Who has Bewitched you?

[TruthSeeker2012]

To your question whether a person can be saved by faith alone despite not doing works. I will say yes but I would also like to add that a saved person couldn't possibly avoid doing good works. Once saved the good works become an extension and reflection of Christ within them. Doing good works is as natural for a saved person as breathing.

Being stuck at home all week, every day due to mental illness, or personal issues and struggles, does not take away the ability to do good works. Please forgive me but this statement rings of self-pity. Good works comes from the heart and can be as simple as prayer to as complex as helping bring every single person on earth into a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Are you saved? Do you love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength? How does your love for God manifest itself in you? Let the love of Christ shine in all you do. That's good works. "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men." Matt. 5:13 KJV

1. Define the "good works" you refer to? Can you give me some example of "good works" that you refer to. And can you please tell me what type of "works" you do yourself and how often.

2. Did the thief on the cross do any works that contributed to his salvation? yes or no? And was the thief saved by the same gospel that applies to all of humanity? Or are there different types of gospels?

3. Can a person who has 5 minutes left to live on his deathbed be saved by faith alone, even though he never did any works in his life and never can before his death?

4. I am saved through Christ Jesus, by faith and grace alone, are you?

5. If you couldn't do any works at all for the rest of your life, do you believe you will be lost and unable to be saved by faith alone? Yes or No?

6. Yes I do love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. Do you?

7. Sharing Jesus, the gospel of Jesus, and helping others. You?

8. Are you 100% certain you are saved today? Yes or No? Please answer honestly. If yes, then state your reasons. If no, then state your reasons.

Thank you.

 

[Jake]

So when are you going to cease attacking my character and instead focus on and address my questions?

I await your answers please. Thank you.

When you can stop being so manipulative and judgemental to those who do not fall into your false teachings, then we can call a truce. Thank you.

 

[theLords]

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[Vic C.]

This is a good example of how you are presumptous, if you read further down in the verse, it says to remove the speck from your own eye and THEN you can see clearly to judge another.

I agree with Rocky. Using Mat 7:1 is a cope out and out of context for sure. I'm surprised at you for using his misunderstood verse. Christians and especially non believers will use this verse and hide behind it in an attempt to do and say as they please without condemnation.

Hardly! We are called by Paul to be accountable for one another within the Body. Those outside the Body are not under our judgment just yet.

Now lets can all this foolery people and tend to the topic at hand. :bigfrown

 

[TruthSeeker2012]

I agree with Rocky. Using Mat 7:1 is a cope out and out of context for sure. I'm surprised at you for using his misunderstood verse. Christians and especially non believers will use this verse and hide behind it in an attempt to do and say as they please without condemnation.

Hardly! We are called by Paul to be accountable for one another within the Body. Those outside the Body are not under our judgment just yet.

Now lets can all this foolery people and tend to the topic at hand. :bigfrown

We are called to evaluate and not judge. There is a difference. When we evaluate someone, we used God's standards and we never condemn. But when we judge, we use our own standards, our own eisegesis and our own personal interpretation and own feelings to condemn someone.

Mat 7 is very clear and straight forward and in context.

No sinner in the body can judge another sinner in the body, especially when we have over 10,000 different denominations and many different interpretations of the same Scripture! Eisegesis and personal interpretations can cause many Christians to falsely judge and condemn others in the body of Christ.

So evaluate, but never judge and condemn, and follow Mat 7:1

Now in regard to topic, can WIP or someone else please answer my questions that I posted above? Post #41

 

[Vic C.]

1 Cor 5:12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
1 Cor 5:13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
1 Cor 6:1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
1 Cor 6:2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Clarke's commentary: 1*Corinthians - Chapter 5 - Adam Clarke Commentary on StudyLight.org

Does it belong to me to pass sentence on those which are without-which are not members of the Church? By no means. Pass ye sentence on them which are within-which are members of the Church: those which are without-which are not members of the Church, God will pass sentence on, in that way in which he generally deals with the heathen world. But put ye away the evil from among yourselves. This is most evidently the apostle's meaning, and renders all comments unnecessary.

Jesus was talking to the apostate Jews; Paul was talking to the ekklesia. A truthseeker should be open to the truth of scripture. :yes

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