Gospel of Works!

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The condemned gospel of works!

The Rewards of the works of the flesh is eternal punishment!
Gal 5:19-21 Eph 2:2-3
eph 5:6 col 3:6

The Rewards of the works of righteousness in Christ is eternal happiness! Mt 6:33 heb 11:6
2 tim 4:8

Romans 8:10
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

The condemned gospel of works!

Rejects:

(Works alone)

(works of the law)

Refer to the works of the mosaic covenant

(works of the flesh)

Listed in Gal 5:19-21 & Eph 5:3-5
these cause the loss of grace and the blessing of salvation in the kingdom of God.

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. eph 5:6

(dead works) (works alone) (natural works)

Works that are good in and of themselves but are not in union with Christ and grace and have power to accomplish perseverance unto eternal salvation!

Apart from Christ: NOTHING! Jn 15:5

Not Living works of rightousness!

(living works) (faith & works)

Supernatural good works (gifts of God) accomplished in union with Christ and empowered by His grace with perseverance to the end of our life unto eternal salvation!

2 cor 9: And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

With Christ & empowered by grace: ALL THINGS! Phil 4:13

1 John 3:10
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.


Living works:
1 pet 2:15-16 good works
1 pet 2:20 acceptable to God
1 pet 2:21-22 suffer as Christ suffered

righteousness implies & requires acts (volition) of righteousness
just deeds
mt 3:15
mt 10:22
mt 25
mt 6:33
mt 7:7
mt 26:41
mt 7:14
Lk 1:75
acts 10:35
rom 3:21
rom 5:21
rom 6:18
1 tim 6:11
1 tim 2:22
2 tim 3:16
heb 11:33
2 pet 2:21
1 Jn 2:29
1 Jn 3:7
1 pet 2:24

Luke 1:75
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

Romans 6:13
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: (works of the flesh) but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. (living works of righteousness)

Romans 6:16
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, (works of the flesh) or of obedience unto righteousness? (living works of righteousness)

Romans 6:19
I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; (works of the flesh) even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. (living works of righteousness)

1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. (living works of righteousness)

1 tim 6: 11-14

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
(Living works of righteousness)

 

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Righteousness requires the deeds of righteousness!

The deeds of righteousness fulfill
all rightousness!

Romans 2:6
Who will render to every man according to his deeds.

Either the deeds of the flesh unto eternal death! or The deeds of righteousness unto eternal life!

The holy cross the standard of righteousness!

Deny thyself take up they cross and follow me! mt 16:24

It is impossible to maintain iniquity without the deeds of the flesh!

Likewise we cannot maintain holiness without the deeds of righteousness!

((God is rightous!))

Ezra 9:15
O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous:

Hebrews 1:8
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

((God fulfills all His deeds in righteousness!))

Psalm 48:10
According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

Psalm 71:19
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

Daniel 9:14
...for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth...

Romans 1:17
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Lk 1:49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

((Righteousness causes Sanctity)) (holiness)

psalm 23:3 He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Isaiah 5:16
But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

mt 7:14 narrow road that leads to life.

Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.


((Jesus Chrsit is rightous))

Romans 5:17
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

fulfilled all the deeds of rightousness
mt 3:15

((Jesus Christ "is" our rightousness!))

Hebrews 1:8
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Romans 3:22
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe

1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
(deeds)

Galatians 2:21
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Philippians 1:11
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. (no fruits without the deeds)

Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

note: We receive the rightousness of Christ in the grace of justification, it is a state of grace "eternal life" not eternal salvation!

We must maintain the righteousness of Christ abiding in Him and bearing fruit. Jn 15:4 Enduring to the end. Mt 10:22


Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

If we live by the flesh we will fulfill the deeds of the flesh and obtain the fruits of the flesh! (death)

If we live by the spirit we will fulfill the deeds of righteousness and obtain the fruits of righteousness!
(life)

If we live by the deeds flesh we put to death the spirit, if we live by the spirit we put to death the deeds of the flesh!

(we must do one or the other, there is no third "im saved by faith alone" and don't have to do anything option)

What does it means to live by the spirit?

It is to fulfill the deeds of righteousness!


rom 8:2-18

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.


((Christians required to fulfill the deeds of rightousness))

Lk 1:74-75

74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
(deeds)

1 John 3:10
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

Romans 2:6
Who will render to every man according to his deeds

The holy cross the standard of righteousness!

