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1 | Christianity requires work | James 2:23 | EdB | 243399 | ||
Abraham's salvation was based on works. His belief in God and conformity to God's will (obedience) Careful of those that say you are saved but do not have to believe in God or conform to God's will. Many try to make easy believism a truth but it is not. Living a Christian life is hard and requires us to turn our backs on the things of this world. Many will say oh you can do this or that, just do it in moderation. No man tangled in sin ever meant to do so. They believed the lie of the adversary that they were strong and do it in moderation. |
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2 | Christianity requires work | James 2:23 | DocTrinsograce | 243400 | ||
The Apostle Paul writing directly to this subject told us: "What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.' Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: 'Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.' Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised." (Romans 4:1-12) |
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3 | Christianity requires work | James 2:23 | EdB | 243403 | ||
Ah we have a seemingly conflict of scripture. One place it says Abraham believed and was obedient to God and this was accounted to him as being righteous. Then we have Paul saying Abraham's fleshly works did nothing. This is where the Reformed philosophy manufactured by man starts it's death spiral. They want to suggest that since they eliminated responsibility of man that man's destiny isn't effected by anything man does. Then they go on and say before man can believe God and be obedient to God he must be made to do so by God. That is being controlled much like a puppet. Notice in Job Satan never suggested this to God. satan never said of course Job loves you, You elected him to that. Notice there is no mention of anything like that. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to bring conviction to man. Then man has a choice to dismiss this conviction or as John 3:16 says believe in his salvation from those things he is convicted of. Then as in John 3:17 clearly says this belief and obedience to God is accounted to his righteousness. No matter what you say you can not ignore that passage. That has to tell you that you are not interrupting what Paul is really saying. Paul is saying we can, not make ourselves righteous. He never said we don't have do anything, never said we do not have to believe and be obedient to God. If the God is really our Lord then it is contradiction of terms not to live obedient to that Lord. We have to believe in Him or obedience is hollow. Both of these things are things man must do. The warped philosophy of Calvinism has so convoluted the teachings of Christ, so instead of loving their enemy they sentence him to the stake. Instead of living Holy many advocate Abortion, Homsexuality, Alcohol, and other unrighteous styles of life. They have fallen for the lie they are special and can live beyond the requirements of being lead of Holy Spirit, all they need is their own intellect and logic to understand and explain scripture to fit their philosophy. Even Satan knew better when he challenged God over God's servant Job. |
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