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Whatever “true believer” means. There is no mention in Matt 7:21-23 of any “true believer”. All we know is, those whom Jesus condemns were Christian believers. All believers sin - some will be saved and some won’t. Matt 7:21-23 demonstrates that believers are not saved by faith alone and...

I disagree. For starters, when James says, “a man is justified by works and not by faith alone”, he does not make any distinction between being justified by works and being justified by faith. And then he says, “faith without works is dead”, which means works are just as essential to salvation...

Okay, I will assume from your non-response to my question that you have no idea what “works” are. That means you would be completely clueless when you read James 2 and come across verses like this: “a man is justified by works and not by faith alone” and “faith without works is dead”. And you...

Without performing good works, you cannot demonstrate your love for Christ … “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15); ”For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments” (1John 5:3). Without performing good works, you cannot abide in Christ … “All who keep His...

I see, so according to you, James 2 tells people with “no faith” that their “faith” is dead. Pray tell … how can their “faith” be dead if they had no faith to begin with? That is interesting "logic"!

The NT clearly preaches salvation through faith and works: “a man is justified by works and not by faith alone” and “faith without works is dead” (James 2:24-26); “Strive for … the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14); “He who through faith is righteous shall live”...

1John 2:18-25 does not support your argument that believers cannot lose their faith, as John appears to be referring to those who, from the beginning, did not have faith - ie, they did not believe “Jesus is the Christ”. Therefore this passage doesn’t apply to all those believers who, from the...

I’m not surprised they get confused - in one post, you say (a) repentance is the work of God; then in another post, you say (b) repentance is the choice of the believer; then in this post, you say (c) repentance is both the work of God AND the choice of the believer! If you made your position...

The Scriptures refer to “His commandmentS” (Rev 12:17, 14:12; 1John 2:3-3, 3:24; 5:3; John 14:15, 15:9) - plural - meaning there is more than one commandment. There are many sins mentioned in the epistles in the NT, which means for each of these sin there is a commandment that says, “Thou shalt...

Oh, so now you're saying believers don't sin!

Pray tell, what is it about? I didn’t say they washed their own sins - “washed” in 1Cor 6:11 refers to baptism, which allows the believer to receive grace through faith, which helps him repent and obey God’s commandments - which is sanctification, which is the works that lead to justification...

EG's definition of "repentance" is confusing - I think he believes repentance is simply a change of heart and mind - it doesn't include works, as in changing one's behaviour to stop sinning.

I agree. EG's theology seems to be recipe for lawlessness and enslavement to sin - if there is no. penalty for personal sin, we are free to give in to every temptation and sin, no matter how serious or how often. That is spiritual poison that leads to eternal death. In Rev 14:12, the...

Sanctification is the process by which we are justified - sanctification is keeping His commandments, which is works. James says believers are justified by their works and faith without works (ie, sanctification) is dead.

You're not "a new creature" if you don't repent - ie, stop sinning and start obeying His commandments. God tests and measures your faith and your love for Him by your obedience to His commandments. That's why "works" are essential to salvation and why you will be judged according to your...

If there is no law against stealing, a believer is free to steal, is he not? Is a believer free to steal or not? If not, why not? Please answer the question.

What you should have said was, "Thank you for showing me how I can avoid coming across as an uneducated drongo."

You claim that there are no laws that a believer must obey - that means there is no law against stealing. If you say that a believer cannot steal, that means there is a law against stealing - in which case, you've contradicted yourself.

Sorry, I don't understand your question

My theology is the same as that of James: “a man is justified by works and not by faith alone” - or as Paul describes it, “He who through faith is righteous shall live” (Romans 1:17). In other words, James and Paul preach salvation through faith and works. (What is meant by “works” is obeying...