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1 | Saved vs. Works (John 5:24 and 5:28-29) | John 5:24 | Dabody7 | 63805 | ||
About the misunderstanding again.....works alone cannot save you and neither can grace alone or faith alone can save you. If you read Ephesians 2:8-9, you are saved by grace THROUGH faith. You cannot separate the two. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). Grace is the unmerited favor of God towards man. It is God's free gift to man. It is God's work in man. The word expresses that salvation is an undeserved, unearned blessing that God bestows freely. God does all the work involved in saving a soul. Man cannot aid God in his own salvation or contribute to it; he can only accept or reject the work that God has done and is willing to do on his behalf. Ephesians 2:8-9 emphasizes that salvation comes by God's grace and not by any works on man's part. Philippians 2:13 teaches that God works in us to bring about salvation: "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure;" In Philippians 2:12 Paul admonished us to work out our salvation with awe, reverence, and watchfulness. Then in the next verse he explained that we cannot save or help save ourselves; rather we can either reject or submit to God's work in us. If we let Him, God will give us both the desire (willingness) and the power (ability) to perform His will. God, who purchased our right to be saved, now freely provides all things necessary for us to receive and retain salvation. Thus man's salvation is a product of God's grace from start to finish. Of course, grace does not eliminate our choice. God has given us the freedom either to surrender to Him or reject Him, but we can contribute nothing positive to earn our own salvation. |
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2 | Saved vs. Works (John 5:24 and 5:28-29) | John 5:24 | Morant61 | 63820 | ||
Greetings Dabody7! Thanks for the reply! I haven't had the opportuntiy to read all of your posts on this thread. I have been very busy the last few days. My daughter just had our first grandbaby Saturday night. So, you may have answered this point, and I do plan on reading the rest of your posts a little later. I can agree with your statement about grace and faith, but not the statement about works. Eph. 2:8-9 uses a construction in the Greek which allows the pronoun 'it' to refer to both 'grace' and 'faith', since 'it' is not the same gender as either of these two words. However, there isn't any Scripture which says that 'works alone' cannot save us. They all say that works cannot save us at all, either alone or with anything else. I agree with everything you said about grace. :-) It is just that one little phrase at the beginning of your post that concerns me - "...works alone cannot save you ...". Scripture is very clear that works cannot save us at all, either alone or with anything else. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Saved vs. Works (John 5:24 and 5:28-29) | John 5:24 | Dabody7 | 63845 | ||
Read all the posts and it will explain what I mean by works. | ||||||