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I found this interesting because I just planted a fruit tree and my husband said to pick off the blossoms so it wouldn't produce fruit and get stronger roots and be a healthier tree. (as is normal...he is right again. Lol)
I think there is a parallel in how is we force baby Christians to produce fruit without strong roots in Christ and His love and acceptance, they are weaker and more prone to attack and disease and produce less fruit.
Than if we listened to God's advice, which to me would be a 3 year discipleship, 1 year internship before expecting new Christian to "produce fruit" that can be seen and "eaten" by others.
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Leviticus 19
23“When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden.b Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. 24And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD. 25But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the LORD your God.
I think there is a parallel in how is we force baby Christians to produce fruit without strong roots in Christ and His love and acceptance, they are weaker and more prone to attack and disease and produce less fruit.
Than if we listened to God's advice, which to me would be a 3 year discipleship, 1 year internship before expecting new Christian to "produce fruit" that can be seen and "eaten" by others.
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Leviticus 19
23“When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden.b Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. 24And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD. 25But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the LORD your God.
No body doubts this, denies this or argues against this....we have all stated it......James was clear....
a. Faith saves
b. Faith that saves will produce<---the works are the result....not the root cause
PAUL was clear as well...
a. FAITH ALONE saves
b. ANY WORK produced is the result of faith....
AT the end of the day....faith and faith alone into the finished work of Christ is what saves......we have been saved UNTO good works....the works are the result of salvation....they do not save, keep saved and or embellish salvation....
a. Faith saves
b. Faith that saves will produce<---the works are the result....not the root cause
PAUL was clear as well...
a. FAITH ALONE saves
b. ANY WORK produced is the result of faith....
AT the end of the day....faith and faith alone into the finished work of Christ is what saves......we have been saved UNTO good works....the works are the result of salvation....they do not save, keep saved and or embellish salvation....
AMEN....an oak takes 20 to 25 years to produce and an apple 2 to 4 or so.............some trees bi-yearly and some may produce this year and then go years due to drought, disease etc. and not produce for numerous years and then have a bumper crop.....yet the tree is from the moment is sprouts from seed (birth, word, water of the word) and then through a process of growth and maturity produce......
--Love can also be defined or expounded as the good works done in obedience to the will and commandments of God thru faith.
I find it very odd how some would insist that works of righteousness or of any sort done with faith cannot save nor maintain salvation while they themselves posts scriptures that says: To believe in the Son is the WORK THAT GOD REQUIRES for men to do.
And to love one another is certainly just the same a good work.
If to believe in the one that God has sent is a work, does it mean that those who believe will go to hell accdg to those who teach that FAITH ALONE SAVES (VOID OF WORKS)?
John 6:28-29 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “the work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
And this is his command: TO BELIEVE in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER as he commanded us. Those who OBEY HIS COMMANDS live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(1 john 3:23-24)
Ephesians 2:8-10 For it is “BY” (GOD’s) GRACE you have been saved, “THROUGH” (OUR) FAITH—and THIS (referring to SALVATION) NOT FROM YOURSELVES, it is the GIFT of God— NOT BY WORKS, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created IN Christ Jesus to DO GOOD WORKS, which God prepared in advance FOR US TO DO.
Titus 3:5-8 he saved us, not because of righteous things WE HAD DONE, but BECAUSE OF HIS MERCY. He saved us “THROUGH” the WASHING OF (OUR) REBIRTH and (OUR)RENEWAL “BY” the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously THROUGH Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified “BY” HIS GRACE, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have TRUSTED in God may be careful to DEVOTE themselves to DOING WHAT IS GOOD. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
--IT IS THEREFORE NOT “BY” OUR OWN WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS “ALONE” BUT “BY” GOD’S GRACE & MERCY “THRU” (OUR) FAITH THAT WORKETH IN LOVE(gal 5:6) BECAUSE WITHOUT LOVE AT WORK “IN” AND “THRU” US, FAITH IS DEAD OR NOTHING(james 2:14-26, 1cor 13:2) AND HAS NO POWER TO SAVE.
--The prepositions & adverbs BY & THROUGH explains clearly the issue regarding our salvation. GOD is the SOURCE or means and WE are the CHANNELS or instruments.
--WE CANNOT SAVE OURSELVES THROUGH OUR OWN WORKS BUT WE ARE MADE INSTRUMENTS AS FELLOW WORKERS OF GOD(1 cor 3:9) FOR THE SALVATION OF OTHER PEOPLE BY PREACHING TO THEM THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION(mat 28:19-20,eph 1:13) SO THAT FROM HEARING THEY MAY HAVE FAITH AND BY CONFESSING WITH THEIR MOUTHS THAT “JESUS IS LORD” AND BELIEVING IN THEIR HEARTS THAT “GOD” RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, THEY WILL BE SAVED, IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE GOT SAVED.
1 Timothy 4:16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, YOU WILL SAVE BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR HEARERS..
