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- Are faith and works inseparable? Can faith without works be genuine? What does James 2:26 mean, and does it contradict Romans 4:5? In this video, Pastor Nelson answers the question, “Why is faith without works dead”?
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Holiness will not get us to Christ
it is Christ who will get us to holiness
Amen, before God saved me, I thought I should get myself right before I could come to Him. I found it impossible. I could never fix myself enough to approach Him.
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
faith without works is dead because of the verse "by their fruits you will know them"; good works is a sign to other people that your faith is genuine. but works is not required to be saved and go to Heaven; some pple dont have the time to display "works" ie deathbed salvation; or moments before a life ending accident etc, ie thief on the cross.
Amen!
Amen, works are of Jesus Christ displaying His finished work through believers through grace, not to earn salvation on our own. Works are for God’s will-plan and purpose Only GOD (declares) who is saved and who isn't not human beings. James is expressing what our lives indicate because many act like sinners not Saints, you act like what you believe. Deathbed and the cross confession’s are unique to those people but for those who aren’t in those positions should be demonstrating saving faith, if not examine yourselves to see if you’re in the faith.
Romans 9:15-16 💝
"For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.” So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy"
@@NewCreationInChrist896 romans 9 is dealing with Israel
Wrong. The thief on the cross did “do” something - he confessed with his mouth that Jesus is Lord.
Romans 10:
9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Do your own channel my friend
I say Faith without works is dead, and Works without Faith is dead also. I understand this because when I accepted Christ the first time as time went on I was a "Lukewarm Christian". I believed in who he was and that he died for me on the cross for my salvation, but I was still living in sin in some ways while going to church. Much later I realized that God's Commandments are the same yesterday, today and in the future. People changed, not God or his laws. I've asked God to forgive me for my sin and to help me each day to do what I should. I'm not perfect, but over time I can see how much has changed within me. I no longer want that former life, for it only brought me heart ache. If I had listened to his commands before, maybe I would not have gone down that bad path. Please pray for me that I will continue to try to do God's will, so I will never hear those terrible words, "I never knew you".
Please pray for me that I will continue to try to do God's will, so I will never hear those terrible words, "I never knew you." Isn´t that work salvation? Jesus did ALL the work! You just have to believe, and he will never say those words to you. Once you are saved, the Holy Spirit begins to work so you can become a saint. And is there when you start to show good fruit. Pay attention to what the Holy Spirit says to you, and obey. God bless you.
Repentance = greek word for metanoia which means to change your mind, in the context of true salvific biblical repentance what it is saying is change your MIND from UNBELIEF in Christ alone as your savior (aka trusting in yourself, trusting in your law keeping, trusting in your "turning from sins") and BELIEVE in the Lord Jesus Christs finished redemptive work on the cross for remission of your sins. The gospel is the same today as it was 2000 years ago and it will never change, we are justified by GRACE alone through FAITH alone in CHRIST alone.
lukewarm = mixing law and grace for salvation.
If your heart is that concerned and you actually want to live him then you're his girl. It's clear that he does know you and you know him!
"The i never knew you" verse if reading with context is for those who dont do the will of the father, which is to believe on Jesus. The people who jesus tells "i never knew you depart from me ye who worketh iniquity" was to the person who trusts and boasts on their own works to get to heaven. Its "grace through faith" that saves, so if you're doing good works you're not covered by grace.
•romans 4:4-5 "For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."
When you work for salvation instead of trusting in what jesus already done on the cross, you are denying what the righteousness of jesus and going for your own righteousness.
•romans 10:3 "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."
By working for your own righteousness you cancel out grace
• Romans 11:6 "And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work."
You can tell by that verse that works and grace needs to be seperate and cant be mixed like at all. I feel even this video is backloading works which is also a perversion of the gospel. Because if ones salvation is "proven" by works then it makes the person look to their works and what they do rather than trusting christ and what he did for your salvation
• Eph 2:8-9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
sure he may say salvation is by faith and not by works but then he follows it by saying works are required to serve as evidence of a changed life, which is the prime example of backloading works, aka sneaky works based salvation because it still implies that works save. Which if you run it back to the first verse you'd see that abraham would be justified by works but not in the eyes of God, faith without works is dead faith in the eyes of man. But God doesnt judge you on your works when it comes to being saved but rather he judges on whether or not you trusted in Jesus's sacrifice. Man knows you're saved based on your changed life, God knows you're saved based on faith. Faith, trust and belief is synonymous. Thats why when its talking about salvation they use those words interchangeably. Your trusting jesus died in your place and covered your sins with his blood, your having faith that jesus died in your place and covered your sins in his blood, you believe jesus died in your place and covered your sins with his blood. Its never about what you do outside of that. Hence
• Eph 2:8-9 "For BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH; and that NOT OF YOURSELVES: it is the GIFT of GOD: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast."
