No. I accuse you of preaching penitence.
Ok. I'll keep preaching penitence with Peter.
Your posts contain two common themes: repentance and works.
True. With repentance first, followed with all good works through Christ.
According to your view, not only must one believe the gospel, one must perform works of repentance.
True. Repentance first. And the only 'works of repentance' are those of omission, repenting of not doing good when we know to, by doing good when we know to.
And I have asked you several times to give me examples of the sorts of "works" you have in mind.
Read James 2:14-17. You can also look at 1 John 3:17. Including Luke 10:29-)
They fall under the 2nd commandment of loving our neighbor and the brethren.
They never include unrighteous works of the flesh. You can look at James 2:1-3, Gal 5:19-, and 1 Cor 6:9- They fall under the general condemnation of being sinners in this life.
So far you have not answered my question.
The underlying theme of your point of view answers to the question, "What must I DO to be saved?" with a heavy emphasis on meritorious efforts to ingratiate one's self to God.
I don't even know what that means. You scholared theologians talk funny at times. I'm sure you think it's very scholastic.
Jesus says repent ye, and believe His gospel, because if we don't repent, we shall all likewise perish. Peter says to repent ye and be converted to God.
And so, I preach repenting from sinning and believing Jesus to walk with Him without sinning.
That's much simpler than all your theologianism of the Christian sort.
Its a very common question among new believers including myself. "Now that I have faith in Jesus, what does he want me to do?"
Repent, if you haven't yet repented of your sinning. Because no sinner has Him nor His faith living within an unrepented corrupt and lusting heart.
Be glad I'm here to instruct you strictly from the Bible while still new. It offsets the ministry of sinning, that you'll here about. Like
"we all still have to sin from time to time..." Yada yada yada. Although, how does someone new learn to talk like the Bible scholarly sort so fast?
And in our moment of weakness, someone gives us "a way" to remain in God's grace.
Exactly true. His name is Jesus, and He freely gives His grace to anyone under temptation, that does not want to fall and sin with it.
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
That's the only way of Jesus in life to repent of sinning and stay repented of sinning.
But if anyone sins, then well, weakness in temptation is replaced by death of sinning. But, all's not lost. If any man does sin and die to God, then the Advocate for the world is available for that person, to repent and be forgiven and be reconciled with all things now being of God.
In your case, you have given yourself permission to force your version down everyone's throat and berate those with whom you disagree. And you are unwilling to be corrected by the scriptures.
??? Excuse me? I only preach to you when you come asking for it. Just because someone disagrees with you and your partial repentance gospel, doesn't mean correction is being shoved down your throat. I mean, this is the internet, not a dungeon you are shackled in. I don't do 'inquisition'. I just do as Jesus says and leave the unrepented ditch diggers alone. But then, you have to first leave me alone and not come looking for the correction, that you so hate and don't want. I mean, that is sort of split personality, don't you think?
There was a king of Israel like that once.
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?