twisting my arm?, when did I say we shouldn't help the needy? I am needy myself, yet I help who I see in need. I'll touch on verse 21 of matthew 7, which you took out of context to try to ¨twist my arm¨ these people were concerned with works, hence 7:22 Many will say to me in that day Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name had cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? These people were focused on their works in order to enter in.
again, if you think works could ever save a man, you have not learned who Christ really was, nor what he came for, the sheep on his right hand are those covered by the blood, to the left are those who like in verse 7:22 of matthew were situated on good works based salvation. that's what it seems to me anyways.
I did not twist ur arms or legs
. u gave this verse
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
I was giving u the verse which says if we don't help the needy, we can expect everlasting punishment.
"Wonderful works" in Matt 7:22, that's the same Greek word used in this verse
1C 12:10 To another the working of miracles (G1411)
; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
1C 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles (G1411)
, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
1C 12:29 [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles (G1411)
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So we can take it as the prophesying, miracle healing etc that Christians are doing in the name of Jesus Christ. Hm...thats what the pastors in the churches are actually doing. Without giving to the needy what they got, they are busy talking in angel's language, speaking in tongues, oil anointing.......
I do not believe that our salvation is based on "work".Yeah but i believe that whoever is truly saved, will automatically start doing the work. How can our work bring salvation, is our work good enuf to bring salvation?
Isa 64:6 . But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf.....
Now u will say im twisting the word of God.No i am not
Psalm 119:160 The sum of your word is truth
Isa 28:10 For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little:
Now obviously, God COULD have inspired the Bible to be written just like an encyclopedia, with everything pertaining to one subject under one heading. But God didn't choose to do it that way. The reason God inspired His Word so that it would present "here a little and there a little" is so that the people whose minds are not open to God's truth simply will not understand the Bible, even when it is right there before their eyes. To them the Bible would be a sealed book.
We are told that unless we fulfill the will of the father
Mt 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Jn 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
We mortals are not capable to do good works to be "saved", but that does not mean we should not do "good works". Our faith shud be manifested in our work. Salvation is in God's hand.
