That's right. People who don't have works don't have faith.
No. People without Faith can Not DO Works Pleasing to God.
But we give false comfort to these people in the church by telling them it doesn't matter because salvation is not by works and that once you are saved you are always saved.
That IS The Truth.
But Not the WHOLE Truth.
"Faith" is a Gift (Given given a person, From God) FOR the person Hearing the Word of God.
THAT is called, ENLIGHTENMENT (hearing Gods Word) and TASTING. (A small experience of Gods Power).
A small measure of Faith, for a man's small measure of Hearing.
Heb 6:
[
4] For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have
tasted of the heavenly gift, (a measure of Faith) and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
[
5] And have
tasted "the good word" of God, and the "powers of the world to come"...
....(Powers to Come...is the Indwelling Spirit).
One needs to know the Whole Truth Before one can Understand.
Hearing, is a man's Effort.
A church, like scripture itself teaches, bit by bit.
A parent can teach a child- (or not)
A church can teach- yet if a individual is not there to hear the message (or read it), He basis His understanding on what he does know, believe or understand.
There is an ORDER and WAY for a Reconcilliation BETWEEN:
A person AND God.
It is EXPRESSLY IMPORTANT to KNOW-
God Searches a man's HEART (for a man's TRUE word.)
* a child's Faith/word "for hearing"
* ANY persons Faith/word "for hearing"
* a man's Faith/word "for confessions"
* a man's Faith/word "for Spiritual communication" Via prayer TO God and TO the Lord God.
(1 Cor 2: 10, Rom 8: 26-27, Jer 17:10,
Eph 6:18, Phil 3:3)
• Measure OF Faith TO a person,
...Is Given BY God To a Person, For Hearing the Word of God.
THAT ^ is Stressed- OT & NT
For people TO HEAR-
***ESPECIALLY- LITTLE CHILDREN.***
Adults repeat in the ears of Children
OT- (Prov 22:6)
NT- (Matt 19:14)
(The Importance of THAT ^ Is THAT should a child die Young, That child's Faith will be Found by God who searches his Heart)
• Forgiveness OF Sin Against The Lord God, (For Disbelief);
...effected BY a man's spirit (Heartful Truth), Confession OF Repentence
• Salvation of ones soul; Given the man BY God
...effected BY a man's spirit (Heartful Truth)
Confession OF Belief.
• Baptism of Holy Spirit;
...effected BY a man's spirit (Heartful Truth)
Confession OF Belief, having Received Salvation...Then the man Receives Gods Gift(S)
OF...
* Man's Accepted bodily death Crucified With Christ.
...washing that Body in Jesus' Blood.
...Sanctification (set apart) of that body
...Care of that Body (kept with Christ)
* A new heart
* Gods Indwelling (Spirit OF TRUTH) IN man's new heart.
* Gods Spirit (Light) covering/overshadowing,
All of the man's Sin Against God (God no longer can SEE, or REMEMBERS).
* Gods Seed Planted in the man's Heart.
* Gods Seed Births the man's NEW spirit.
* that man;
...iS Then:
...Bodily Dead; Body Washed & sanctified
...Forgiven for All Sin Against God;
...All Sin Against God, Covered (Gods Light)
...Soul Saved;
...Spirit Quickened (Born Again)
...Completely Faith-FULL
...SEALED unto the Lord God.
...KEPT Faithful to the Lord God (BY Gods Indwelling Power)
...Man Lives Bodily IN Christ's (risen Body).
...Man IS Prepared (IN SPIRIT) TO:
* personally communicate With the Lord God.
* receive Gods Understanding OF His Word.
* ask God for Help
* Speak Gods Word for others TO Hear
*
DO WORKS THAT GLORIFY GOD
* Be REEDEEMED, on the Day the Lord Claims what "IS HIS" TO Claim.
** That man IS Called:
FORGIVEN FOREVER
CONVERTED IN Christ (Saved & Born Again)
OVERCOME -(SIN /Darkness/the Wicked one)
FREE FROM SIN (unable to ever Again Disbelieve in the Lord God).
NOTICE- ^ That is An EFFECT Between ONE man AND the Lord God.
ONCE that IS Accomplished;
That IS Accomplished FOREVER...
Focus on Where a Confession OF a man Comes FROM...
It MUST BE FROM the man's HEART...period!
Confessions FROM a Man's MIND...are NOT Heard or Searched BY God!
Rom 8:
[
7] Because the
carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Rom 10: (IF is the caveat)...
[
9] That
if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
[
10] For with
the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
ONCE A Man IS CONVERTED...THAT can Never Become UNDONE.
Judgement- FOR Resurrection
Justification- For Resurrection
-The Lord GODS- Evidence-Book of Life
* A Saved and Born Again man WILL Be Bodily Resurected...IN AN immortal Glorified Body.
* An unsaved man WILL Be Bodily Resurrected ...IN Damnation.
A Man's Conversion...PREPARES the man TO DO WORKS
It (Conversion) does NOT FORCE a man to DO WORKS...it (Conversion) PREPARES a man to DO Works That Glorify God.
Judgement- For WORKS
Justification-FOR WORKS
Gods Evidence- Books accounting Treasures
(Matt 6:20)
* Rewards (Matt: 5:12)
• CONVERTED man- Rewards For Works that Glorified God.
• "All" Other Works Burned.
1 Cor 1:3
[
13] Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and
the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
[
14]
If any man's work abide which he hath
built thereupon, he
shall receive a reward.
[
15] If any man's work
shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but
he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
We need to tell them what Jesus said about being ready to meet him when he comes back.
THIS:
Rom 12:
[
1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God,
that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service.
THAT ^ is Not a man's Works. THAT ^ is Effected BY a man's Conversion...OF and BY
GODS WORKS.
Dead faith does not make a person prepared to meet him when he returns because faith without works is not faith.
Faith Confessed out of a man's MIND IS Dead, ( that IS without Profit.)
Works Without A Heartful Confession ARE DEAD WORKS ( that IS without Profit)
Profit UNTO A man, IS to BE Found IN Christ,
(Bodily Raised in Glory) When the Lord God Resurects Bodies of men.
Profit UNTO A man, IS to Be Found IN Christ Having Done WORKS that Glorify God.
Bottom Line- Once Converted- it is Forever.
(John 14:16) (Col 2:2)
Additionally- Works of All men Are Judged.
ONLY Works of A Converted man CAN Glorify God....and Those Works ARE Rewarded.
All Works OF ANY man that DID NOT Glorify God, shall Be Burned.
Regardless of a Converted man's WORKS, that DO or DO NOT Glorify God...His Conversion IS Secure...
(but he may lose Receiving Rewards.)
* Salvation is Gained- BY Conversion- Once and Forever.
* Reward is Gained- BY a Converted man, whose Works Glorify God.
Faith Without Works- is Faith that Does NOT DO Works TO Glorify God...and I thus "NOT Justified" TO Receive (WORK) Rewards.
James 2:
[
24] Ye see then how that "by works a man is justified," and not by faith only. <---
BY Faith ONLY WHAT?
JUSTIFICATION!!
A man IS Justified ...For Conversion ONLY-
BY His Confession of Belief.
A man IS Justified ...For WORKS Rewards ONLY-
BY His Conversion AND DOING of Works that Glorify God.
Glory to God,
Taken
