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1 | What is a repentance from dead works? | Heb 6:1 | Rowdy | 133639 | ||
I think I can agree with some of what you're saying. Please read on. "So, we mustn't think that we need our filthy rags, but we do in fact need them? What does God need our filthy rags for? :-)" In this situation, God DOESN'T need them. He has no needs whatsoever for He's God BUT we NEED to do them for our benefit. You might say it's beneficial to us in the same manner as our prayers. Here again, God doesn't need our prayers as He knows our needs AND our wants before we do. BUT we're commanded to "pray without ceasing." In both cases our prayers and our works of faith help us keep our focus on God just like Peter discovered while walking on water. "Eph. 2:8-9 doesn't say that we are saved by works done in the proper attitude." James 2 on the other hand does make it clear that "faith without works is dead" and thus worthless to both us and to God. "Nor does James 2 talk about works done with a proper attidute. The individuals in James 2 were claiming to have faith and did not need to demonstrate any works. James was showing them that real faith 'works', thus they did not have real faith. "Thus, 'works' are the result and evidence of faith, not the basis of salvation." This is the only item with which I can agree in part. Yes indeed our works should be thought of by us as being proof of our faith. But notice the reverse is also true. If we have no works to look back on how can we say we have true and genuine faith for the devil himself believes in God and yet continues to disobey? If we can't lay claim to ANY acts of obedience, how can we claim to love God or our fellow man? So, yes, I agree with you, works is most certainly NOT the basis of salvation as the ONLY foundation for salvation MUST be Jesus Christ, He alone and the Grace of God, His Father and ours. I guess you might compare this Grace and our works as a marriage. One can't be married to another human being WITHOUT accepting the idea that there may come some days of trial and difficulties but the couple stays married regardless for that's God's Will. In the same way, when we become children of God, that automatically means we agree to bear the costs as Christ suggests in his parable AND we MUST bear our own cross of submission to His Will as he commanded. We can't have one (Grace) on the one hand and NOT have the other (acts of obedience). God DEMANDS real and genuine faith and I'm afraid He's going to be looking for our proofs of that faith on Judgment Day. How do you anticipate that God is going to distinguish between christians and other sinners on the Day? I hope this helps to clarify. God bless. Rowdy |
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2 | How does God determine the difference? | Heb 6:1 | Mommapbs | 133685 | ||
A question has been asked: "How do you anticipate that God is going to distinguish between christians and other sinners on that Day?" (Judgment) Mommapbs asks: Does our anticipation determine God's standard of judgment or might it be something else? (please support your answers) |
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3 | How does God determine the difference? | Heb 6:1 | JCrichton | 133729 | ||
Hi, Mommapbs! I read through the thread... I think that part of the problems we (Christians) have is that we come to Scripture and take away different understanding of what God is saying because we breakdown Scripture to individual passages and subpassages that support our personal views... I look at Scripture as a whole... sometimes it seems that Scripture contradicts Scripture... but that is only if seen from a limited perspective... ie: We find Scripture that tells us that those who call on the Lord will be saved! ...so many people run with that particular verse/s and any others that support it... Yet Jesus Himself tells us that not all who call Him Lord will enter the Kingdom of Heaven! So... are we saved if we call Him Lord or are we not saved?... Jesus further explains that only those who do as He commands can be saved... and He offers a comparison with those who merely claim to know Him and those who actually obey Him (Matthew 7:21-27; Luke 6:46; Matthew 25:31-46). Clearly, we ourselves can do nothing to merit Salvation but our faith is not mere chanting of words because they are found in Scripture, we must be doers of the Word (James 1:22) and the call of the Word is that we humbly obey Christ and His Command (Matthew 17:5). Obeying Christ is doing His Will and His Will is quite clear (Luke 22:25; Matthew 5:20; 25:31-46). God Bless! Angel |
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4 | How does God determine the difference? | Heb 6:1 | Mommapbs | 133742 | ||
Angel - How does God determine the difference between those who are saved and those who are not? Do we presume to dictate to others that they MUST be baptized, they MUST live a life of good works, etc to obtain salvation? This is contrary to God's Word. Titus 3:5 and Eph 2:8-9 are very clear on just what our role is - it is simply to believe. Our faith in the finished work of Christ (His redemption, propitiation, justification, reconciliation, regeneration, and sanctification, etc) clothes us with the RIGHTEOUSNESS of Christ. As in the OT, those who GOD has credited HIS rigteousness (and they too were given it through faith in God Heb 11:1-2) will be saved from eternal separation from Him. This is what I believe God will look for when we stand before Him. Blessings, mommapbs PS: See post 27011 |
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5 | How does God determine the difference? | Heb 6:1 | Rowdy | 133757 | ||
Just one more troublesome post from your favorite pest. I thought I'd throw this into the discussion and would be interested in your response. Copied for reference Matt 25:31 "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.' 41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' 45 "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." Since we're all going to be able to go to Heaven based only on our belief as you've stated, how does this square with Jesus' teaching above? I await your response. Thanks for your patience and God bless. Rowdy |
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