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I don't see how that's related to the subject. The claim being made by your side is that having faith is a work. Both sides accept that nobody is saved based on their works, as only Christ is sufficient. Therefore, our faith cannot be a work in the traditional sense of "labour" I'm requesting...

Why won't you deal with the scripture I provided? Does it say Abraham was justified by his works and earned salvation like a laborer earns his wages, or does it say that he was deemed righteous through his faith? Will you acknowledge that these passages make a distinction between faith and...

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I wasn't even talking about free will. Thanks for trying.

Was Abraham justified by Faith or Works according to Romans 4? Are we not commanded to obey the gospel?

Once again, the bible does not define Faith to be a work in such a sense. Please read Romans 4:3-5

Anecdotal. Not all make that same choice.

I like the scripture Isaiah 43:26 particularly. But I believe you are correct. Choosing to believe is not "works" to God, no matter how much Calvinists want to make it out to be. Romans 4:3-5 makes a clear distinction that having Faith is not considered a work.

While I agree with the gist of your OP, I find this particular sentiment rather unwise to peddle. We do not see the arm of God working in its fullness in our sight. We do not know nor can we conceive of the mysteries of God's works. His works and his plans are beyond searching out. I believe He...

To start off, I'm more inclined to think of the "Soul" being more interchangeable with the concepts of "Mind" and "Heart" than Spirit is. I will attempt to explain why using scripture below, but first I'd like to get a few premises up. I believe the Spirit aspect of our being is not entirely...

For people saying that Cain lacked real faith in God, I'm not entirely sure how you've arrived at that conclusion. In Genesis 4:6-7 God speaks directly to Cain and implores him to do right.

They're the same thing. Circumcision of the heart occurs at Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

I always thought that it was because Cain did not sacrifice the best of his crops to God. Cain had faith in God as well, otherwise he wouldn't have sacrificed anything to Him. According to you, Cain was born again.

continued.... THE LAND OF THE DECREE, AND THE HOME OF THE SLAVE The majority of the elements are in place for the Social Credit System to be implemented. Not in China. In the United States. We have: The databases The digital surveillance The national credit score system The systems...

In 2015, a 16-year-old student from Jiangsu, China, tried to board a train. She couldn’t even purchase a ticket. The student, Zhong Pei, tried enrolling in classes at her university. But she was not allowed to do that either. Zhong had committed a serious crime: She was guilty of being...

Fully agree with Helen's OP. We are instructed by our Lord to be loving towards even our enemies. How much more should we exude love toward one another here? 1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there...

Greetings everyone. I recently read through the book of Psalms again and wrote down parts of each one that stood out to me and so I thought I'd share them here and get a discussion going. The version I was reading from was [NKJV] so I'm going to try and quote from that online. Feel free to add...

I don't think that jewelry is something that a pastor should buy or have much of. James says that those adorned in much jewelry will burn the flesh of the wearers as a Testament against them.

In view of sinless perfectionism, if someone rests in their good works and sanctification of the flesh, can it be said that they are putting their confidence in their flesh? When Christian's look to their obedience as their rock and sustainer of their salvation, more or equally so than to...

Belief is arguably not a work, it's the correct desired state of one's soul toward God. Regardless, faith in the Son of God IS the biblical prescription for salvation. It's not something I am making up here, like you're suggesting. Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a person is not justified by the...