"clearly these ARE believers,..."
No, this type of believer:
1 Timothy 4:12
[
Take Heed to Your Ministry ] Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the
believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Galatians 3:9
So then those who
are of faith are blessed with
believing Abraham.
John 20:31
but these are written that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that
believing you may have life in His name.
Have you fooled yourself into believing that mere belief will deliver you? You must not have also read,
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but
only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 7:21 [NIV])
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (Matthew 7:19 [ESV])
So also the belief, if it should not have works it is dead by itself. (James 2:17 [ABP])
Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. (Matthew 3:8 [ESV])
Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God,
and do works worthy of repentance. (Acts 26:20 [HCSB])
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you
that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. (John 15:16 [ESV])
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times,
you may abound in every good work. (2 Corinthians 9:8 [ESV])
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house,
ready for every good work. (2 Timothy 2:21 [ESV])
that the man of God may be complete,
equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:17 [ESV])
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient,
to be ready for every good work, (Titus 3:1 [ESV])
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers,
they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation. (1 Peter 2:12 [NHEB])
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so
that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16 [ESV])
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9 [ESV])
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and
do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. (Revelation 2:5 [ESV])
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the aeonial* fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ “Then they will go away to aeonial* punishment, but the righteous to aeonial* life.” (Matthew 25:41-46 [MODIFIED-NIV])*
Interlinear Links: *
αἰώνιον (
aeonial),
Matthew 25:41,
Matthew 25:46
“‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom:
She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen. (Ezekiel 16:49-50 [NIV])
If you really think you do not have to do good works, which is the WILL OF GOD AND HOW YOU SERVE GOD, after believing, then boy oh boy are you in for a surprise.