Its not of yourselves not of works. You simply trust that his sacrifice was sufficient. We can try to rid ourselves of sin but sin will still be there. Paul is an example of this
•romans 7:15 "For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."
Theres a reason we linger on the hope that christ comes back. When he claims his people we get gloried bodies but until then its a constant war between flesh and spirit. Our flesh is tainted but the holy spirit wants us to walk in him rather than our flesh. Walking in flesh leads to sin, walking in spirit strengthens us against sin, thus we're called to walk in him as much as possible, but the bottom line is as long as we have flesh we will inevitably succumb to sin. Regardless faith saves, and leaning onto anything outside of faith for salvation cancels the grace of God out causing us to be estranged to God. Im not saying "don't do good works" but recognize that works dont earn or maintain salvation, were saved unto good works meaning we "should' but not "must" do good works. Its a right, not requirement. We do it because it's good and profitable not because we "need to". I recommend you mark and avoid this channel. Stay safe brethren.
😮 I woke up with this verse on my mind. Praise Him!
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
@@vladdragos501 I know that. Isa. 64:6
James is about our justification in the sight of men but not before God.
Men. Can't actually justify us in any way, but rather it's their opinion.
Abraham believed God and it was accredited to him for righteousness.
This was long before he ever left Ur or offered up his son on the altar.
He was justified in the sight of men who would later read the account in Genesis and Hebrews.
Abraham was justified before God by faith alone.
Men can't see our faith but they certainly can see our works.
Simple enough, I can choose to have an alive faith or a dead faith, nothing to do with salvation at all.
James is really about having a practical faith that helps others and cannot contradict Galatians 2: 16, 2: 21, Ephesians 2: 8, 9, 10, Romans 3:28, Romans 4: 5, 6, and Romans 11: 6, which clearly seperate faith from works of any kind (Mosaic Law or the laws written on our hearts).
Saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ "alone" for salvation.
Huge amen hogan's, refreshing to see somone with the correct interpretation of james 2.
@@jjjj-ss8dq Thanks for the positive feedback.
I really appreciate it.
Usually the faith plus (faith that) works salvation heretics come out in the comments section and attack me.
@@hogansheroes2793 I’m struggling with this bro. There was a time where I was living in the joy of salvation and started to truly want and to good things or works I guess for God. But I got angry at these sinful desires and got tired of fighting them and didn’t want to go any longer, I eventually fell back into sin. I’m not sure if I was ever saved to begin with now. Evidence of faith can’t be seen in me so there’s times where I just wish I wasn’t born.
@@Ruben27780 My suggestion; you should stop fruit inspecting yourself.
If you've ever trusted in the person and finished work of Christ *alone* for salvation, then you are saved and that's permanent.
Works don't prove your salvation anymore than having red blood cells proves you're human.
All works can prove in *an already saved person* is their level of Christian maturity, *nothing else* !
False teachers redefine faith as obedience and belief as total commitment.
Let's help them with the Biblical definition of faith.
*Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.*
Now this is spot on!
Our position before God never changes once we become Believers. That position is that we as Believers are deemed righteous in the eyes of God based on our belief and reliance on the death burial and resurrection of Christ for the atonement of our sins. While our position before God doesn't change, our state can change. Our state can change our position and testimony before others. Our state can change our peace of mind. Our state can affect our fellowship with others, etc. However, our state can not change our position before God as Believers.
Excellent explanation. Thank you and God bless you all!
A breath of fresh air.
John 6:28-29
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Christ be with you'
“Truly, truly, I say to you, *he who believes in me will also do the works that I do;* and greater works than these will he do, because I go to the Father. (John 14:12)
Come to Christ
@@MrKev1664works do not save you.
Ephesians 2:8-9.
John 3:16 and many others. Stop contradicting these verses with your interpretation.
@@greghillmusic
Christ be with you
I don't think works save us Jesus saves us with his Grace his forgiveness of sin.
But salvation eternal life requires our good works (Gal 6:7-9) it require our obedience to Christ. (Heb 5:8-10)
I don't think you have read the bible.
If you read it rather than just looking at proof text you would know that John 3:16-21 tells us that the believer must turn from sin and darkness and so works of God.
