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NASB | Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 6:1 Therefore let us get past the elementary stage in the teachings about the Christ, advancing on to maturity and perfection and spiritual completeness, [doing this] without laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, |
Subject: What is a repentance from dead works? |
Bible Note: Greetings Rowdy! Sorry my friend, but I can't resist! :-) You wrote: "I like the attitude of your first paragraph. We absolutely MUST not think that ANYTHING we do or say could possibly be more than "filthy rags;" I agree wholeheartedly. HOWEVER that does NOT mean that we can think for a single moment that we get into Heaven without doing them." 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? :-) You also wrote: "Our "faith without works is dead" per James 2. So we must reconcile this conundrum by doing the works BUT with a proper attitude as if we were slaves, mere servants to our Lord for that's what we are." Eph. 2:8-9 doesn't say that we are saved by works done in the proper attitude. 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. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |