”
Titus 3:8 KJV
If anytime someone says “ we really do need to actually obey Jesus and the gospel , someone says “ we’re saved by grace not works we don’t need to do anything “ we’re sort of not really grasping faith in
my own opinion
“Thus did Noah;
according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”
Genesis 6:22 KJV
We can’t seperate hearing and believing what Jesus said from faith is my point . And he actually does teach believers to do good because they care about other people and says it’s very important not to just say things but to actually do them
he says there’s a lot we need to stop doing and a lot we need to learn about doing
he’s says that and says hear it believe me trust me and you’ll be saved
If we start
listening to what the lord says about salvation in the gospel it makes perfect sense