We are also told in Eph 2:8-10 that we are ordained by God to do good works, What the verse is telling us is that the works that necessarily accompany us are not something we have do but his forgiveness for our sin. If you read a bit of the bible you will find out that St Paul teaches faith must uphold Christ's Law. (rom 3:31)
I am not sure you will though because you seem a bit false ignoring what I showed Jesus said it meant to believe in him, so you could have your own say.
Read the bible
Come to Christ
Amen
@@greghillmusicthere’s no contradiction there.
EXCELLENT TEACHING - WELL DONE !!! ... thank you.
Truth from start to finish. Thank you for this video. I pray God reveals this to anyone who still is unable to grasp this teaching.
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
@@vladdragos501 baby I’m not gonna argue with you. The point made in James chapter 2 is very plain. Enjoy the rest of your day 🩷
Baby, Im 17 💀.
The point made in James is not clear, took me years to finally understand what James meant, lets be honest if what this guy from got questions said is true then salvation is by works, James is not saying that works prove youre saved, what he wants from us is found in Verse 1 and the context for that Verse which suggests that we are saved by works (Verse 14) reveals that James is not talking about salvation from the lake of fire, but from judgement (Verse 12-13). The question is what kind of judgement, James says that we will be judged by the law of freedom and thats not the 10 Commandments, he then says that faith will not save you from that judgement, he doesnt say that faith will not save you from the lake of fire. Go and read for yourself, who knows, maybe God will open your eyes by using a "baby" (Im not trying to argue but why would you call me a baby when you dont even know me, why)
@@vladdragos501 you’re highly defensive. I pray God help you become more meek. Just bc something took you long to grasp doesn’t mean it’s the same for others. God bless
@@HJasmine10 So what you are saying, that you believe works are evidence that one is saved, what if there is no evidence for salvation?
this really help me very very much
Thank you this was very helpful.
Amen! All Praises To The MOST HIGH YA!
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
Absolutely spot on!!!
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
THANK YOU JESUS FOR LOVING me first
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
thank you so much this really helped 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@normanfiskwater baptism is not required for salvation, belief in Jesus is required for salvation
Thank you.
Nice explanation ❤ thank you
Good explanation Pastor
I love this...
Amen. ❤ Amen. Faith without works is dead. Do you want to be dead? Of course not! Go and glorify our Father with great works. Truly, many Christians will be in heaven and think, "I could have done more to help someone on earth".
Repentance = greek word for metanoia which means to change your mind, in the context of true salvific biblical repentance what it is saying is change your MIND from UNBELIEF in Christ alone as your savior (aka trusting in yourself, trusting in your law keeping, trusting in your "turning from sins") and BELIEVE in the Lord Jesus Christs finished redemptive work on the cross for remission of your sins. The gospel is the same today as it was 2000 years ago and it will never change, we are justified by GRACE alone through FAITH alone in CHRIST alone.
in the verse, "Faith with out works is dead." I like to think that a "work" is any action that will bring you or others closer to Christ, the one that saves. This of course would be in line with what the video his saying in that true faith will produce a new heart and cause grace to enter this person through the holy spirit, allowing for a life of obedience to God.
A very important distinction is the MY faith does not produce anything. I progress faith, but God, who seeks the humble and contrite, judges the heart and His judgements are perfect and true. When He judges you to be humble and contrite, He, “removes the heart of stone and replaces it with a heart of flesh,” and, “He writes His Law upon you heart and causes you to obey.” (rough quote of multiple OT promises of the Indwelling). Paul also says that the Spirit pours out agape in your heart. This is why 1John says over and over that agape and obedience are the things that allow you to know you have eternal life.
Amen, works is God working through all who have faith, all have different levels of maturity.
John 1:12-13 “But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God, children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.”
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
True brother 💖
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” This verse really gave me a lot of reassurance over the years. Unfortunately it’s rarely talked about.
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
@@vladdragos501works in this verse means to abide by God’s commandments and that will be living faith while also believing in Jesus
If one Trusts in God, naturally that one will seek out His ways, and follow Him. If I truly believe in Jesus, will I look for loopholes around obeying His commandments? On the other hand why didn't Jesus say explicitly: "All whom believe in me, and therefore follow my commandments shall be saved" ? IMO He doesn't want to provide the accuser another tool to condemn us with. Jesus wants to show us mercy, and He paid for that on the cross. So may His great love blossom in our hearts and bear much fruit.
Looking great with the beard Pastor Nelson
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
Amen 🙏
I say because actions speak louder than words.
