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Works of faith/good works and important. They glorify God and are good and profitable to men. (Matthew 5:16; Titus 3:8) We just need to understand that we are saved FOR good works and not by good works. (Ephesians 2:8-10)

I don't teach the false doctrines of works righteousness, sinless perfection or that Jesus is NOT God, so it's not me who is looking in the wrong direction.

The Roman Catholic church certainly fits, but is not the only group that fits.

Prior to the Church, the body of Christ, you do have a point about 'servants' in connection with the Israelites. The children of Israel were called "servants," but they were not all saved. Leviticus 25:55 - For the children of Israel are servants to Me; they are My servants whom I brought...

More irony from a childish troll. The sword of the Spirit hurts when it cuts you troll. You can bow the knee to Jesus as God now or later after its too late.

You remind me of a childish troll and your continued slander is ironic.

I'm often reminded of these words from the apostle Paul in Acts 20:28-31 - Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. For I know this, that after my departure...

The Amplified Bible takes both word meaning and context into account in order to accurately translate the original text from one language into another. The Amplified Bible does this through the use of explanatory alternate readings and amplifications to assist the reader in understanding what...

Colossians 2:9 - For in Him all the fullness of Deity (the Godhead) dwells in bodily form [completely expressing the divine essence of God]. (AMP)

There are genuine Christians and there are "nominal/pseudo" Christians. There are genuine believers and there are make believers. If we are truly born of God, there will be evidence of a changed life, demonstrated by obedience. All genuine believers are fruitful, yet not all are equally fruitful.

In regards to Hebrews 10:26, to "sin willfully" in the Greek carries the idea of deliberate intention that is habitual, which stems from rejecting Christ deliberately. This is continuous action, a matter of practice. Now we don't walk along our daily life and "accidentally" fall into a pit...

I lived in Pearl City Hawaii for 3 years when I was in the Navy back in the 80's. I lived in one of those two high rise apartment buildings right off of Kamehameha Highway. When I looked out my window I was looking over the Highway right at Pearl Harbor. :) My nickname there was 'local haole.' :D

Keep reading. 2 For if Abraham was justified (accounted as righteous) by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it (faith, not works) was accounted to him for righteousness." 4 Now to him who works, the wages are...

Where is the law of salvation by works of any kind? Where is the law of sinless perfection? Apparently, you reject imputed righteousness by faith. (Romans 4:2-6) No surprise there. After sifting through all of your psycho babble, the end result is always the same. Performance based works...

At what point was Abraham's faith accounted to him for righteousness? In Genesis 15:6 when he believed in the Lord, and God accounted it to him for righteousness? (Romans 4:2-3) Or not until many years later, after Abraham was said to be justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the...

In James 2:14, we read of one who says/claims (key word) he has faith but has no works (to evidence his claim). That is not genuine faith, but a bare profession of faith. So when James asks, "Can that faith save him?" he is saying nothing against genuine faith, but only against an empty...

In James 2:15-16, the example of a "work" that James gives is: "If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 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?" To give a...

Amen! Romans 4:2 - For if Abraham was justified (accounted as righteous) by works, (works in general) he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it (faith, not works) was accounted to him for righteousness.” 4 Now to him who...

Lifting your mom up in prayer to the Lord. :praying:

For the believer it pertains to a healthy fear of offending God through disobedience and a righteous awe and respect or reverence for Him. (Proverbs 1:7; Psalm 34:9; Isaiah 66:2) Prior to my conversion, while still attending the Roman Catholic church several years ago, I basically saw God as a...