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Nope. Humility is the opposite of works.

What else would he call them? If I stand in front of a congregation and address them as the "church" does that mean every one of them qualifies? Of course not. Yes, I also attend the church of God. That doesn't mean that everyone who goes there is "of God." The true church are those in every...

God does the work of justification for those who are truly humble and cry out for mercy. This is all through the Bible, if you care to look for it.

Where would you get such a silly idea? Yes, it's entirely an act on God's part. Can I save myself? Of course not. I can never do enough good to be justified before a perfectly holy Being. If I could, I'd be on his level. Yes, God has a condition before he does the work of justification. But that...

Of course, that's not what scriptures says at all. It says he used animal skins. So you are in disagreement with the Word of God.

1The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’ 13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his...

I've been learning scripture all my life. You really aren't listening because you, like so many, think your sect is "it"... the chosen ones. You are picking out verses with no understanding. You want to believe all those pedophile priests in your church are part of God's true church? No, they...

Only works done from love matter. I never said true good works aren't rewarded. But you are trying to ignore what Scripture says... Many will do all manner of good work and never be saved. They think they are doing them for God, but really it's only for a reward. It's actually selfishness...

Romans11:6And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace. That's exactly what you have been arguing against. James says that a person's faith is perfected or completed by the kind of works that the faith produces. He shows that it is the kind of...

The invisible church. The invisible church is the true church, which only God can see: born-again believers, past, present, and future. Because not everyone who attends church or performs religious deeds is saved, the visible church includes unbelievers. The invisible church is comprised of the...

You and I both know there are better ways to say you disagree than " idiotic", so cut the rationalizations.

Where's the verse saying to call your brother a fool? Or an idiot? Oh that's right, Jesus said not to do to that. No brownie points for Bread!

Whatever fib helps you justify your behavior, I guess...

I don't think so. Seems like Satan fell earlier, and God chose to cast him the earth priori creating man? Why? I don't know for sure, but seems like free will demands a real choice. Also depends if you are a open theology person or not. I'm not, so I believe God had a plan from the beginning...

Of course, true faith produces good work. It can't do otherwise. James also said if you keep the whole law, except one part, you are still guilty before God. Do you not see what is so obvious? James understood that we can never be justified by works but that they will flow from a heart of faith.

No, your church says that we need to work for our salvation. Scripture does not. This is probably the most prevalent false teaching found both in Christianity and in every false religion and every cult in the world. It's why many will come before God and say "We did this for you! We did that for...

No, they confirm that comment. And your constant insults are childish and unwarranted. What are you 13 years old?

Ok, and this proves what? Only that the apostles spreading the gospel opens heaven, which I already said. God is the Supreme authority, over every other authority.

Just because you want it to be so doesn't make it so. So the text ( the rest of the bible) doesn’t give any other explanation of what it means to be given “the keys of the kingdom” other than “whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in...

Peter's own words in 1 Peter 2:4-7. He writes, "As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God...