I liken it to a $20 bill and a counterfeit $20 bill. Both of them claim to be true $20's, but when held under the light, the counterfeit is exposed. The true $20 didn't have to earn its true nature, just have it proven.
Great explanation! I've been struggling with this.
Amen pastor. Works are simply the end result of salvation. Not what saves us
@DiscipleDave DotCom If faith alone saves us why repent ? Repentance is our faith in action through obedience to the gospel plan of salvation in Acts 2:38.
@DiscipleDave DotCom "keeps us saved?" No obedience to the word of God is what sanctifies us and keeps us in fellowship with Jesus.
@@robertnieten7259 why repent? To keep us in fellowship with God. We are saved by grace through faith and not by works (Ephesians 2:8,9)
@@RobertA-oi6hw It isn't " works" to obey God. We repent as an essential part of our being saved and it is our faith in action through obedience.
@@robertnieten7259 "it isn't works to obey God"
Really? What would you call it then? It is us doing something for God. That makes it officially a "work." Something we do.
Changing from a taker to a giver is evidence of renewal.
Very good explanation. I've been wondering exactly what this meant. I was just recently talking to God about how people say that all you have to do is confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and that you will be saved. I was thinking to myself... Noooo, stop telling people that this is all you have to do. Thank you.
For sure it's very wrong to quote 3:16 then follow up with "and that's it - your sealed - all future sins pre-forgiven - your free now it's ok to sin like the devil". Jesus would say "all whom believe in me should not perish" then followed up in subsequent teachings what this faith should look like.
Whoever is telling you that is forgetting the rest of Romans 10: 9, 10
He is a wolf in sheeps clothing in these End times listen to Preacher Geoffrey Grider on how to rightly divide the scriptures and to be dispensationally correct it will clear up this wrong doctrine.Also listen to watch woman 65 where she exposes this.We want to get them corrected to lead us in these End Times.
We’re to encourage one another hopefully I did that just no so sure I did it through the flesh or the spirit?We don’t work to stay saved we work toward The Judgement Seat of Christ for Santification for things we did or did not do in this body.The war is real,the battle is hot and time is so short I call not just you but myself included to the fight!!!!
People don't say confess with your mouth...the Bible says that. That is how we are saved. We confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead. We are save by faith through grace...not of works. James was talking to the twelve tribes and it's end times. Read James in context.
What is a good heart? Galatians 5:22-23 provides some specific examples: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. A healthy heart is ruled by God's Spirit, not our flesh.
James 2 is not even talking about salvation from the lake of fire, works dont save works dont prove youre saved, want evidence, look at Verse 1, James is talking to saved people, look at Verse 12-13, for context if you think Verse 14 talks about salvation, we are saved by faith in Jesus, being a disciple will not save you, you can do all the wonderful works but without doing the will of the Father, which is to believe in Jesus you are lost for eternity, just believe in Jesus, works are done for people not for God (Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:40, Titus 3:8)
@@vladdragos501 Thanks for the input but I believe the same as you.
The Bible message wants us to love and honor good works, to love God is in part to love the good works of God. The message is not so we can construct religions to excuse ourselves from working the best we can to become better with the talents we’ve been given.
I am here because of a debate among members of my church, and I feel increasing concern. I can tell you who they hate in great detail but I could not identify anyone that have ever helped who was not a direct relation of theirs.
Only the God given grace unto legitimate faith coming from above regenerates. That faith justifies and creates the conditions for sanctification. As the believer grows, that Spirit enabled sanctifying process will eventually produce "good works". No genuine God-producing faith, no acceptable "good works".
Faith AND works are like love & marriage. One without the other is empty. Faith and works are like hand in glove. James 2:18 makes it CLEAR!! At least to me.
Don’t confuse “works” with the commandments. Paul was an ex Pharisee. Pharisees had laws requiring works to obey (DOING the ceremonial washing of hands, for example), while God’s commandments requires faith to obey (the NOT doing things such as adultery). Paul denounced works-based salvation of the Pharisees and upheld obedience to God’s commandments.
Hello I have a question I come in good faith! What about the New covenant with Jesus and the two commandments? From my understanding we are saved by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ. It was asked if since we are saved by grace are we to continue sinning? And the answer to that was of course not, which leads us into James explaining how faith without works is dead it's quite clear at least to me. And continues to tell us that good works is evidence of salvation and not what saves us.
