came across a post on one of the forums which the poster had as 'We are saved by Grace through Faith' which I have to share.
'We are not saved by works, but we are justified by them. Works shows who belongs to Jesus. Faith saves us, but works justifies us. Without works, faith is dead. Our good works proves our faith, loyalty, and commitment to Jesus Christ because we are devoted to him, and we want to glorify him in all that we do. We can't become part of the body of Christ if we choose not to serve him, to teach, to prophecy, to help others, to give to the poor, and etc.
(James 2:17) So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.
It was God's grace who gave us the Holy Spirit. It was God's grace who forgaved us for our sins/transgressions. It was God's grace who saw us for our good works and good deeds. Because of God's grace, we as believers believed in him and have faith in him. If we obey the law, than his love is made perfect in us. Without faith, it is impossible to please God.
We do not work to be saved. We only work because we are saved. Do you understand?
Through observing the law, no one can be saved, but through obeying the law, our souls will be saved. The law was giving to show mankind that there is sin presented within each and every one of us. Apart from the law/Keeping the Law is like saying that we are not saved by the good deeds we do, or by not obeying the law, but by God's mercy and grace alone.(Romans 10:3) JESUS SAY'S: "For they are ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God while they try to establish their own, and they have not submitted to God's means to obtain righteousness."
READ THIS! Galatians 3:10-12 Those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say,Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in Gods Book of the Law. So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say,It is through faith that a righteous person has life. This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says,It is through obeying the law that a person has life.
In that verse, it states that "those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse." It means that if you keep the law, and go apart from the law, than you are under his curse. Like for example. If you go to school so you can learn about the law, and you not using the law to obey the law, but to only remember the law, than that's being apart from the law. You're trying to keep the law rather then to obey the law, and that is an abomination to God. God wants us to Obey the law and not to use the law for teaching purposes. In reality, no one can't remember every single law in the bible, because not all people commit every sins in the law or commit the same exact sins in the law.
1 John 3:4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
The only way to know that you're committing a sin is if you're going against the law. God made every single one of us out of his image. He set the laws in our hearts so that when we do sin, we will know which sins we are committing because you will feel that conviction from the Holy Spirit whenever we are about to sin. If we ignore the feeling of conviction, than we will cause ourselves to sin. Every sin comes with consequenses. Every sinner who commits a sin will eventually struggle in their sin and every sinner who commits a sin will eventually struggle within their relationships/marriages/friend ships, etc. When someone sins against us/when someone trespass against us, we tend to feel doubt, disbelief, and distrust towards that person that we once had hopes for. Without loyalty, faithfulness, and respect for each other, there is no true foundation or true love there. That is why sinners who commit sin will be condemned.
JESUS SAYS: John 14:15 "If you love me, you will obey my commandments."
Ephesians 2:8-9) "For by GRACE you have been saved through FAITH; It is a gift of God; not as a result of WORKS, so that no one may BOAST." God is clearly telling us here that we cannot save ourselves and that no amount of works can save us, but by trusting God alone without having to earn God's trust first, we can be saved through accepting him as our Lord and Savior, and by receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit, we can be made right with God through regeneration/transformation. By renewing of your mind, you will be able to resist, discern, rebuke/reprove, and correct. Repentance and being baptized is the first step into receiving the Holy Spirit. By faith, we follow his commandments. By works, we build up the body of Christ when we help other's come to Christ.
(2 Corinthians 12:6) Even if we should choose to boast, we would not be a fool, because we would be speaking the truth. But we refrain, so that no one will think more of us than is warranted by what we do or say.
In conclusion: Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
'We are not saved by works, but we are justified by them. Works shows who belongs to Jesus. Faith saves us, but works justifies us. Without works, faith is dead. Our good works proves our faith, loyalty, and commitment to Jesus Christ because we are devoted to him, and we want to glorify him in all that we do. We can't become part of the body of Christ if we choose not to serve him, to teach, to prophecy, to help others, to give to the poor, and etc.
(James 2:17) So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.
It was God's grace who gave us the Holy Spirit. It was God's grace who forgaved us for our sins/transgressions. It was God's grace who saw us for our good works and good deeds. Because of God's grace, we as believers believed in him and have faith in him. If we obey the law, than his love is made perfect in us. Without faith, it is impossible to please God.
We do not work to be saved. We only work because we are saved. Do you understand?
Through observing the law, no one can be saved, but through obeying the law, our souls will be saved. The law was giving to show mankind that there is sin presented within each and every one of us. Apart from the law/Keeping the Law is like saying that we are not saved by the good deeds we do, or by not obeying the law, but by God's mercy and grace alone.(Romans 10:3) JESUS SAY'S: "For they are ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God while they try to establish their own, and they have not submitted to God's means to obtain righteousness."
READ THIS! Galatians 3:10-12 Those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say,Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in Gods Book of the Law. So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say,It is through faith that a righteous person has life. This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says,It is through obeying the law that a person has life.
In that verse, it states that "those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse." It means that if you keep the law, and go apart from the law, than you are under his curse. Like for example. If you go to school so you can learn about the law, and you not using the law to obey the law, but to only remember the law, than that's being apart from the law. You're trying to keep the law rather then to obey the law, and that is an abomination to God. God wants us to Obey the law and not to use the law for teaching purposes. In reality, no one can't remember every single law in the bible, because not all people commit every sins in the law or commit the same exact sins in the law.
1 John 3:4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
The only way to know that you're committing a sin is if you're going against the law. God made every single one of us out of his image. He set the laws in our hearts so that when we do sin, we will know which sins we are committing because you will feel that conviction from the Holy Spirit whenever we are about to sin. If we ignore the feeling of conviction, than we will cause ourselves to sin. Every sin comes with consequenses. Every sinner who commits a sin will eventually struggle in their sin and every sinner who commits a sin will eventually struggle within their relationships/marriages/friend ships, etc. When someone sins against us/when someone trespass against us, we tend to feel doubt, disbelief, and distrust towards that person that we once had hopes for. Without loyalty, faithfulness, and respect for each other, there is no true foundation or true love there. That is why sinners who commit sin will be condemned.
JESUS SAYS: John 14:15 "If you love me, you will obey my commandments."
Ephesians 2:8-9) "For by GRACE you have been saved through FAITH; It is a gift of God; not as a result of WORKS, so that no one may BOAST." God is clearly telling us here that we cannot save ourselves and that no amount of works can save us, but by trusting God alone without having to earn God's trust first, we can be saved through accepting him as our Lord and Savior, and by receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit, we can be made right with God through regeneration/transformation. By renewing of your mind, you will be able to resist, discern, rebuke/reprove, and correct. Repentance and being baptized is the first step into receiving the Holy Spirit. By faith, we follow his commandments. By works, we build up the body of Christ when we help other's come to Christ.
(2 Corinthians 12:6) Even if we should choose to boast, we would not be a fool, because we would be speaking the truth. But we refrain, so that no one will think more of us than is warranted by what we do or say.
In conclusion: Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
