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1 | Saved vs. Works (John 5:24 and 5:28-29) | John 5:24 | Dabody7 | 63615 | ||
About the misunderstanding.... We are saved by works but not works ALONE. Faith has to accompany it. If you repent but do not believe, are you saved? Repentance is required for salvation but if there is unbelief and no faith, it will not work. Repentance is a work. Abraham was saved by works not because he did the work but because he had true faith to do the work that God wanted him to do which is to sacrifice his son, Isaac. What if Abraham had the faith but did not do the works which is to go up the mountain to sacrifice his son? Would he still be saved? No, because he did not obey God. Obedience is a work. I have faith that my truck would start when I crank it but unless I actually go out and crank it, my faith is dead. I must go out and crank it to show that I have faith that it will start. Faith alone does not save but works alone doesn't either. They both must work together. Repentance alone won't save you because you must have faith and believe, too. Obedience alone won't save you because it must be accompanied by faith and works. You must have enough faith to obey God and do the works He wants you to do. Christ's work on the cross reflect in us when we obey the plan of salvation and have the blood of Jesus applied to us. It shows in our work. James was saying that I will show my faith by what I do. In other words, his work proves his faith. Do you have faith that I can catch you if you jump out of a 3 story building? If the answer is yes, would you actually jump? If the answer is no, then you do not have the faith you say you have. If you actually jump, then the work of jumping actually proves your faith. God stopped Abraham from killing Isaac because Abraham was actually going to do the work God required of him to test his faith. If works are not important, then why did God allow Abraham go that far to actually bring the knife in a downward motion? One single thing does not stand alone. It must be accompanied by something. I hope this helps. It takes alot to offend me so don't be afraid to be blunt. Thanks. | ||||||
2 | Saved vs. Works (John 5:24 and 5:28-29) | John 5:24 | jlpangilinan | 63625 | ||
Faith comes first to abraham not works, works is an output of a save person and not we are save because of our works. If you notice why faith comes first to abraham, if we study the life of abraham, he have faith that He will have a son inspite of age. If you remember sarah doesn't believed that she can give birth because of her age but abraham did he have faith in God that he will have a son because it is God who promise him that he will have a child. Ro 4:19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: He done to sacrifice his son not to be sanctified by his works but he done it because he love God and he had faith in God, He love God more than anything else more than his only son. As Christ said: Mt 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Works is not to sanctified us but an output of being a Christians. If we said that we have faith, and accompanied by works of course you are right because if faith has no good output is questionable faith. But works cannot save you,If works is a point system to save us good works can be done by anyone to compensate his wrong doing. For example if I am rich, I can help many charity then continue my bad habit such as stealing, having many woman. Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. God bless, Johnny |
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