All Works of Man are Spiritual in Nature

[robert derrick]

Like all spiritual beings, all works of the spirit are spiritual in nature, spiritually produced by the thoughts, intents, and imagination of the mind of the spirit.

The only difference between angels and man, is that man is a created spiritual being wrapped in flesh: angels are spirit beings only that have not flesh and bone:

For a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

And so like all spiritual beings, man's works are works of the spirit, but unlike angels, these are only the first works of man, which then produce spiritual works with the body.

Righteousness and sin therefore are both spiritual in nature, being produced by the spirit, whether for good or evil.

All works therefore of man are spiritual in nature, beginning first within the spirit of man, and then with the body.

Christian sinners speak of faith only first, and then works only of the body, being blind and ignorant of the spiritual works of man beginning with the spirit.

First comes spiritual faith with spiritual working of the mind, and then comes works of the body, which are also spiritual in nature, though done bodily, because they are spiritual produced by the working mind of man.

Faith alone is impossible, therefore, because faith is the substance of the works of the spirit: the spiritual work of faith is produced from thoughts and intents of the heart.

Faith is work, because faith is spiritually produced by the work of the spirit in the mind of the man.

There is no spiritual faith without the work of the spirit, even as there is no spiritual faith without the spirit: Faith alone therefore is dead without work, even as the body is dead with the spirit.

James is concluding that without the spiritual works of the body, there are not spiritual works of the spirit, and so there can be no faith, which is the substance produced thereby.

Christians sinners saved by faith alone think carnally, that faith is just thought and not work, and the only works of man are bodily: it is the carnal mind of man that is blind to the true things of the spirit within.

They think faith is thought only, and so their faith is vain imagination only: not alive by the spirit, but dead and blind to the truth of Scripture.

No man is saved by vain imagination only, which is faith alone, being dead without the spirit.

 

[robert derrick]

Therefore, the first works of faith are spiritually within the heart, to produce spiritual works with the flesh.

All righteousness and sin therefore are spiritual works by nature of the spirit of man doing them, being first within the heart and also with the body.

Angels are spiritual beings who can only do works spiritually, since they have not flesh and blood as we do: we do works spiritually with the mind as they, and with the body.

The first spiritual works of man by the faith of the Spirit of Christ, are the works of the spirit of man to purify his own heart of lust, and to forsake all thoughts for unrighteousness and sin:

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Jesus calls these the first works of our first love of God, which are the spiritual works of faith within, that make the spiritual works bodily to be righteous in deed and in truth:

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

Christian sinners therefore only speak of salvation by faith alone, because they have never done the first works of the spirit to cleanse and purify the heart and mind of all lust and unrighteous thoughts of the devil.

They have not done the first works, because have yet to first love God by doing so, which is because they have not yet received the living spiritual faith and works of God within their own hearts:

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

The first works of the spirit is the living and cleansing water flowing through the soul and from the heart and then out the belly of the saint.

Believing Jesus within the heart, is receiving Christ to do the first works of His spirit to cleanse and purify within the platter, that the outside may also be clean spiritual works of righteousness altogether, first within and also without.

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

Why do spiritual beings calling themselves Christians remain blind to the first faith and works of the spirit? Because they still enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, which begins within the vain imagination and unrighteous thoughts of the mind, which they do not wish to have purged> they like still being spiritual sinners within, even if they try to limit their spiritual sins with the flesh.

The heart of lust simply enjoys lusting for it's own sake, even if not doing it in the flesh.