Of course it depends on who or what you put you faith in. Remember God is the one who has to do the work through us and even put the will to do according to what he wants from us and not us leaning to our own understanding.
I haven't been here that long, but I can tell from this short time DC has been spot on Scripturally.
Being saved by God's grace through faith which is not of ourselves is not deception; it is the gospel!
Unity without truth profits no one. Those that are mature in the fullness of Christ know that it is only what God does through us that matters and not what we do for him. It is the difference between Cain and Able. Both of them were believers. There are some on this forum that might be saved, but they'll be suffering loss if they continue kicking against the bricks
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SOME PEOPLE SAY & CLAIM:
Faith ALONE saves
Once saved, ALWAYS saved
Any sort of work is not necessary for salvation even OUR OBEDIENCE TO GOD.
We just have to believe and GOD WILL DO EVERYTHING.
They already possess their salvation.
Our sins in the past present & future were already forgiven.
SIN is IRRELEVANT and has BEEN DEALT with at the cross....
SIN is SIN is SIN ...FORGIVEN is FORGIVEN…
Works are works are
works
ALL of the sins
would EVER commit
were nailed to the
cross in CHRIST the
day I believed (as far
as the condemnation
of the law is
concerned) after
SALVATION
(BIBLICALLY by
FAITH and GRACE
void of HUMAN
EFFORT OR
WORKS of
righteousness)
THE BIBLE SAYS:
Faith without works is DEAD.(james 2:26)
We are justified by what we do and NOT BY FAITH ALONE.(james 2:24)
Faith and actions are WORKING TOGETHER.(james 2:22)
Faith without LOVE is vain.(1 cor 13:2)
Faith without hope is not faith.(rom 8:24,heb 11:1)
What is important is FAITH THAT WORKETH IN LOVE.(gal 5:6)
let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in DEED and in TRUTH.(1 john 3:18)
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.(rom 10:8-10)
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!”(rom 10:14-15)
Consequently, FAITH COMES FROM HEARING THE MESSAGE , and the message is heard through the word of Christ.(rom 10:17)
1 Corinthians 12:6,11 There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and HE GIVES THEM to each one, just as he determines.
I tell you the truth, anyone WHO HAS FAITH in me WILL DO what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.(john 14:12)
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.
We are the FELLOW WORKERS OF GOD.(1 cor 3:9
To BELIEVE in the one that the Father sent is the WORK God requires for men to do(john 6:28)
To LOVE ONE ANOTHER is obedience to God’s commands and is the LOVE FOR GOD.(1 john 5:1-3, 3:23)
Whoever claims to live in him must WALK AS JESUS DID.(1 john 2:6)
...unto good works... THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM.(eph 2:10)
...now that he has died as a ransom TO SET THEM FREE FROM THE SINS COMMITTED UNDER THE FIRST COVENANT.(heb 9:15)
And ye shall be hated by all men for My name’s sake, but HE THAT ENDURETH TO THE END SHALL BE SAVED.(mat 10:22)
Hebrews 9:27-28 Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face JUDGMENT, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but TO BRING SALVATION to those who are WAITING FOR HIM.
Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. AFTER HE HAD PROVIDED PURIFICATION FOR SINS, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering He hath PERFECTED FOREVER those who are SANCTIFIED
Philippians 3:12-16 NOT that I have ALREADY OBTAINED all this, or have ALREADY been MADE PERFECT, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself YET to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us LIVE UP to what we have already ATTAINED.
Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of THE CHURCH, HIS BODY, OF WHICH HE IS THE SAVIOR.
1 Corinthians 2:13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
1 Corinthians 4:5-7 Therefore JUDGE NOTHING before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will EXPOSE THE MOTIVES OF MEN’S HEARTS. At that time each will receive his praise from God. Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying,”DO NOT GO BEYOND WHAT IS WRITTEN.” Then you will not take pride in one man over against another. For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you BOAST as though you did not?
1 Corinthians 14:36-38 Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command. If he ignores this, he himself will be ignored.
-- CAN A PERSON BE SAVED WITHOUT GOD’S FORGIVENESS OF HIS SINS?
-- IS ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS AND FORGIVING SOMEONE NOT GOOD WORKS AND HAS NO BEARING IN OUR SALVATION?
Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
-- BY CLAIMING THAT IT IS GOD WHO WORKS IN AND THRU US,(phil 2:13, rom 8:28), IS IT JUST AND RIGHTEOUS TO SAY AND CLAIM THAT “FAITH ALONE SAVES VOID OF ANY SORT OF WORKS?”
-- IF IT IS GOD & THE HOLY SPIRIT WORKING IN AND THRU US(1 cor 12:6 & 11), ARE YOU NOT GUILTY OF BLASPHEMY AND OF REJECTING THE TRUTH BY SAYING THAT WORKS OF ANY SORT DON’T SAVE WHEN IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT NO BELIEVER CAN DO ANYTHING GOOD WITHOUT THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?
-- CAN ANYONE BE SAVED THRU FAITH WITHOUT ANYONE PREACHING TO THEM THE GOSPEL OF OUR SALVATION?
-- IS PREACHING, TEACHING, CONFESSING, BELIEVING, REPENTING, BAPTIZING, WITNESSING,OBEYING, LOVING, FORGIVING, ETC...
NOT WORKS OF THE SPIRIT IN AND THRU US, WORKS OF SERVICE WE WERE PREPARED IN ADVANCE TO DO AND TO WALK ON?(eph 2:10)
Ephesians 4:12 to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.
-- WHO THEN WILL BE SENT TO ETERNAL PUNISHMENT ?
-- IS IT THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS (WORKERS OF THE FAITH) OR THOSE WHO HAVE FAITH ALONE(VOID OF WORKS)?
Matthew 25:21,30 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
And throw that WORTHLESS SERVANT outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:45-46 “He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever YOU DID NOT DO for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ “Then THEY WILL GO AWAY TO ETERNAL PUNISHMENT, but the righteous to eternal life.”
1 Corinthians 5:11-13 But now I am writing you that you must not associate with ANYONE WHO CALLS HIMSELF A BROTHER but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? God will judge those outside. “EXPEL THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOU.”
Romans 11:20-22 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. DO NOT BE ARROGANT, BUT BE AFRAID. For if God did not spare the natural branches, HE WILL NOT SPARE YOU either. Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, PROVIDED that you CONTINUE in his kindness. Otherwise, YOU ALSO WILL BE CUT OFF.
1 Corinthians 15:55-58 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, STAND FIRM. Let nothing move you. ALWAYS GIVE YOURSELVES FULLY TO THE WORK OF THE LORD, because you know that YOUR LABOR in the Lord is NOT IN VAIN