Think about it this way, should Christians really be going to parties, drinking getting high and getting drunk, having one night stands, continuing to lie cheat and blaspheme and swear and continue a life of misery? It's one thing to have head knowledge about Jesus Christ and Believe on his name and it's one thing to show him that you believe. The reason why good works is evidence of salvation and and not the reason why you are saved is because you are going to fall short but since you are an eternally secured he allows you to get back up and continue on having faith.
God does not expect you to be perfect he just wants you to be obedient. We show people that we love them all the time we've done it to people that we love whether it be buying them dinner flowers tickets to a movie we've showed appreciation and love which are all forms of works. Keeping the two commandments are a form of works you have to actively acknowledge. Choosing God choosing to love people. It all boils down to choice. Living life in continual sin as if nothing changed before you believed in Jesus Christ is kind of like throwing dirt in his face and taking the paycheck..
people say that they love Jesus and believe in him yet have no motive to repent / turn away from sin and towards God which is very doable with the help of the holy Spirit. After we believe in Jesus Christ is truly when we start our spiritual walk with Christ. He didn't abolish The ten commandments if anything we are now under a more narrow path. We now have the holy Spirit which can convict us of anything and everything. We now have the ability to stop continual sin, and even though we will never be sinless faith without works is dead. I hope I was able to clarify anything and I would love to hear your response! I'm still learning as I go along.
@@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist I’m not sure where your question ends and you merely making a case for your doctrine begins. But we don’t “receive” the indwelling of the holy spirit for the purpose of helping us to eventually be obedient. It’s our own fault when we sin!
@@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist Acts 5:32 “ We are witnesses of these things, and so is *the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”*
@@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist furthermore, Christ’s sacrifice covers our former sin. It’s not an automatic pass for future disobedience. It’s a fresh start. A rebirth. Otherwise, no matter how obedient we are now it wouldn’t matter because the debt of our past would yet remain unpaid.
@@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist We follow our desires. If your desire is for sin, you will gladly listen to those using fine-sounding words to justify such desire… to the point that you find yourself clinging to the lie that Satan told from the beginning, that disobeying God will not separate us from him.
Shalom can I ask? WHO is the author of this article got question 🙏
I don't think you ever thought of this ,that is , in order for faith to be dead, it must have been alive at one point , that point is Acts 16:31
Anyone can say “I believe “ same one can say a type of salvation prayer but what is in their heart? What are their behaviors and lifestyle?
So would you relate to the phrase “faith without works is dead” with not doing homework in college will not have you fulfill your life’s purpose even though you have faith you will do big things in your future?
Saying that works are evidence of salvation is just a sly way of corrupting the Gospel with works. James chapter 2 is simply a call to believers to spread the Gospel and 'cloth' the naked and 'feed' the hungry with the message of Christ. Failing to do so means their faith is unfruitful for others, but has nothing to do with their standing in the Body of Christ.
@michaelmerrifield5914 Definitely a minority opinion, but nevertheless one I hold close to my heart as well. It's good to see there are other people who hold fast to the word in this way and understand the purpose of works in the Bible: Give God the glory, grow in sanctification (relationship with Him), show God's glory and give grace to others, and prove ourselves to be "innocent and blameless" amidst a wicked world (not prove our salvation). Please check out these verses that support this perspective you and I share, and I pray this understanding of God's Word continues to spread. God bless.
Matthew 5:16
Philippians 1:9-11
Philippians 2:12-16
Titus 2:7-8
Titus 3:8-9, 14
Hebrews 13:16, 21
1st Peter 2:11-12
When the carnal fleshy mind cannot understand something, it then makes things up to satisfy its desire for understanding. This is what is happening in this example, because the speaker does not understand what Faith and Works really is. In fact, most of the church system does not understand Faith and Works. I cannot wait for God to start teaching them.
Faith means to “Hear the voice of God.” The examples given in Hebrews chapter 11 are all examples of a person hearing God speak to them, 19 examples to be exact. The number 19 in scripture means “Faith”. An example would be in Hebrews 11:17, when scripture tells us that Abraham offered up his son Isaac by Faith. This is because Abraham heard God tell him to do so.
The book of James is about being “Obedient”. The same example of Abraham is given in James 2:21, but now scripture is showing how Abraham was justified by “Works”. Works means “to obey God”. If God tells you to do something, and you do it, then you are doing your “Works”, you are being obedient. Hebrews 11 is all about hearing, James 2 is all about obeying, both must go hand in hand.
In order to be obedient one must first Hear, so what we are seeing is that Abraham first Heard God tell him to sacrifice his son, and then in James we see how Abraham obeyed God thus perfecting his Faith. We must first have Faith before we can have Works. But in order to perfect our hearing we must obey, for if we do not obey, then our hearing is dead. But if we obey, then we are justified in the eyes of God.