Romans 10:8-17 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and IF I HAVE A FAITH that can move mountains, BUT HAVE NOT LOVE, I AM NOTHING..
-These only prove that faith without works is dead and that we are justified by works(thru faith) and NOT BY FAITH ALONE.
THE GOSPEL OF OUR SALVATION IS FOUNDED IN CHRIST WHO IS GOD’S LOVE, WISDOM, POWER & TRUTH.
1 John 3:18,Dear children, LET US NOT LOVE WITH WORDS OR TONGUE but with ACTIONS and in TRUTH.
I find it very odd how some would insist that works of righteousness or of any sort done with faith cannot save nor maintain salvation while they themselves posts scriptures that says: To believe in the Son is the WORK THAT GOD REQUIRES for men to do.
And to love one another is certainly just the same a good work.
If to believe in the one that God has sent is a work, does it mean that those who believe will go to hell accdg to those who teach that FAITH ALONE SAVES (VOID OF WORKS)?
John 6:28-29 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “the work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
And this is his command: TO BELIEVE in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER as he commanded us. Those who OBEY HIS COMMANDS live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(1 john 3:23-24)
Ephesians 2:8-10 For it is “BY” (GOD’s) GRACE you have been saved, “THROUGH” (OUR) FAITH—and THIS (referring to SALVATION) NOT FROM YOURSELVES, it is the GIFT of God— NOT BY WORKS, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created IN Christ Jesus to DO GOOD WORKS, which God prepared in advance FOR US TO DO.
Titus 3:5-8 he saved us, not because of righteous things WE HAD DONE, but BECAUSE OF HIS MERCY. He saved us “THROUGH” the WASHING OF (OUR) REBIRTH and (OUR)RENEWAL “BY” the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously THROUGH Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified “BY” HIS GRACE, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have TRUSTED in God may be careful to DEVOTE themselves to DOING WHAT IS GOOD. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
--IT IS THEREFORE NOT “BY” OUR OWN WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS “ALONE” BUT “BY” GOD’S GRACE & MERCY “THRU” (OUR) FAITH THAT WORKETH IN LOVE(gal 5:6) BECAUSE WITHOUT LOVE AT WORK “IN” AND “THRU” US, FAITH IS DEAD OR NOTHING(james 2:14-26, 1cor 13:2) AND HAS NO POWER TO SAVE.
--The prepositions & adverbs BY & THROUGH explains clearly the issue regarding our salvation. GOD is the SOURCE or means and WE are the CHANNELS or instruments.
--WE CANNOT SAVE OURSELVES THROUGH OUR OWN WORKS BUT WE ARE MADE INSTRUMENTS AS FELLOW WORKERS OF GOD(1 cor 3:9) FOR THE SALVATION OF OTHER PEOPLE BY PREACHING TO THEM THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION(mat 28:19-20,eph 1:13) SO THAT FROM HEARING THEY MAY HAVE FAITH AND BY CONFESSING WITH THEIR MOUTHS THAT “JESUS IS LORD” AND BELIEVING IN THEIR HEARTS THAT “GOD” RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, THEY WILL BE SAVED, IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE GOT SAVED.
1 Timothy 4:16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, YOU WILL SAVE BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR HEARERS..
Romans 10:8-17 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and IF I HAVE A FAITH that can move mountains, BUT HAVE NOT LOVE, I AM NOTHING..
-These only prove that faith without works is dead and that we are justified by works(thru faith) and NOT BY FAITH ALONE.
THE GOSPEL OF OUR SALVATION IS FOUNDED IN CHRIST WHO IS GOD’S LOVE, WISDOM, POWER & TRUTH.
1 John 3:18,Dear children, LET US NOT LOVE WITH WORDS OR TONGUE but with ACTIONS and in TRUTH.
W
The 2 factional nature of Behemoth, the religious beast of Revelation, having two horns that appears to be of Christ on the outside of the cup.
(Mystery Babylon)>Consisting of both Catholicism with her 2 denominations, along with Protestantism and her some 3000 denominations, of the which 400 major, and the remainder are minor , are founded upon OT Jewish rituals amalgamated with paganism. Also both are greatly influenced by Platonism, and are based on salvation by mere intellectual accent combined with religious works, which accomplishes nothing in regards to purging the lustful indulgences of the flesh. Therefore, even by their own admission, they remain in their vile sin and rebellion towards God.
Satan’s kingdom could not expand in the first 1500 years AD nearly to the degree it has in the last 500 years without the use of these two Behemoth dialectic forces, Catholicism & Protestantism. The 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] beast, having 2 horns, with the appearance of a lamb, but both speaking the language of the Dragon. ‘ie” ( the king of the North & the King of the South).
