Without me, you can do nothing. Such as.

So, since you were saved, you have NEVER sinned? Is sin bad fruit?

As you are quoting Scriptures to support your comments..........did you consider quoting the one about us not tooting our own horns?

BUT.......if you want us to brag......why did you not start?

As you are quoting Scriptures to support your comments..........did you consider quoting the one about us not tooting our own horns?

BUT.......if you want us to brag......why did you not start?

As you are quoting Scriptures to support your comments..........did you consider quoting the one about us not tooting our own horns?

BUT.......if you want us to brag......why did you not start?

About 10 years ago I was trying to be perfect before the Lord. I was taking all my thoughts captive, like the bible said to do.

Well all my thoughts were evil continually. I didn't want them to be. I wanted to be perfect before the Lord. But I couldn't stop. All these thoughts came to me un-bidden, or like they were an automatic habit. If it wasn't lustful thoughts I was having it would switch to covetous thoughts and vice versa. But it was always one of those two.

So I prayed. I first of all asked the Lord why I couldn't even be good or righteous even for a few moments. Then I asked the Lord for help. I did not understand the magnitude of the help that I was asking for at the time.

But I received Help. And it was a whole lot more help than what I was expecting. I received Rest from my work at trying to be Righteous before God. Instead I was given a New Way. A way of abiding in Christ and Leaning on His Power and Wisdom instead of my own. I received Peace. I received Joy. I received Love. I received Deliverance. I received Salvation.

Now I could dwell on the Righteous thoughts and Righteous teaching of Scripture asking the Lord to help bring it to mind instead of filling my mind with my own way of un-righteousness and evil continually.

Now, scripture and the Words of the Lord come un-bidden into my mind instead of the lustful and covetous thoughts. Not that I'm perfect now, because I'm not. But I'm not trapped in my own ways and my own thoughts. I have a Way to repent towards now. I have something to Abide in that I didn't before. I have someone to Rest in who is more Powerful than I am. Who is more Wise than I am. Whose Way is much better than mine.

You cant even.breathe without God giving it to u. Same with the heartbeat

Im not a part of the OSAS believers. U seem to like jumping to conclusions.
God has saved me.from death many times

About 10 years ago I was trying to be perfect before the Lord. I was taking all my thoughts captive, like the bible said to do.

Well all my thoughts were evil continually. I didn't want them to be. I wanted to be perfect before the Lord. But I couldn't stop. All these thoughts came to me un-bidden, or like they were an automatic habit. If it wasn't lustful thoughts I was having it would switch to covetous thoughts and vice versa. But it was always one of those two.

So I prayed. I first of all asked the Lord why I couldn't even be good or righteous even for a few moments. Then I asked the Lord for help. I did not understand the magnitude of the help that I was asking for at the time.

But I received Help. And it was a whole lot more help than what I was expecting. I received Rest from my work at trying to be Righteous before God. Instead I was given a New Way. A way of abiding in Christ and Leaning on His Power and Wisdom instead of my own. I received Peace. I received Joy. I received Love. I received Deliverance. I received Salvation.

Now I could dwell on the Righteous thoughts and Righteous teaching of Scripture asking the Lord to help bring it to mind instead of filling my mind with my own way of un-righteousness and evil continually.

Now, scripture and the Words of the Lord come un-bidden into my mind instead of the lustful and covetous thoughts. Not that I'm perfect now, because I'm not. But I'm not trapped in my own ways and my own thoughts. I have a Way to repent towards now. I have something to Abide in that I didn't before. I have someone to Rest in who is more Powerful than I am. Who is more Wise than I am. Whose Way is much better than mine.

I see this at this moment as the works that He did and said we would do the same. They can only be done by His Spirit in us flowing outward. Whether anointed words or deeds...all from Him the source of life through us.

Possibly why there is that scripture of "I never knew you".

