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To be “in Christ” is to “abide in” Christ - we abide in Christ by keeping His commandments: “If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love” (John 15:9); “All who keep His commandments abide in Him, and He in them.” (1John 3:24) To be “in Christ” is to “know” Christ: “And by this we...

If believers don’t have any laws to obey, please explain why Paul says this: ”Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law” (Romans 3:31).

You’re talking nonsense - if a believer is not free to steal, that means there’s a law against stealing. Only a idiot would argue otherwise. If you are free to drive your car as fast you want, that means there’s no law against speeding - on the other hand, if you are not free to drive your...

If you give money to a charity, is that a work of “self-righteousness” or a work “ordained through the work of the Holy Spirit”? If you are tempted to sin but say “No” to that temptation, is that a work of “self-righteousness” or a work “ordained through the work of the Holy Spirit”? If you...

Jesus judges the seven Churches in Rev 2 and 3 according to both their faith and their WORKS (works = keeping His commandments). I expect all believers will be judged according to the same criteria.

Says who? How did you arrive at the strange conclusion that keeping His commandments is "greater than what Jesus did"? As for me, I’ll believe what my Bible says - we DO have to “work” to get to Heaven: “For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may...

James clearly contradicts you - he says “a man is justified by works and not be faith alone” and “faith without works is dead”, so he obviously thinks (a) faith and works are two separate things and (b) faith can exist without works … meaning there certainly is such a thing as faith alone.

Nonsense. You’ve ignored that the next sentence in that verse, which says “Can his faith save him?” In other words, James is referring to someone who has faith. So your argument fails. Likewise, when James says, “faith without works is dead” (v.26), he is obviously referring to someone who...

You seem to be contradicting yourself again - to say, “they don’t practice sin or live in sin”, is to say “they don’t sin”. John said, “Anyone born of God does not commit sin, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God” (1John 3:9). Only the terminally clueless...

The words “you were washed … in the name of Jesus Christ and by the Holy Spirit” in 1Cor 6:11 are an obvious reference to baptism. ”Rise and be baptized, and WASH away your sins, calling on HIS NAME” (Acts 22:16); ”Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her, that he might sanctify her...

If you use your free will to repent, then repentance it is not all God's work, but your work as well. Repentance is both God's work (grace) and your work (free will). Furthermore, you appear to be contradicting yourself - if you use your free will to repent, according to you, doesn't that...

Call it what you like - obeying God’s commandments is necessary for salvation. In my “own power”? Why do you assume that my (imperfect) attempts to obey God are the result of my “own power”? If I am tempted to sin, but say “No”, because I want to please God by obeying Him, would you say my...

Matt 7:21-23 is not about a lack of faith. Jesus condemns them for their “iniquities” - in other words, their evil works - just as 2Cor 5:10 says … “For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the...

Okay, you seem to saying now that repentance does include works. In that case, why did you state elsewhere (on a different thread) that “repentance is not works”? I’m confused.

Are you saying there is no condemnation for breaking God’s laws?

That concept is “so hard to grasp” because it’s incorrect - repentance does not precede faith. Faith is the very first step on the road on the road to salvation; with faith comes the grace that cooperates with the believer’s free will to enable repentance, which is saying No to sin, by obeying...

So that means a believer can give in to ANY temptation and commit any sin he so desires and still be saved. Imagine that … a Christian - whom God commands to “be holy” (1Peter 1) - can lie, cheat, deceive, steal, commit adultery, practise homosexuality, molest, rape, murder anyone he doesn’t...

Pray tell, how could Jesus judge them if He never knew them? He would have to know them intimately in order to judge their souls and there eternal fate. Would you like your eternal destiny to be judged by someone who doesn't know you? Jesus knows everyone intimately - believers and...

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but love is a LAW: Jesus said loving God and loving neighbours are the two greatest commandments - a commandment is a law. Paul said loving your neighbour is ’”the fulfillment of the law” (Romans 13:8-10) and is “the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2). James calls...

You present a very poor argument - the very definition of “a righteous man” is a man who keeps the law!