James 1:22 says “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves”. Most today cannot hear God. Why? Because it was prophesied in scripture that we would not be able to hear God, for Amos 8:11 says “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:”
Jesus was our example, for He was obedient unto death. Much of Paul’s writings are about hearing God and it is assumed that you are also being obedient, because Faith is not Faith unless Obedience is involved. This is the New Covenant law, the Law of Faith (Romans 3:27). If you hear God and obey Him, then you are following the law of God and this is how righteousness is imputed towards you.
Most cases where the scriptures use the word “Believe”, the word should actually be translated as Faith. Because of the mistranslations into English this whole point in scripture has not been understood. If God speaks to someone and gives them revelation through the spirit, only then is scripture translated in its proper form. Most today do not have Faith, they have a belief. But time is coming where all will have Faith.
Blessings
Because, you can not please God as hearers only. Doers will be justified, and not hearers only.
When we follow up with our belief in God with works we then are justified, for the just will live by faith.
If my being saved naturally causes me to do good works then why do I need to be careful to maintain good works Titus 3:8 or be counselled to run that I might obtain? 1 Corinthians 9:24.
Hi do you keep the sabbath?
Rest. Give thanks and worship Yahweh. Take it easy don’t do any work. He rested on the seventh day. We ought to rest with HIM. That’s one of His commandments but it benefits us big-time!
In my own journey, I see that many of these commandments and what people might think of us rules or guidelines are really for our own good… Our own best interests! The Bible is clear and it’s like a love letter much of it to us. We are so blessed. I’m so glad there is such thing as Sabbath keeping. Gives me a chance to rest and rejuvenate. I hope you enjoy this gift along with the others. Shabbat Shalohm
Once save Forever saved..the moment we believe in Jesus and trust in his perfect blood shed on the cross to be save Forever...we are sealed and batized by the holy Ghost into the body of Crist
Amen...let man profess Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Ask for his forgiveness. Let the Holy Spirit enter him....and as good brothers in Christ....
We need to let God do his work through the Holy Spirit and get the FUCK out of the way!
Yeshua we're here today 😢 . Bo Yeshua!!!!!! What how did He walk out Torah guy's have a Great day.
It’s actually been identified that James was written before acts and pauls letters to the church. That’s why in acts James is talking about gentiles keeping the Law and Paul is saying the opposite
Personally, I believe that Paul is the Wolf in sheep's clothing that Jesus warned the 12 disciples. Jesus came to fulfill the Law, Paul simply abolished it.
King James Bible James1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. and he was speaking to jews not the body of christ.
I repent I failed today 3 times 3 different times that 3differnt men caused me to be annoyed by there presence....I hope they get moved from this facility
In that case no one is really saved because I have never met or heard of any christian who is joyful, caring, humble, selfless, unmaterialistic, self-sacrificing, etc. No christian produces any better deeds than non christians.
Sometimes people have faith and the Lord allow persecutors to stop in many ways, to hinder people in attempts and endeavors.
God has nothing to do with. Free will comes with a price. You will not be protected from others unless it is important. Free will means you are dealing with peoples actions and coincedence. That is why evil happens. We are the ones doing it by our decisions. So the side affects are evil in the world. We allow it to happen by the cecisions we make.
@@miscalotastuff733 With all due respects, I have no idea what you're talking about in this reply to my comment. I fully understand that people make bad decisions. But, when the Lord tells you to do something and you try your best to do it, but the Lord allows persecutors to delay and abort your attempts to carry out that. Then YES, the Lord allowed it.
I know and worked with a lot of people who are atheist (literally don't have faith) but do so much community service works to help the sick, poor, orphans and widows. If what you are saying is true, explain how works is a sign of a person who has faith?
I hear Christian’s say I will pray for you I hear pastors say I will. Pray for you but you struggle you work you find a solution to your issue and your faith plus the works made God move so he gets the praise but why do Christian’s snd pastors rejoice and act like if they had done anything they did nothing their faith is dead
All you really need to tell people is what Jesus Christ Himself said.... If you feed the hungry and clothe the naked and give water to the thirsty, you belong to Him, but if you don't do those things, He will say He never knew you. Plain and simple.
