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[ChristisGod]

It's @justbyfaith.




I love my neighbor because my faith in Jesus apprehended the Holy Spirit (Galatians 3:14). And through the Spirit the love of the Lord has been shed abroad in my heart (Romans 5:5).



Rom 13:8, Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Rom 13:9, For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Rom 13:10, Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

The New Covenant holds that every law in the Old Testament is fulfilled in the command to love thy neighbor as thyself. if I do not commit adultery, if I do not kill, if I do not steal, if I do not bear false witness, if I do not covet, and if I do not violate any other commandment, I am walking according to the love of the Lord (see also 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6).

Do you share the gospel message of salvation with your neighbors near your home ?

And what other ways do you show them love besides sharing the good news with them, assuming you do share the gospel with them ?

Can you give us some practical biblical ways you show them Gods love ?

hope this helps !!!

 

[justbyfaith]

Do you share the gospel message of salvation with your neighbors near your home ?

And what other ways do you show them love besides sharing the good news with them, assuming you do share the gospel with them ?

Can you give us some practical biblical ways you show them Gods love ?

hope this helps !!!

I don't think that it would be wise to boast of such things as what you are asking me to boast of.

No, it doesn't help...it hinders.

If I tell you what these things are, I am boasting.

If I don't, then I am considered to not be living the life that I am supposed to be living.

Suffice it to say that there are practical ways that I love my neighbors, as the Spirit leads.

And all glory belongs to Jesus Christ for the fact that this is a reality in my life!

 

[Taken]

Then what does this mean?

Romans 3:31
31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

Please explain to us why we can ignore this verse of scripture.

The LAW of Moses was A Fold of multiple things;
•Statutes...Gods Declaration, God Written
•Forward to men, (from God) willing to Agree, to Oral and written Laws effected BY men.
--->
•Positive Law--Do this
Blessings-- Positive Consequences
Negative (prohibitive) Law--Don't do this
•Curses---(penal) Negative Consequences
•Precepts---common behaviors among / between men; liking, disliking, agreeing, disagreeing, arguing, gathering, avoiding, encouraging, discouraging, trespassing, sticking ones nose in other people's business, tending and taking care of ones own business, etc.

I was NOT A Hebrew, a Tribe of Israel, Given Laws Delivered in Mosaic Laws TO Hebrews and the Tribes of Israel.

Jesus Fulfilled...Gods Statutes.
Jesus Fulfilled...Hebrew /Israel Tribal Laws.
Any Hebrew or Tribesman, WHO Accept Jesus' Fulfillment...is thereafter NOT subject TO the "Fulfilled" penal/curse Laws...they Became paid. And no longer with Force and Effect.

It did NOT "Benefit me"... A Non-Hebrew/Jew...I was never Under Mosaic Law to Begin with.
The Jewish Messiah came to Earth TO First Benefit ISRAEL, who had historically HAD a 4,000 year knowledge and Following of Gods Ways.

MY Benefit followed AFTER ISRAEL...NOT being Relieved of the negative Consequences of Israel's Laws...But rather Solely on Gods Grace to Offer me Inclusion into The Knowledge of God and an Offering He Extended TO me...A Gentile.

Gods Statutes..."Condenced INTO TWO Requirements... became ONE requirement unto TO me ...that...BY and Through MY OWN POWER...I could not (like the Jews 600+ laws they could not KEEP by their OWN power)...appears as A Dilemma unto TO me...

My "power, just as Israel's individual power of men"... will Always fail.

However...the GREAT NEWS IS: the Lord OFFERED me HIS POWER "with-IN" me, that HIS POWER WOULD "KEEP" me Forever "In Fulfillment" OF His commanding Statutes, condenced into TWO Great Commands"!

And The Precepts of men between men?
God throughout Scripture OFFERS Advice.
One can Follow His Advice...but Yet...all will not always be Pleased...Since All men DO NOT follow His Advice.
It has Nothing to do with...one man and His ONCE Established Relationship with the Lord God.

Glory to God,
Taken

 

[ChristisGod]

I don't think that it would be wise to boast of such things as what you are asking me to boast of.

No, it doesn't help...it hinders.

If I tell you what these things are, I am boasting.

If I don't, then I am considered to not be living the life that I am supposed to be living.

Suffice it to say that there are practical ways that I love my neighbors, as the Spirit leads.

And all glory belongs to Jesus Christ for the fact that this is a reality in my life!

such as give some examples of love in action, thanks !

 

[justbyfaith]

such as give some examples of love in action, thanks !

That might be considered as being boasting; unless I said that I myself did not do them. But I don't think that that is what you're looking for in me...I think that you are looking for some kind of proof of my salvation as it exists before men.