The centermost deceptive lie of this one world cult known as Christianity is depravity of the soul, and the “born in sin” proverb that prevails upon whole the whole land, (the field) which propagates irresponsibility in regards to obedience to God. Thus perceiving obedience from the heart is an impossibility, do to the idea that somehow God made them that way. However, of such heresies blasphemes God’s very character, even to the most heinous degree that they make Jesus Himself into sin on the cross to justify their own continuance in their mischievous ways of iniquity..
So the whole cult with her many splinters, all have one thing in common, without exception, and that being, your born in sin, live in sin, and die in sin, but somehow mystically still inherit the kingdom…
Christianity, the unbiblical cult that hijacked the true Christian faith that was once delivered to the saints, even to the point that they openly perceive themselves not to be the worthy saints of Christ that the NT commands, but rather number themselves among the wicked by labeling themselves as sinners that can never be perfect but just forgiven…Their clergy laity institutions (the doctrines of the Nicolaitans) follows after the way of Balaam (gospel for dollars), and pursues the merits of his daughter Jezebel. Of such workers of abominations Jesus says He hates the deeds of these Nicolaitans.
(Mystery Babylon)>Consisting of both Catholicism with her 2 denominations, along with Protestantism and her some 3000 denominations, of the which 400 major, and the remainder are minor , are founded upon OT Jewish rituals amalgamated with paganism. Also both are greatly influenced by Platonism, and are based on salvation by mere intellectual accent combined with religious works, which accomplishes nothing in regards to purging the lustful indulgences of the flesh. Therefore, even by their own admission, they remain in their vile sin and rebellion towards God.
Satan’s kingdom could not expand in the first 1500 years AD nearly to the degree it has in the last 500 years without the use of these two Behemoth dialectic forces, Catholicism & Protestantism. The 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] beast, having 2 horns, with the appearance of a lamb, but both speaking the language of the Dragon. ‘ie” ( the king of the North & the King of the South).
The centermost deceptive lie of this one world cult known as Christianity is depravity of the soul, and the “born in sin” proverb that prevails upon whole the whole land, (the field) which propagates irresponsibility in regards to obedience to God. Thus perceiving obedience from the heart is an impossibility, do to the idea that somehow God made them that way. However, of such heresies blasphemes God’s very character, even to the most heinous degree that they make Jesus Himself into sin on the cross to justify their own continuance in their mischievous ways of iniquity..
So the whole cult with her many splinters, all have one thing in common, without exception, and that being, your born in sin, live in sin, and die in sin, but somehow mystically still inherit the kingdom…
Christianity, the unbiblical cult that hijacked the true Christian faith that was once delivered to the saints, even to the point that they openly perceive themselves not to be the worthy saints of Christ that the NT commands, but rather number themselves among the wicked by labeling themselves as sinners that can never be perfect but just forgiven…Their clergy laity institutions (the doctrines of the Nicolaitans) follows after the way of Balaam (gospel for dollars), and pursues the merits of his daughter Jezebel. Of such workers of abominations Jesus says He hates the deeds of these Nicolaitans.
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Sorry but make absolutely no sense at all.
If you want engage then I encourage you to write in a way that people can understand then can engage.
off course that depends on whether you want to engage or just tell and impose, which seems to be the case given your above post that quite frankly I can't see how it relates to enhances this thread.
If you want engage then I encourage you to write in a way that people can understand then can engage.
off course that depends on whether you want to engage or just tell and impose, which seems to be the case given your above post that quite frankly I can't see how it relates to enhances this thread.
You should write science fiction novels.....or maybe take a job with National Enquirer Spongebob....this does not even get close to passing the smell test and makes me think of a layer of mold on a plate of food that got pushed to the back of the fridge and was forgotten for a month.....about as poisonous as well........spiritually lacking diatribe.................
You are painting the picture that its always are past hurts that get in our way that makes us react the way do...
Or comment the way we comment.. or dismiss your walk and the words of the bible etc...
But what im saying is have you ever considered that it could be the enemy reminding us of our past hurts... coz i allready said most would want to forgive given the oppertutunity or have forgiven.. but the enemy hates it when you forgive and then reminds you of the hurt you once suffered. so its not all self inflicted like you say it is..
Or comment the way we comment.. or dismiss your walk and the words of the bible etc...
But what im saying is have you ever considered that it could be the enemy reminding us of our past hurts... coz i allready said most would want to forgive given the oppertutunity or have forgiven.. but the enemy hates it when you forgive and then reminds you of the hurt you once suffered. so its not all self inflicted like you say it is..
this question
23Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. 24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
This is a works we must do and that is follow him daily.. not weekly or once in a blue moon but daily.
this is not something we shouldnt take lightly... this is something verry searious that are works do keep us saved..
the question in this scripture that we must follow for our selfs to
23Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. 24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
This is a works we must do and that is follow him daily.. not weekly or once in a blue moon but daily.
this is not something we shouldnt take lightly... this is something verry searious that are works do keep us saved..
the question in this scripture that we must follow for our selfs to
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