The justification and perfection we now have through Jesus Christ, is not by our works we do, but only by the works we do through and with Jesus Christ.
It may seem like splitting hairs in a distinction without a difference, but I believe this is where much Christian controversy arises, that is due to the simple use and misuse of words taught in the Bible.
What the good news of Jesus Christ is all about, is how Christ living within us can indeed produce works worthy and justified by God. That is all important and necessary for any man, because the works we do are what He judges as justified or condemned by Him.
Faith alone is not the purpose of Jesus Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, but the purpose is that only through His Spirit, can any man indeed do works judged worthy of God and resurrection unto life.
It is the justification and perfection of the works we do by Jesus Christ, that is rewarded with the inheritance of resurrection from the dead in His likeness.
Man's works neither save nor justify the man, nor can our works ever be judged as perfect by God. But it is the works of the man Jesus Christ, that He does by His Spirit in and through us, as the members of His own body. These are the works that God judges as being good, justified, and perfect, because He sees the works we no do, as no longer being of our own righteous will, but are now being done by His own dear Son Himself.
These are the only works man can do through Christ, that can justify a man with God.
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
The error is of speaking of being justified by our works, rather than being justified by the works of Christ within us, the hope of glory.
James 2 never says anything about 'our' works justifying us, but justification with God is only by the works of doing good and obeying the His word of faith through Christ living within and through us.
And so, it's Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;, but by the Holy Ghost dwelling within us, that is the divine work of justification and perfection of works we do, as members of His own body.
Not by our works we do are we ever justified with God, but He is the justifier of the works we now do through the faith of His Son Jesus Christ.
Any Christians saying their works do not justify them with God, is speaking the truth of the Bible.
But any believer saying none of the works they do justify them with God, are confessing o works they do are by and through Jesus Christ and pleasing to the Father.
They confess to still doing their own works of before, that are all still filthy rags of their own will, whether doing any good or not.
It may seem like splitting hairs in a distinction without a difference, but I believe this is where much Christian controversy arises, that is due to the simple use and misuse of words taught in the Bible.
What the good news of Jesus Christ is all about, is how Christ living within us can indeed produce works worthy and justified by God. That is all important and necessary for any man, because the works we do are what He judges as justified or condemned by Him.
Faith alone is not the purpose of Jesus Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, but the purpose is that only through His Spirit, can any man indeed do works judged worthy of God and resurrection unto life.
It is the justification and perfection of the works we do by Jesus Christ, that is rewarded with the inheritance of resurrection from the dead in His likeness.
Man's works neither save nor justify the man, nor can our works ever be judged as perfect by God. But it is the works of the man Jesus Christ, that He does by His Spirit in and through us, as the members of His own body. These are the works that God judges as being good, justified, and perfect, because He sees the works we no do, as no longer being of our own righteous will, but are now being done by His own dear Son Himself.
These are the only works man can do through Christ, that can justify a man with God.
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
The error is of speaking of being justified by our works, rather than being justified by the works of Christ within us, the hope of glory.
James 2 never says anything about 'our' works justifying us, but justification with God is only by the works of doing good and obeying the His word of faith through Christ living within and through us.
And so, it's Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;, but by the Holy Ghost dwelling within us, that is the divine work of justification and perfection of works we do, as members of His own body.
Not by our works we do are we ever justified with God, but He is the justifier of the works we now do through the faith of His Son Jesus Christ.
Any Christians saying their works do not justify them with God, is speaking the truth of the Bible.
But any believer saying none of the works they do justify them with God, are confessing o works they do are by and through Jesus Christ and pleasing to the Father.
They confess to still doing their own works of before, that are all still filthy rags of their own will, whether doing any good or not.
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