People are saying that James is actually trying to teach that we are saved by faith alone but true faith will always bring work or else it is dead, but thats not what James is saying at all , the only time faith alone i said in the Bible is when james said that we are not justified by FAITH ALONE , so how can you guys say that he is teaching faith alone, he just rebuked that , he is teaching work+faith for salvation and if you dont understand the Bible you will not understand why he is teaching faith+work for salvation when Paul is teaching faith alone. Learn to rightly divide the word of truth and learn what Jesus showed to Paul only as mystery hidden before the world began and how the Body of Christ is different then the gentiles and the 12 tribes of Israel.
James 2:24
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
James 1:1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Romans 11:6
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Faith alone saves, faith that stands alone is dead.
What if you repent and than a few days, or a few weeks, or a month later you commit the same sin again? I can repent again or id it that dead?? Or what if after repenting a couple of days later u commit some other sin can I repent and be forgiven?? If I repent then fall back into sin again is there any hope at all??
Yes. There is always hope. You can repent time and time again about the same sin. Ask God for deliverance from the sin. Pray without stopping about the sin.
But how do you show you are repented of your sins and changed through faith? At what point does it go from being an imperfect sinner to living for the world?
Deny the flesh, turn away from the temptations of the world, live by the word, the spirit will let you know when you are going off track.
Even a Christian cannot brush aside the worship of Jehovah as God. In Revelation 1:5 the Son of God called himself "Jesus Christ, 'The Faithful Witness.'" When on earth as a man he was a Jew, an Israelite, to whose nation the words of Isaiah 43:10 was written: "'You are my witnesses, ' is the utterance of Jehovah, even my servant whom I have chosen.'" Jesus demonstrated that he was a faithful and true witness of Jehovah God. His genuine disciples today must be the same kind of witnesses, Jehovah's.
You better believe Works are just as important as your Faith. Don’t twist the truth
Romans 11:6 NIV
-And if by GRACE, then it CANNOT be based on WORKS; if it were, GRACE would NO LONGER BE GRACE.
Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV
-For it is by GRACE you have been SAVED, through FAITH-and this is NOT FROM YOURSELVES, it is the GIFT OF GOD-NOT BY WORKS, so that NO ONE CAN BOAST.
Salvation is by GRACE ALONE through FAITH ALONE in CHRIST ALONE❤❤❤
James 2:14-26 has nothing to do with eternal salvation it is about earning rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ. v12(judged by the law of liberty)v14 Salvation is not a profit it is a gift, rewards are a profit. please rightly divide the scripture also he is writing this letter to already saved people his brethren.
You are right on, people take this scripture and automatically tie it to salvation. James is speaking about USEFUL faith, not genuine faith. If we have no works our faith is useless, basically saying "yea you're saved because of your faith alone but what good does that do for others". Even the KJV of the verse makes it clear that faith without works is just faith.
James 2:17
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being ALONE.
@@yonelrodriguez2031 yes indeed I don’t know why people can’t get this scripture right it is very frustrating. Thanks for your input
Works are made good by the merits of Christ, our Lord, so that the
works of men may become acceptable to the eternal
Father. But those who neglect good works and rely soley on faith can
by no means expect to apply to themselves the good works of Christ;
for they have in themselves nothing that can be perfected by the works
of Christ, but only such things as deserve condemnation.
I believe are significantly mistaken. If your view is right, no one can sin. Also, if you are right, then I can conclude that anyone who feeds the poor and clothes them is saved, true? I'd love to get on a Zoom and think this through a bit...if you're open. Thanks ...Fred (DTS '89)
Romans 4:5
It is so true faith without works is dead as the bible says you will know them by their fruits.
8 bibel vers:
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, so that no man could boast
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
There is none righteous, no, not one:
What must I do to get saved?
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.
He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness
Salvation and decipleship are completaly different same as with the flesh and the spirit.
What you're talking about is for service but has nothing to do with salvation.
@normanfiskin the name of salvation? All lol. Works dont save. Yes we SHOULD do works after being saved but works doesnt save like at all. This channel backloaded works. Faith without works is a dead faith unto man. But god will not judge your works for salvation, but rather looks at whether or not trusted that jesus died in your place on the cross. I recommend looking at the comment above yours.
Romans 4:4-5 "For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."
James was preaching to already converted Jews. He called them brethren. He was telling them to go on to good works for profit, rewards in heaven. First Corinthians 3:11-15. Never for salvation. Romans 4:5-8. Romans 3:26-28. Romans 11:6. If good works could save us, then Jesus died in vain. Galatians 2;21
James 2:10. If we have committed one sin, one teeny lie, we are as guilty as if we have committed them all.