Eph 2:8, For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9, Not of works, lest any man should boast.

 

[ChristisGod]

That might be considered as being boasting; unless I said that I myself did not do them. But I don't think that that is what you're looking for in me...I think that you are looking for some kind of proof of my salvation as it exists before men.

Eph 2:8, For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9, Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Why are you avoiding answering a basic question about your faith in action ?

Do you share your testimony with anyone how you came to Christ ?

This in no different than that.

 

[justbyfaith]

Why are you avoiding answering a basic question about your faith in action ?

Do you share your testimony with anyone how you came to Christ ?

This in no different than that.

I don't think so.

You are asking me to boast of the works that I do.

I would rather let another man's lips praise me, and not my own.

I feel, also, that when we draw attention to the things that we have done, we lose our reward.

(see Matthew 6:1-18)

 

[ChristisGod]

I don't think so.

You are asking me to boast of the works that I do.

I would rather let another man's lips praise me, and not my own.

I feel, also, that when we draw attention to the things that we have done, we lose our reward.

(see Matthew 6:1-18)

no its not asking you to boast its asking you for your testimony and how does God work inn your life with friends, family, neighbors, workplace etc.......

I find this very troubling that you avoid answering about your witness in the community in which you live.

I find you are making up excuses to avoid the question.

hope this helps !!!

 

[justbyfaith]

no its not asking you to boast its asking you for your testimony and how does God work inn your life with friends, family, neighbors, workplace etc.......

I find this very troubling that you avoid answering about your witness in the community in which you live.

I find you are making up excuses to avoid the question.

hope this helps !!!

Okay, you tell us first what you do in the way of loving your neighbors and witnessing.

Then, maybe, I will also tell you what I do.

But be sure of this: if you tell us, you will have lost your heavenly reward for whatever it is that you boast about.

(see Matthew 6:1-18).

So, if you are willing to lose your reward, then, maybe, I will be willing to lose mine (don't count on it though).

 

[ChristisGod]

Okay, you tell us first what you do in the way of loving your neighbors and witnessing.

Then, maybe, I will also tell you what I do.

But be sure of this: if you tell us, you will have lost your heavenly reward for whatever it is that you boast about.

(see Matthew 6:1-18).

So, if you are willing to lose your reward, then, maybe, I will be willing to lose mine (don't count on it though).

I asked you several times so you can answer then I will as James makes it clear below you should verify your faith is real by your works. It's not boasting so please stop with the excuses.


James 2:14-26

Faith Without Works Is Dead

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

hope this helps !!!

 

[justbyfaith]

I asked you several times so you can answer then I will as James makes it clear below you should verify your faith is real by your works. It's not boasting so please stop with the excuses.


James 2:14-26

Faith Without Works Is Dead

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

hope this helps !!!

You first...

 

[justbyfaith]

If you actually bite, you will have lost your reward in heaven concerning the thing that you will boast about.

(see Matthew 6:1-18).

I'm not giving up my reward in heaven, thank you very much.

You can do it if you'd like...

 

[justbyfaith]

1Ti 5:25, Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

1Pe 2:12, Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Mat 5:16, Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.


I don't have to boast about the good things that I do in order for those works to be evident.

The things that I do speak for themselves.

But I do try to keep them as hidden as I possibly can in accordance with the mandate of holy scripture.

(in Matthew 6:1-18).

 

[HisLife]

I don't have to boast about the good things that I do in order for those works to be evident.

The things that I do speak for themselves.

I saw you yesterday you battle devils you can even cast them out yourself, all the while you accuse me of blasphemy when I refer to you been visited by Devils...You also have a certificate for been humble if I remember rightly

 

[Ferris Bueller]

“Can’t see outside of what one already believes?”.... If that is true, you would be the “ Poster Child”..... go look in the mirror.....

 

[Ferris Bueller]

... I got this huge Advantage over you....I know my Bible . Along with all of this “ brainwashing” I get from my so-called “evil” teachers , I have read the Bible many, many, many times —- like any good Berean does....

31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law. Romans 3:31

Teach me what this means.

 

[justbyfaith]

I saw you yesterday you battle devils you can even cast them out yourself, all the while you accuse me of blasphemy when I refer to you been visited by Devils...You also have a certificate for been humble if I remember rightly

It's alright I forgive you for coming against me...

Yes, that latter thing is a joke I tell about how men can even be proud of their humility.

And I said that, while I was the only believer present in one case where a demon was cast out, that it was really the Holy Spirit and His angels who did the work. So I cannot take credit for that.

