Originally Posted by
DiscipleDave
If a person goes to prayer and asks for forgiveness, How is that not a WORK?
If a person OBEYS the promptings of the Holy Spirit, How is that not a WORK?
If a person LOVES others, how is that done without any WORKS?
If a person is drawn to the Lord, how is FOLLOWING not a WORK?
Believing in Jesus is NOT a Work, that is Faith.
But ANYTHING you DO, is a WORK.
Praying = Work
Loving others = Work
Confessing = Work
Repenting = Work
Reading the Word = Work
Studying the Word = Work
Going to Church = Work
Helping those in need = Work
Feeding the Hungry = Work
Clothing the naked = Work
Visiting the elderly and those in prison = Work
Witnessing about Jesus = Work
Testifying about Jesus = Work
Praising God = Work
All these things are things that YOU DO, and they are Works. Those who think and believe that believing in Jesus is enough, and that none of these Works are required believe a lie that satan teaches.
Scriptures plainly teach those who TRULY believe in Jesus will DO what He says, and He says, and even COMMANDS us to Love One Another, which is nothing but Works. Woe to this generation who teaches Faith Only is enough, they believe that believing in Jesus is all that is required and therefore need not any works at all, how will they escape His wrath when Scriptures plainly teaches over and over and over again that Faith AND Works go hand in hand not one without the Other.
Those who teach Believing only is enough, lie.
Those who teach Works only is enough, lie.
Those who teach Believing in Jesus and OBEYING the Scriptures, which is nothing but Works, will be accepted with Him.
Faith - Works = Dead : This is Scriptural
Works - Faith = Dead : This is Scriptural
Faith + Works = Life Everlasting : This is Scriptural
The Parable of Jesus separating the Goats from the Sheep is this.
The Goats believed in Jesus calling Him "Lord" but they had no works at all, they did not Love One Another.
The Sheep believed in Jesus calling Him "Lord" and their belief was backed up by their works, they did Love One Another.
It is plainly written that no man can call Jesus "Lord" but by the Holy Ghost. Both Goats and Sheep in the parable called Jesus "Lord" all of you would do well to take heed to this parable. Those who believe that believing in Jesus is all that you need to do, are no different than the goats in the Parable. Those who believe and have works are no different than the the sheep in the Parable.
Which one would you say you are? Goats which believed in Jesus but had no works at all, or the Sheep which believed in Jesus and also had works?
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††† In His Holy and Precious Name, Jesus Christ †††
DiscipleDave