As the apostles and many other Christian believers in the first century, did many of the works/miracles the Lord did, I then believe these represent but a few of the things the Lord meant by being unable to do anything productive, other than through Him.
However, are not singularly minded as were first century Christians who did the works/miracles Christ did, we are thus unable to do the works/miracles the Lord said would accompany they who believe on Him.

John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Eph 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Eph 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Eph 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

In case you didn't know, we have two different spirit persons in us. One has a seed or offspring of the devil in him and the other has the flesh and blood of Jesus in him.
These two spirits are contrary to each other.
If you let the old man go unchecked, you will find yourself sinning, because it will be the devil leading you through the old man.
If you follow after the other man and let him/her do the leading, which is the same as the Spirit of God leading you through the new man, then you will do righteous acts.
Point being, not everything is of and from God.
Again, JESUS SAID, a good tree CANNOT produce bad fruit. And since He said it, it is the way things are.

Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

They SEE how we live, interact with others.........they DO NOT hear us proclaiming our good works......they do not hear us tooting our own horn.......sorry, don't buy that Scripture to support the idea in the OP

We can give God the glory without shouting it from the rooftops.........NOW.......if you, or someone here, is/are comfortable doing so, then, by all means go for it........

I love it that you "stole" my post... BIG SMILE...

Hospice, comes every day to take care of my mom, to make her confrontable…

I had nephew move move home, to heaven at 8 years old, my mom (step mom really but ben my mother since I was 10) start dyeing at 77. My first husband murdered at 21 years of age. While my grandmother died at 96... this year...

The point is the Scripture says there is a day in which each man shall die. It does not tell the day, just a day. Only Y-shua/Jesus could predict the day and the how He would die... that is evidence He is G-d.

We can and do a lot of stuff in our lifetimes; some things G-d delivers us from but others He lets us suffer the consequences...

But that heart beat, that breath is in G-d's hands and in His only!!! Since He is Sovereign and sees all I DO NOT KNOW ANY BETTER HANDS!!!!

I completely disagree...........the Holy Spirit WILL NOT dwell WITH an evil spirit......not gonna happen.......once we receive the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.......He sweeps clean our hearts, and He expels any evil/sinful spirits........Does that mean we are pure and perfect? No, that means He is READY to begin the process of Sanctification within us to MAKE us pure and perfect.......to be presented Holy and blameless..........

The "good tree" in this case, is God/Christ......we are the grafted in branches.......and, anyone that has ever gardens knows, now and again the tree has to be pruned of unproductive branches......

They SEE how we live, interact with others.........they DO NOT hear us proclaiming our good works......they do not hear us tooting our own horn.......sorry, don't buy that Scripture to support the idea in the OP

We can give God the glory without shouting it from the rooftops.........NOW.......if you, or someone here, is/are comfortable doing so, then, by all means go for it........

One of your problems with your good works is that they are just that, YOUR good works.
Didn't you read the other posts?
We laid it out for you, exactly what we were saying and you still come back with your works.
How is it that you still failed to understand?

Joh 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Joh 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Joh 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Joh 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Joh 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
Joh 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Joh 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

What kind of fruit do you produce now that you are born again, that you couldn't do before?

Jesus said we can do "nothing" without Him, what do you think He means, when He says, nothing?

The Greek describes the word, nothing as, "not even ONE thing".

Anybody know what Jesus is talking about? It would have to be something you couldn't do before you received Jesus in your life, that brings glory to God.

Is it love or forgiveness, the ability to escape sin's hold, go to heaven, or is it something bigger?

If you look at the beginning of John 15, you see that the subject of what we can and cannot do revolves around either being IN Christ Jesus, the vine, or not.
In the vine, we produce fruit. Apart from the vine, no fruit.
For example, a prophet cannot prophesy without the Spirit of God within the person, right?
So when it comes to spiritual gifts, such as those mentioned in 1Cor 12, we can do nothing, because it is the spirit within the person that gives them the ability to prophesy, in this case.
In that sense, we can do nothing without Christ, for all special abilities come from and through Jesus, the vine.