Thank you for your opinion but I don't share it. If your faith is not in Jesus' work on the cross it is an empty faith because the only thing left is faith in yourself.
What I see on this thread is a constant attack on my faith in God and I see no reason to continue. What I have already seen is that many only have faith in their own works. I knew that if I confronted some with having to answer as to what the have placed their faith in their answer would be in their works. And according to scriptures that will only buy a place in a very hot place.
What you are not getting here is that I have a living faith. My living faith in Christ's sacrifice as payment for the sins of those who will be forgiven is composed of the belief that it is true and my desire to be like him in doing good works because of my faith.
IF YOUR FAITH PRODUCES NO FRUIT THEN HOW CAN YOU CONSIDER IT FAITH?
Psalm 36:1-4 Transgression speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God before his eyes. For it flatters him in his own eyes Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it. The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
Romans 3:
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable;
there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Acts 10:37 "You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power,
and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Galatians 6:9-10 Let us not lose heart in
doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. So then, while we have opportunity,
let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
Luke 6:
30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask
them not again.
31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33 And if ye
do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34 And if ye lend
to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and
to the evil.
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Romans 2:5-11 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who
WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: to those who
by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
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but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For there is no partiality with God.
1 Timothy 6:17-19 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.