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Performing good works - aka holiness - aka obeying God's commandments ... yep, that's real satanic!It is not enough for some and have to keep adding to it, which is a clear tactic of satan.
Christ’s finished work of redemption is sufficient and complete to save believers. No supplements needed. (Romans 3:24-28)Some people on here do not understand the power of the cross and the work Jesus done on it. It is not enough for some and have to keep adding to it, which is a clear tactic of satan. We can only pray God in His mercy touches their heart so they can also see what Jesus done.
Does that mean a believer can give in to any and all temptation to sin and still be saved?Christ’s finished work of redemption is sufficient and complete to save believers. No supplements needed. (Romans 3:24-28)
Performing good works - aka holiness - aka obeying God's commandments ... yep, that's real satanic!
In Rev 3:4, Jesus declares certain believers "worthy" of salvation due to their works.Christ saves us through faith based on the merits of His finished work of redemption "alone" and not based on the merits of our works.
Performing good works - aka holiness - aka obeying God's commandments ... yep, that's real satanic!
Good deeds (aka works/holiness) are simply keeping God's commandments ... which are described in the NT.Oh and btw what we consider good deeds and what God considers good deeds are two different things.
"If you love me, you will keep my commandments." (John 14:15)did not say good works are satanic, but that if you think you need to add to the cross is. What to do you want to add to Jesus' perfect sacrifice? And you will always live in fear that you do not add enough and you are unsure of your salvation - totally wrong.
Straw man argument. Genuine Christians are characterized by love, practicing righteousness and not sin. (1 John 3:9-10; 4:7) This does not mean that genuine Christian’s never sin at all, but they also do not live like the devil. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)Does that mean a believer can give in to any and all temptation to sin and still be saved?
Worthy of salvation solely based on their own merits apart from the blood of Christ and the righteousness which is of God by faith? (Romans 3:24-28; Philippians 3:9) NO. You error by teaching “works righteousness.”In Rev 3:4, Jesus declares certain believers "worthy" of salvation due to their works.
Good deeds (aka works/holiness) are simply keeping God's commandments ... which are described in the NT.
"If you love me, you will keep my commandments."
In those verses, Paul is warning believers that their sins can result in not making it to Heaven. In other words, Paul preaches salvation thru faith and works.Once again, in Galatians 5, Paul was talking about those who practice such sins listed in verses 19-21 and in 1 Corinthians 6, Paul was talking about the unrighteous (not the righteous) who will not inherit the kingdom of God, as
I rejected your explanation on account of it being idiotic rubbish.I already thoroughly explained to you.
I already proved otherwise from scripture, but you don’t seem to understand that genuine believers are not described as the unrighteous (1 Corinthians 6:9) or those who practice such sins. (Galatians 5:21)In those verses, Paul is warning believers that their sins can result in not making it to Heaven.
False! Your church may preach that, but Paul preaches salvation through faith, NOT WORKS. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9)In other words, Paul preaches salvation thru faith and works.
It’s not genuine believers who twist Paul’s words and ignore his warning. It’s the unrighteous/those who practice such sins/make believers.Only a fool would twist Paul words and ignore his warning.
You reject the truth from scripture as idiotic rubbish and there is a reason for that.I rejected your explanation on account of it being idiotic rubbish.
Hilarious stuff ... next you'll be telling me that your bizarre interpretations of Scripture are the result of being infallibly guided the Holy Spirit.I already proved otherwise from scripture, but you don’t seem to understand that genuine believers are not described as the unrighteous (1 Corinthians 6:9) or those who practice such sins. (Galatians 5:21)
False! Your church may preach that, but Paul preaches salvation through faith, NOT WORKS. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9)
It’s not genuine believers who twist Paul’s words and ignore his warning. It’s the unrighteous/those who practice such sins/make believers.
You reject the truth from scripture as idiotic rubbish and there is a reason for that.
1 Corinthians 2:11 - For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.Hilarious stuff ... next you'll be telling me that your bizarre interpretations of Scripture are the result of being infallibly guided the Holy Spirit.
If the believers in Gal 5:21 were righteous, Paul would have had no need to warn them of the potentially spiritually-fatal consequences of the their unrighteousness (sin). But Paul is warning ALL believers - including the righteous ones - since righteous believers too can fall into unrighteuosness if they chose to.I already proved otherwise from scripture, but you don’t seem to understand that genuine believers are not described as the unrighteous (1 Corinthians 6:9) or those who practice such sins. (Galatians 5:21)
Rev 3:4 clearly describes Jesus granting salvation to certain believers who "have not defiled their garments" with unrighteous works (sin/disobedience). In other words, Jesus grants them salvation due to their fath and works (obedience/righteousness/holiness).Worthy of salvation solely based on their own merits apart from the blood of Christ and the righteousness which is of God by faith? (Romans 3:24-28; Philippians 3:9) NO. You error by
And God tested Abraham's faith by commanding Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac. If Abraham disobeyed God's command, would he have remained justified?In Romans 4:3, Abrahams’ faith was counted to him as righteousness, but does that mean he was righteous (apart from faith) in of himself? NO.
False. Those who practice such sins in Galatians 5:19-21 are not genuine believers/those who are born of God.If the believers in Gal 5:21 were righteous, Paul would have had no need to warn them of the potentially spiritually-fatal consequences of the their unrighteousness (sin). But Paul is warning ALL believers - including the righteous ones - since righteous believers too can fall into unrighteuosness if they chose to.
Since you use the term “believer” loosely and don’t seem to understand the difference between genuine believers and make believers, I’m sure it does sound ridiculous to you.To claim that Paul's warning doesn't apply to all believers is ridiculous.
False. Paul does not preach “type 2 works salvation.” So how much obedience/holiness must we accomplish and “add” as a supplement to Christ’s finished work of redemption in order to “help” Christ save us? Christ’s finished work of redemption is sufficient and complete to save (genuine) believers. No supplements needed. (Romans 3:24-28)So in Gal 5, Paul is preaching that faith alone is not enough for salvation, but that righteousness (obedience/holiness) is also required.
Jesus points out the lifeless state of the church in Sardis - "..you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead." This church may have had a name of being alive, but they were spiritually lifeless. In other words, the church was filled with unsaved people going through the motions of religion who needed to wake up and repent IN CONTRAST with a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Jesus in white.Rev 3:4 clearly describes Jesus granting salvation to certain believers who "have not defiled their garments" with unrighteous works (sin/disobedience). In other words, Jesus grants them salvation due to their fath and works (obedience/righteousness/holiness).
I’ve swept nothing under the carpet and unlike you, I properly harmonize scripture with scripture before reaching my conclusion on doctrine. It’s you who sweeps multiple verses under the carpet because they contradict your “salvation by works” doctrine.You want to sweep this verse under the carpet because it contradicts your false "faith alone" doctrine.
If Abraham would have disobeyed God’s command to sacrifice his son Isaac, then he would have demonstrated a lack of faith, but of course, that was not the case. When Abraham performed the good work in Genesis 22; he fulfilled the expectations created by the pronouncement of his faith in Genesis 15:6.And God tested Abraham's faith by commanding Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac. If Abraham disobeyed God's command, would he have remained justified?
Roman Catholic eisegesis.What you don't seem to understand is that serious sin (disobedience) can destroy the initial justification/grace gained thru faith. That's why Paul, for example, warns believers (who have been initially justified by faith) of the possibly disastrous consequenes of their sins in Gal 5 and 1Cor 6.
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