Deny thyself take up they cross and follow me! mt 16:24
Amen!

 

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Works involved in Salvation!

The first problem comes from the error that justification and salvation are the same, and happen at the same time, this is thee cause of so much misunderstanding and division.

this is the cos that tends to apply to salvation the requirements and nature of justification, such as it is a gift and we cannot earn it, otherwise it's a "gospel of works" etc.

The general redemption accomplished by Christ apart from us in His life death and resurrection is ours as a free gift, and His life (union) and merits (grace) are applied to our souls in justification.

But justification is not salvation!

Justification is union with Christ in grace, and we have these in fragile earthen vessels.

After this comes faithfulness, perseverance, sanctification, growng in grace & virtue, abiding in Christ & bearing fruit by the deeds of righteousness that make us holy, if we confuse these with justification we will here statements like "yours is a works gospel" you earn salvation" etc.

 

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Faith, Hope, & Charity!

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

The means of salvation after justification (union in Christ by grace with life of the spirit) is according to the purpose we were created for; to know, love, & serve the Lord God!

Knowledge: Faith
Serve: Hope
Love: Charity

ez 36:25-27

25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Romans 5:5
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.


((know))

"knowledge of God and His salvation"

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins. Luke 1:77

1 cor 15:34
2 cor 8:7
Eph 1:17
eph 3:4
phil 1:9
phil 3:8
col 1:9-10
col 2:3
2 pet 1:2-3
2 pet 1:8
2 pet 2:20
2 pet 3:18

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 1 tim 2:4

((love))

"Love of God and neighbor"

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
deut 6:5

mt 22:37-39

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

1 Corinthians 16:22
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema

Romans 5:5
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

1 cor 2:9
1 cor 8:3
1 cor 13:13
2 cor 6:6
2 cor 13:14
eph 3:19
eph 5:2
1 thes 1:3
2 thes 3:5
1 tim 6:11
1 Jn 2:5
1 Jn 4:7-12
1 Jn 5:1-3
James 2:5

Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life

((serve))

"obey God's will"

Duet 6:5
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

ten commandments
Ex 20:2-17

Matthew 19:17
...but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

mt 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

acts 1:2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Colossians 1:10
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

2 Peter 1:3
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

2 Peter 1:5
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

2 Peter 1:6
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

2 Peter 1:8
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 2:7
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for and glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
(virture not faith alone)

Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, WHO WALK not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Romans 8:13
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

If we live by the flesh we will fulfill the deeds of the flesh and obtain the fruits of the flesh! (death)

If we live by the spirit we will fulfill the deeds of righteousness and obtain the fruits of righteousness!
(life)

If we live by the deeds flesh we put to death the spirit, if we live by the spirit we put to death the deeds of the flesh!

(we must do one or the other, there is no third "im saved by faith alone" option)

What does it means to live by the spirit?

It is to fulfill the deeds of righteousness!

Know, Love, and serve God!

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
1 John 3:10

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? James 2:5
(and eternal salvation!)

Faith, Hope, & Charity!

Know, love, & serve the Lord God!

 

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We received the grace of justification, union with God thru Christ empowered by grace and the spirit to accomplish His divine will!


We can by sin lose grace and be separated from God in spiritual death until repentance or physical death which makes death eternally even though we were justified at one time!

 

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Living members of Christ:

In the new covenant of grace by faith and baptism: Mk 16:16
union with God in Christ, communion with the saints:
Mt 28:20 Jn 15:5 eph 5:32

The grace of justification, grace is the life of God!

2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

All is in Christ begun in grace and no more of "work" deeds of righteousness yes but no longer considered works!



Abide in Christ and bear fruit: Jn 15:4

Deny thyself take up thy cross and follow Christ the good shepherd on the narrow road that leads to life:
mt 7:14 mt 16:24 phil 1:29

With prayer, fasting, alms, mass & sacraments, and the practice of the virtues of Jesus Christ: mt 7:7
mt 11:2 1 cor 13:13

Keeping ourselves in the love of God. Jude 1:21

Enduring to the end mk 13:13 Matt 10:22 matt 24:13

By the Supernatural good works the virtues of Jesus Christ (gifts of God) and the gifts of the holy spirit we can increase the grace we have received and by sin can lose all grace and salvation! mt 5:7-8 mt 11:29 mt 22:37 1 cor 16:22 1 pet 4:8

Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Fulfilling all righteousness!