Good works show the faith James 2:18
Exactly brother. Not just show it, but proves and justifies it.
Imputed righteousness is only knowledge of righteousness, but if we don't do it, then it only condemns us of being hearers only:
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Sin is imputed by the law, to know what is sinful of the devil, and righteousness is imputed by faith, to know what is right in sight of God, therefore, what is imputed must be done to be justified by God.
Imputed knowledge of righteousness is not being righteous, until we are doing it:
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
The most hated Scriptures of all OSAS is James 1-2:
You've been imputed right knowledge of the truth God, but what are you doing about it?
Still sinning is not doing the truth, but now is against imputed knowledge of the truth.
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10)
“That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;” (1 Timothy 6:18)
True, rich in good works is good works
without sinning also.
The good works of them still sinning is fool's gold:
And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
“…profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.” (Titus 1:16)
Those who believe the doctrine of Once Saved Always Saved come immediately to mind here.
That would be true, except they don't preach any works at all.
They are less than vomit and spit.
I have learned that Jesus doesn't even bother correcting them in His corrections to the churches, so neither do I.
Jesus never corrected anyone by saying,
"I don't see any works here, where are they??" "Hey church, where's some works for me to correct, already??"
Jesus was a man. He gets the joke.
Truly brother, the most pathetic thing about OSAS unrighteous christian sinners, is that they are completely nothing. As their faith is dead, so is their lying lives nothing to Christ.
Jesus seeks real sinners to save, not those so humbly declaring how sinfully full of grace they are.
OSAS is full of little celebratory puffs of smoke, that only idolize Jesus as a righteous man, but they give Him no credit for being down-to-earth real and righteous altogether.
OSAS is a figment of the imagination of unreal spiritual mouth pieces.
They're not real. There's no there, there. There's nothing for Jesus to even correct. They don't even rate as lukewarm.
We know that if He came to them in the flesh, as He did in His own day, they would reject Him outright and call Him proudly decieved as their fathers did. How do we know? Because they do the same for His flesh and bones today.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Their fathers did not believe Him to be righteous in the flesh yesterday, and they do not believe them in His flesh and bones to be righteous today.
He's just an idolized man for them to give lip service to.
That is why they declare none of His flesh and bones today, can do as He did in days of His flesh on earth. Why? Because they don't.
In the end, all their condemnation against them preaching righteousness as He is righteous, is simply because they themselves don't do it: they refuse to believe it is possible for themselves, because they don't want to. And so they declare it impossible for all others on earth.
To them, holding to the righteous and holy Head, is only sort of at times.
Scripture says all things are possible with God, and OSAS says sure, just not doing His righteousness at any time.
They truly are them worshipping the beast by miraculous signs in the heavens, which is all they believe Jesus Christ is worth: He's Almighty God to worship in heaven, so long as He stays there.
They certainly don't believe He is capable on earth of making His brethren righteous altogether as He is righteous.
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.
They are going to see what it is like to be in the belly of hell, except they repent of their sinning.
But of course, they must first repent of their sinning with grace.
Keep up the good work, brother. Their loud mouths are getting weaker and weaker every time they regurgitate their tired old mantras in the face of sound doctrine.
It's time to talk true turkey with these gainsayers and scoffers against righteousness, and stop playing their silly little word games with Scripture.
Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech.
