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  1. HenSoma-OneBody

    Faith Without Deeds Is Dead (without Life)

    Many today make the claim to be a Christian (like-Christ), yet they are trees without good fruit. Jesus warned us of these false believers who make the claim, but it is all talk. “Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. By their...
    • HenSoma-OneBody
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • christ-like christian faith fruit works
    • Category: General
  2. Christsfreeservant

    Saved by Grace through Faith

    “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Eph. 2:8-9 ESV This passage of scripture is a foundational scripture to the Christian faith, but it is probably the most widely...
  3. BNR32FAN

    Orthodox only please, what is the official position of the EO Church on faith and works?

    im curious if the EO’s official position of faith and works is that works do play some sort of role in our salvation. I do believe that works are necessary for salvation, given the individual has the ability to do them, but I’m reluctant to say that the works themselves actually play a role in...
  4. G

    No works, besides confession? You are worse than the anti-Christ, to a point

    Hi there, So just to put the point to you, to consider (consider this): if you have no works besides confession, you are worse than the anti-Christ, to a point. The other side to this argument is that if all you do is complain about the faith being worse, you are equal and greater to the false...
  5. Lords Man

    Faith...works...what?

    The believer is saved by faith alone, but not by a faith that is 'alone'. Faith without works is dead (James 2). Still, no one can be justified before God by works of the law, or, 'doing good' (Romans 4; Galatians 2). Faith in Christ saves. A belief that faith plus works saves is heretical and...
    • Lords Man
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • faith salvation works
    • Category: General
  6. St_Worm2

    Thanking God For Your Superiority?

    There is a problem with the link. I will try to get it fixed and put the OP back up. Sorry about this. --David
  7. Christsfreeservant

    All for His Glory

    Romans 3:20 ESV For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. Not one of us can be saved from our sins by keeping a set of rules, especially if some of those are man-made rules, for not one of us can keep the whole law...
  8. dzheremi

    LDS A very thoughtful and touching ex-Mormon's testimony

    This just popped up in my "Recommended videos" on YouTube, and so I'm still listening to it for the first time as I put up my groceries and, oh my goodness...there is a part where she says she was doing so much to try to get God to like her...I had to stop what I was doing and brace myself for a...
  9. Bible Highlighter

    Faith + Works of Faith = Salvation.

    I believe the equation for salvation is that we are initially and ultimately saved by God's grace through faith without a system of works alone. But after we are saved by God's grace, I believe "works of faith" is the next step or stage in the salvation process. This is not "Works Alone...
  10. BNR32FAN

    Faith without works is faith without love

    Hello brothers & sisters in Christ. There have been so many threads on faith and works and I’ve noticed that in these discussions one thing that often gets overlooked and is very rarely mentioned which I believe is at the very root of salvation and works which is love for others. What really...
  11. bcbsr

    Luther's View of James

    Luther’s View of James While not comprehensive, these are the relevant quotes I'll focus on. "this epistle of St. James was rejected by the ancients" Martin Luther and "I do not regard it as the writing of an apostle, and my reasons follow. In the first place it is flatly against St. Paul...
  12. bcbsr

    Maintaining One's Salvation Status

    Maintaining One's Salvation Status Many of the "Salvation by faith in works" Christian have proposed that one is "initially saved" by faith alone, but then must maintain their salvation status by living up to some standard of performance to be "finally saved", thus making salvation out to be...
  13. T

    Faith vs Works

    Galatians 3 6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11 But...
  14. Drought of the Heart

    Matthew 17 Faith

    Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. I have never meet a human...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Law and Faith

    Does the subject of law and faith ever confuse you? I think it can be confusing for those of us who were born in the Messianic age, and not under the Old Covenant, as the Jews of old were. I think, too, that in this confusion a lot of false doctrines were born out of wrong ideas of what all this...
  16. shaheem white

    Faith and Works

    James 2:14-20 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which...
  17. lamb7

    Faith Without Works

    I know works do not save us, but faith without works are dead. When we are born again what are the works that result? (Not talking about fruits of the Spirit) Are they the way we live? What we do? Or is it very specific like help widows and orphans?
  18. ByTheSpirit

    Works of Jesus

    ““Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The works that Jesus did: 1) What works is he referring to? 2) Is the phrase "he who believes" limited to...
  19. B

    Christian requirements

    This could be posted here or in the sub forum "sabbath and the Law." I do not think Christians required to keep the law meaning the old covenant. Christians are under a much different order for their life. For instance a Christian is said to have fruit in Gal 5:22-23. I maintain that fruit...
  20. RobertCF

    How Much is Enough?

    Hi everyone. I'll try to keep this brief to avoid the "wall of text" syndrome. Still, this is from the heart... My late dad was almost the stereotypical "puritan work ethic" sort. He almost didn't believe in God's grace, actually. The whole "saved by grace but kept by works" kind of thing. He...
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