Not By Works
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Imagine you are given a car, but have no money for petrol, have no
license to drive and the tyres are all flat.
You can boast I have a car, but it is of no use. It might as well be scrapped.
It is as good as dead, empty, useless. You can go out and use it to hold
meetings and pretend you go from one place to another or help you friends
with lifts.
This is faith with no love or obedience, saying you know Christ and continuing
in sin, having the form of faith but none of its power, and worse still having
no clue why it does not work.
Some guys are thinking if they all push the cars together they can all pretend
it is working and maybe more people will join.
license to drive and the tyres are all flat.
You can boast I have a car, but it is of no use. It might as well be scrapped.
It is as good as dead, empty, useless. You can go out and use it to hold
meetings and pretend you go from one place to another or help you friends
with lifts.
This is faith with no love or obedience, saying you know Christ and continuing
in sin, having the form of faith but none of its power, and worse still having
no clue why it does not work.
Some guys are thinking if they all push the cars together they can all pretend
it is working and maybe more people will join.
The workers for always default to JAMES......out of context I might add........the bible is clear....salvation, being born again is based upon faith, grace and mercy....IT HAS ZERO to do with works on our part.
JAMES, for the MILLIONTH TIME, is SPEAKING to the ability of MEN to see the INVISIBLE faith that saves a man....it has NOTHING to do with WORKS saving a man......
PAUL covers this as well in ROMANS and GALATIANS...HE CALLS ALL who blend WORKS with FAITH to complete SALVATION FOOLS and BEWITCHED.
JESUS covers this as well....ALL who come before HIS throne boasting of their WONDERFUL WORKS IN HIS NAME WILL be denied entrance and cast from his presence....<----REFERENCE the BEWITCHED FOOLS found in GALATIANS
NOT BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH WE HAVE DONE, BUT ACCORDING to his MERCY has he saved us....
CAIN pushed WORKS and he is identified as a FALSE TEACHER in JUDE............ALL who push works are FALSE TEACHERS.......
JAMES, for the MILLIONTH TIME, is SPEAKING to the ability of MEN to see the INVISIBLE faith that saves a man....it has NOTHING to do with WORKS saving a man......
PAUL covers this as well in ROMANS and GALATIANS...HE CALLS ALL who blend WORKS with FAITH to complete SALVATION FOOLS and BEWITCHED.
JESUS covers this as well....ALL who come before HIS throne boasting of their WONDERFUL WORKS IN HIS NAME WILL be denied entrance and cast from his presence....<----REFERENCE the BEWITCHED FOOLS found in GALATIANS
NOT BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH WE HAVE DONE, BUT ACCORDING to his MERCY has he saved us....
CAIN pushed WORKS and he is identified as a FALSE TEACHER in JUDE............ALL who push works are FALSE TEACHERS.......
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By your own words may God judge you.
Do you still have no clue why it does work?
God says according to you since you continue in your sin that "you know Christ and continuing
in sin, having the form of faith but none of its power, "
Until you address your sin of Evil speaking, the transforming power of God will flow through you and become salt water that kills instead of the life giving waters that God wants you to give to others.
Do you still have no clue why it does work?
God says according to you since you continue in your sin that "you know Christ and continuing
in sin, having the form of faith but none of its power, "
Until you address your sin of Evil speaking, the transforming power of God will flow through you and become salt water that kills instead of the life giving waters that God wants you to give to others.
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You appear to have invented a term "evil speaking".
For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie
2 Thess 2:11
Can you show me what you are referring to so I can learn from you?
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
1 John 5:3-5
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Unfortunately it is easy to slander another when emotions take over for whatever
reason.
For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie
2 Thess 2:11
Can you show me what you are referring to so I can learn from you?
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
1 John 5:3-5
[video=youtube;AhT79ga_xwo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhT79ga_xwo[/video]
Unfortunately it is easy to slander another when emotions take over for whatever
reason.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
Psalm 1:5
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
Prov 12:7
Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.)
Rev 19:8
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Eph 6:14-15
With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.
Psalm 109:3
Psalm 1:5
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
Prov 12:7
Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.)
Rev 19:8
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Eph 6:14-15
With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.
Psalm 109:3
I'm assuming you posted these verses to display your superiority amongst us wretched hateful sinners? Thank God you aren't like us.
Rather, thank God that he is able to save and keep those he has saved and hasn't forsaken them in their sins. I try to give you the benefit of the doubt sometimes, and then you go and post a bunch of out of context verses to make yourself supreme.
Rather, thank God that he is able to save and keep those he has saved and hasn't forsaken them in their sins. I try to give you the benefit of the doubt sometimes, and then you go and post a bunch of out of context verses to make yourself supreme.
Assumptions are dangerous things. The truth is I posted them to show God
blesses the righteous. This is His heart.
Saints are redeemed forgiven sinners who are actively in fellowship with the King.
It sounds like rather than accepting who you are you are writing yourself off
even though you have believed in Christ.
I find it sad that you think I am being superior in any shape of form.
Do you not know the great place God has called you to in Christ.
How have you listened to the enemy and condemned yourselves as unworthy.
blesses the righteous. This is His heart.
Saints are redeemed forgiven sinners who are actively in fellowship with the King.
It sounds like rather than accepting who you are you are writing yourself off
even though you have believed in Christ.
I find it sad that you think I am being superior in any shape of form.
Do you not know the great place God has called you to in Christ.
How have you listened to the enemy and condemned yourselves as unworthy.
The culture of unbelief.
There must be an automatic reflex in people to assume the worst
and run themselves down without any effort.
When you learn to ride a bicycle do you give up because you fall off
or is it so great you just do not want to stop. So why has following
Christ become such a burden, to love others and see life prosper.
[video=youtube;X-m9sRRN9MA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-m9sRRN9MA[/video]
There must be an automatic reflex in people to assume the worst
and run themselves down without any effort.
When you learn to ride a bicycle do you give up because you fall off
or is it so great you just do not want to stop. So why has following
Christ become such a burden, to love others and see life prosper.
[video=youtube;X-m9sRRN9MA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-m9sRRN9MA[/video]
Who said anything about running ourselves down? Who said we don't believe we are redeemed? Who said following Christ is a burden? We are just being honest about ourselves and our relationship with God and living in reality, something you seem to have trouble grasping. You know quite well the intent behind the verses you posted whether you admit it or not. It was pretty obvious.
haven't had ice cream in SO long... YES! With german chocolate. Would be purrrrfect
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Philippians 4:8New International Version (NIV)
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
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So my little girl won 2 Blue medals last Sat in Science Olympiad (3,2, 1 blast off and data crunchers). Praise God, he is awesome like that.
He has truly blessed me and watching her grow up is awesome. After she was baptized in 1st grade she told me how she was telling her teacher about it. Later that day a little girl asked what it meant to be baptized and she told her "it's when you accept Jesus in your life and know that God loves you so much you become part of His family"
I don't think I could preach the gospel as purely and with as much love and trust as my seven year old daughter did.
Just something different to meditate upon.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
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So my little girl won 2 Blue medals last Sat in Science Olympiad (3,2, 1 blast off and data crunchers). Praise God, he is awesome like that.
He has truly blessed me and watching her grow up is awesome. After she was baptized in 1st grade she told me how she was telling her teacher about it. Later that day a little girl asked what it meant to be baptized and she told her "it's when you accept Jesus in your life and know that God loves you so much you become part of His family"
I don't think I could preach the gospel as purely and with as much love and trust as my seven year old daughter did.
Just something different to meditate upon.