 

[BarneyFife]

If a man has the Holy Spirit Of God within him ( and without that Spirit , you are NONE of His!) ........ “GOD” is going to make a “ Cheerful Giver” out of you....as one being accused of not “ changing” my behavior enough , or whatever , I simply offer this up as evidence that there has been great Change in my life since-becoming a man of Faith....
I am not being “ self- Righteous “ by simply using a Truth in my Life to defend myself against ignorance and False Accusations ...
The attitude Of a “ Self-Righteous Giver” would be the same attitude that the Pharisees displayed when they Gave merely as a “ Proof-Text” that they were
Good Enough” to make it to Heaven by “their own” Merits......
I give because I actually BELIEVE a Promise Of God—- “ If you sow sparingly , you will reap sparingly .....if you sow greatly , you will reap greatly”
Faith is Believing a Promise Of God to the point that you will actually ACT upon it....My Giving is an Act Of Faith .....my Faith was a Gift from God.....There is NO room for me to take any credit for my Giving to God! The Desire to give is a Fruit Of The Spirit .....I just got Lucky....
Do those Truthful statements sound like they are coming from a Bragger ? A “ self-Righteous”, deceived , Pharisee ? Yeah.....I thought not.....apology accepted.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control."

 

[HisLife]

It's alright I forgive you for coming against me...

Yes, that latter thing is a joke I tell about how men can even be proud of their humility.

And I said that, while I was the only believer present in one case where a demon was cast out, that it was really the Holy Spirit and His angels who did the work. So I cannot take credit for that.

What do you mean, You backed up what I said with your own words what is there to forgive lol....you are the one left with the accusations

News for you God should always get the credit for any Good he works through us, for without him we can do nothing

 

[Ferris Bueller]

Hi, @Ferris Bueller,

If someone who has not yet received the knowledge of the truth intentionally sins, is there forgiveness if they come to Christ?

Yes, absolutely. Everyone gets saved that way. They now have faith in the sacrifice God has given for the forgiveness of sin and are now covered by it.

Why is there no forgiveness after coming to Christ if there is forgiveness before coming to Christ?

There is no forgiveness because it is the choice to willfully and knowingly cast away the sacrifice of Jesus. See, the believer has the blood of Christ always interceding for him in heaven the very moment he sins (Hebrews 7:25). But the one sin that doesn't happen for is the sin of rejecting the blood that intercedes for the sinner (Hebrews 10:26). That only makes sense. You can't have the benefit of a sacrifice that you do not trust and believe in and rely on.

God's grace only comes to a person through faith. If you don't have that faith, you can't receive that grace. That's by God's design, not ours. You can't deliberately decide to reject God's grace in unbelief by purposely staying in your sinning and then expect it to be there to intercede for you. Not gonna happen. You have to be believing for that to happen. That's the only way it happens. BB's Free Grace teachings say that's not true. That's the poison mixed in with all the other correct teachings about grace it knows and teaches about. But what good is it to know how sweet the sugar bowl is if it's secretly laced with rat poison and may kill you in the end?

Does that not make it easier for the non-believer to be forgiven than for the believer?

I think so. But don't misunderstand. The person who willingly and deliberately and knowingly rejects Christ to live in his life of sin is in unbelief. Technically, there is no such thing as a saved person who does that—by pure definition believers aren't in unbelief. Does that mean people who believe and are saved can sin this sin of blasphemy by going back to unbelief and lose their salvation? I don't know, and it doesn't matter. I just know if a person is in unbelief they are going to the lake of fire when Jesus comes back. Unless they repent in the (short?) time God leaves the door open for them to reconsider their decision to deliberately cast down and trample on the grace of God. That's what we do know for sure. Any once saved always saved teaching needs to keep what we do know for sure intact and not allow it to be nullified by 'new' thought.

Not arguing with you; just a question that popped into my mind.

Those are good questions. Thank you for asking. Let's learn from one another. Because the church isn't going to help us much. I think I've grown more and learned more from us common everyday believers sharing in on-line forums than I have from the formal church and it's leadership.

The church has been polluted by corrupt, inaccurate teachings beyond remedy. I honestly believe there is no hope for our formal church system in these last days. The leaven has worked it's way too far into the whole lump of dough. You'd have to throw the whole lump out to get rid of the leaven (like our political and judicial system here in America). I'm not encouraging anyone to leave their church, though. That's a personal decision that every individual believer has to make for himself. Our last hope is to learn from one another as we read our Bibles for ourselves and share our various insights with each other. I truly believe that is the model Paul endorsed in 1 Corinthians 14:26-33 for how to meet together and learn from one another. Our official church model deviated from that model way back in the early decades and centuries of this age of Christendom and we're just all the more separated from it in these last days. We're on our own now, but if we keep talking and sharing like this the truth of the scriptures will be known among us as we inspire each other to greater spiritual insights. It's been working for me! Thank you fellow saints for your inspiration.