It doesn't make sense to Reject Christ because you love Him. That's what you do when you work at the law in your own understanding.
Romans 8:2 [FONT="]For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
[/FONT][/COLOR]I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you do it out of ignorance, not so sure about the people who would encourage you...
[B]Galatians 2:21[/B] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][B] [/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT="]I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.[/FONT]
Why do you and others like you discourage persons from...
1. Working for God.
Should they be working for satan?
Jesus said that those who are not with us, are against us.
There's no middle ground.
If you're NOT working for God, you're working for the enemy.
2. Serving God as they see fit.
Just because You have a problem with works, doesn't mean everybody does.
You say we're free from the Law and yet you place others under Your Law.
You don't get to make up doctrine. Jesus already did that for us.
He said that if we love Him, we will obey His commandments.
He did Not say to forget about doing them because we are no longer under the Law.
.....which He Himself said He did not abolish.
Mathew 5:17
3. Are you stuck at pre-salvation theology?
Yes. Works cannot save us. Only God's grace through faith can save us.
Since posters talking about works are saved...could we move on to post salvation theology??
Did Jesus say we are to do good works ? Or not?
Easy question.
I could answer with one word...yes.
Can you?