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The transformation of character that we call salvation cannot be accomplished by doing any good work. It comes only by receiving Christ into the heart and through faith in His blood. Once it is accomplished, it will result in doing good works, because you have been regenerated and renewed: the...

Works trip. The doing that is spoken of in Matthew 7:21 is the doing that is the result of salvation; it is not done in order to obtain it. If I give $5 to the poor, or even $5,000,000, it is not going to enact the transformation in me that we call salvation. Only faith in Christ and what He...

Rom 4:6, Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Rom 4:7, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Rom 4:8, Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

It is important that we not covet after money; however, if we already have it, the Holy Spirit is a gentleman and will not require it of us that we give it all up in one fell swoop. It is written, 1Ti 6:17, Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in...

It's His kindness that leads men to repentance. That being said, having wealth isn't necessarily going to put you out of the kingdom. It is trusting in wealth that will exclude you from the kingdom. He gives us richly all things to enjoy. That means that if you have a degree or measure of...

1Ti 1:15, This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Rom 4:5, But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. The term justify, in my Bible Dictionary, means to declare righteous. And, wonder of wonders! God does this for the person who is ungodly. As modern day Jews might...

God writes the story and then puts everything into motion exactly the way the story was written, once He is satisfied with the outcome of the story.

This would indicate that a story is being written. In which every character of the story is created a certain way and behaves according to how they were created as a character. The story writes itself because the characters begin to take on life after a while...however the outcome of the story...

Being before ordained to condemnation, also means that the person was condemned before the foundations of the world, through ordination...preselected choice.

We are predestined according to foreknowledge. Rom 8:29, For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Jhn 6:37, All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. Jhn 6:44, No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him (the one who comes to me) up at the last day. If someone is given to Jesus by the...

This what I call a "works trip".

See my signature. I came to the knowledge of the uttermost forgiveness when I came across Psalms 51:3 and Luke 18:9-14 in the same Bible reading session; somehow both of these passages were present in my reading time that day during my systematic time of reading the scriptures. I realized that...

There are also works other than giving all our possessions to the poor that are valid as works that are acceptable before God. And also, we are not saved by works (Ephesians 2:9 and context); and therefore it is not a salvation requirement that we sell all our possessions and give to the poor...

Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:16, Romans 8:4, and Romans 8:7; Also Romans 5:5 w/ Romans 13:8-10, 1 John 5:3, and 2 John 1:6... show that the law is written on the hearts and minds of those who are under the New Covenant, and that we will obey it... However, this is not through legalistic...

The point was that they thought that the scriptures brought them eternal life; yet they would not come to Jesus of whom the scriptures testify. And while I hold the kjv to be superior in every way, I do not see the word "ye" at the beginning of that sentence as invalid.

verse 10 does not say that it is mandatory; it says that it is the certain result of a saving faith. There is a difference. If I give $5 dollars to the poor, or even $5,000,000, that is not going to produce the transformation of the heart that we call salvation. Of course, if I am duly...

1Co 13:3, And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 1Ti 6:17, Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us...

If it is led by the Holy Spirit, and people have a perfect choice in the matter (as it is initiated by God within the heart and not by any outside source) it is an excellent thing...if it is mandated or forced, then it is legalism and also Communism...which has been determined to be faulty and...