jiggyfly
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If you are the car that don't run then you will either receive repair or be sent to the Junk Yard.
How many times have you seen a car go to the junk yard with only one repair needed?
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If you are the car that don't run then you will either receive repair or be sent to the Junk Yard.
Hi Butch,
One question: What works are required for salvation, and where in the scriptures do you find it? Okay, that's one question in two parts :0
The only works I know of are mentioned in John 6:29
Abraham believed God so he acted like he believed God by doing what God told him to do. But, Abraham was found righteous by his faith not by his works. His faith caused him to have works. Faith will do that. No matter what you believe, you will act out (for the most part) the way you believe. If you believe you are taking a huge risk of life getting on an airplane, then you will act like you are affraid of flying, esp. when you get on an airplane, or by the fact that you refuse to get on an airplane. And that goes for anything you have faith in, or anything you believe--whether it's true or not, if you believe it you will act like it (for the most part). You will have works that support your faith no matter what that faith is in. That's all these scriptures are talking about.
If you try to tell people you are the best diver in the world, but are affraid of driving, then that faith is dead.
If you don't act upon what you believe then you really don't believe it, do you? That's called Unbelief.
Hi Axehead,
Hmm.
Isn't the point - when referring to unbelief - that God has made Himself known through creation, and therefore, the 'act' of not acknowledging Him, is called 'unbelief'?
Those who do not acknowledge Him, are, in fact, acting on their beliefs, though those beliefs be mistaken (in the eternal perspective).
Works V. Faith is the title of this post and an interesting one it is.
James 2:18-20
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
KJV
Ex 20:12-17
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
KJV
I have been told that by keeping the laws of God I will not be granted salvation by some of the brethren here and I have this to say about that. You need to keep in mind the scriptures of James above, but also the last six of the Ten. If you keep even the last six of these Commandments, that is doing works as it takes work to love a stranger in need. At times it takes work to honor your father and mother, as my father was always thinking of his benefit over mine and I need to tell you it took work on my part when he told me I walked like a duck and that I did not have the brains of a pisant. It would have been easy to show defiance as my brother did, yet I did not. It takes work to make a living and not steal, the easy way to get what you want. Until you understand it takes a lot of work to love the Father, when He does things that are beyond your comprehension at the time. I have heard many time “why has God done this” and found it fascinating that people actually blame God for man made doings. God did not make the Trade Towers fall, it was man who did that. God did allow it to happen, but with good reason, as Protestants have chosen paganistic practices in the name of God, just as Israel did in times past. Israel kept on doing sacrifices to God in the Temple, while doing sacrifices to pagan god’s also. In order for you to keep Sunday as the day of worship, you need to show where in scripture you are specifically told to do so. God does not do anything on a whim nor half heartedly, so He tells you the same thing over and over again, hoping that you will understand and comply with His wishes. None of the scriptures that are used to support Sunday worship will stand the test of who, what and why. If your scripture will not stand this test, then it does not say what you want it to say. It needs to tell who it is that is making the claim on you. It needs to tell why he has the right to do so. And it needs to tell you what it is that you are being told to do. It is as simple as that! There are two places in scripture that fulfill this test and only two and they are in the Old Testament and there are none in the New. I have repeatedly told you that the first day is only mentioned 8 times in the New Testament and none of them answer to the test. So, you need to look out side of these 8 times that it is mentioned to find any place where all of the test questions will be answered, yet none exist. That is why the $1,000,000.00 dollar reward has ever been paid. This test has been in use since the time that there were slaves and slave masters, in other words for thousand’s of years. If a slave ran away and was found by other than his master, the master had to prove that the slave belonged to him, by answering the three questions.
In the end it takes work to follow the Ten Commandments and Faith is just the beginning of the works. The fallen angels know for sure that He is God and the Sabbath is still the day of worship, but you need to take it on Faith, yet Faith alone is not the only thing needed to show your love for God, as the fallen angels have more faith than you will ever have as they know for sure He is God and the Sabbath is still the day Sanctified and Hallowed by God as the day of worship. The only thing that can separate you from them is work’s that show that you are actually a follower of Christ.
humble servant of the Lord God Most High
Episkopos,
I doubt that anything said will allow you to see the Light and explaining scripture to some one who is positive they know all, is a waste of my time and energy, so excuse me if I do not try.
neophyte,
I explained that scripture and as long as it is taken in context of the rest of scripture and the actual law spoken of is identified, you can not go wrong
humble servant of the Lord God Most High