1 Corinthians 9:10-11
10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
Christ be with you
Just read Gal 5:16-24 to find out what is are Spiritual things and what are canal things
then read Gal 6:7-9 and you will see that we mock God if we think we have eternal life without Keeping the Law of Christ, walking in the Spirit and doing Good works.
Holy Spirit Guide you
what about ephesians 2:8-9
Christ be with you
to understand Eph 2:8-9 you have to know what Fatih in Jesus Christ is
can you define it
Holy Spirit guide you
If you are not contradicting what James says, I don't know what a contradiction is.
James 2:24 "One is JUSTIFIED by works, and not by faith alone."
04:30 "The other error in regards to works and faith is to attempt to make works part of what JUSTIFIES us before God. The mixture of works and faith to earn salvation is totally contrary to what Scripture teaches."
The only way to reconcile what you're saying with what James is saying... (see my reply below.)
The ONLY way to reconcile what you're saying with what James is saying, is to argue that in v 24, James does not refer to justification before GOD. Many Christians make this argument, that James means justification before MEN. But he clearly means justification before GOD. Verse 14 asks the hypothetical question "If a man says he has faith but does not have works, can [that] faith SAVE him?" He answers this hypothetical question three times in this chapter... and most importantly, in v. 24: "We see that a man is considered righteous [clearly, before God] by works, and *not by faith alone*."
If James is instead referring to justification before MEN, as many Christians claim, this is what James is saying: (Hypothetical question, v. 14) "If a man says he has faith but does not have works, can he be saved?" (Answer, in v. 24) "We see that a man is justified [before men] by works and not by faith alone."
Wait... James is asking a hypothetical about salvation [one's standing before GOD], and he answers this question by talking about how one's standing before MEN? Did James lose his train of thought? This explanation makes no sense. It has James asking a hypothetical question in v. 14, and answering a completely different hypothetical question in v. 24.
So... in making this argument, you are throwing James under the bus. James clearly teaches salvation [which he clearly equates with justification] by faith and works both. It's that simple.
@@mjt532
Dead right 👍
Justified by faith and good works!
Hebrews 11
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I don’t get why Christian’s think blatant sinning is ok because they say everyone sins so it is ok to just do it
Why did you add to the scripture? It says faith without works is dead, it does not say dead faith without works is dead.
We are not save by works.but by faith Alone in Crist Alone.. please don t mix the law with the Grace .
If repentance is not a work, then what are the good works?
Believe and repentance are the two sides of the same coin. One cannot be without the other. Faith is believing and repentance. When one turns to Christ, he is automatically turning away from his sinful lifestyle.
@@kristianjensen6333
Christ be with you
Nothing is automatic, we can believe with a dead faith but it will not save us,
It is false to say that works will simply flow from a regenerated Heart,
St Paul tell us constantly that we must overcome the flesh (Gal 5:17), St James tells us we must overcome temptation (James 1:15-16) and St john tells us we must overcome the world. (1 John 5:1-5)
Good works are called works for a reason.
Come to Christ
@@MrKev1664 We agree, but I think maybe you misunderstood me. If a person is focused on Christ, he will move in the direction of obedience, although he can fall in sin. And yes he must and will fight temptation. But he will want to, because he has been given a new will to seek the things of Christ. When one moves to Christ, he automatically moves away from his sinful behaviour. You cannot serve two masters. You cannot run to the east and west at the same time. You are moving in the direction of Christ, while the flesh wants to pull in the opposite direction. Again, I am speaking of when someone has true faith. When someone has true faith, he won't serve two masters and he won't love the world and give way to the flesh. It is a struggle, but its not about perfection, its about direction. Sorry if my previous comment wasn't that clear.
@@kristianjensen6333
Christ be with you
the problem is you keep saying automatically, this makes it sound like we cannot stubble or terribly loose this battle.
That is not the case or St Paul would not have given his warning that that if we return to sin that it will cost our salvation
God will not give us more than we can bear but we will be tested.
God bless you
@@MrKev1664 We cannot love Jesus and the world at the same time. Repentance and faith go hand in hand. Faith without repentance is not true faith. And repentance without faith is just dead works. It is two sides of the same coin. It is the same with obedience and love. Love without obedience, is not love. And you can have obedience void of love. One coin, two sides. It cannot exist separately, otherwise it is not true. So it does happen automatically, because, what is repentance if not both turning from your sin, and turning toward Christ? You can turn from your sin and not turn to Christ, that is not true repentance. True repentance is both. And it happens together, automatically. Again I think I wasn't clear. And I apologize if I wasn't, I hope this clears up what I mean with automatically.
John put it this way, Be not deceived brethren, he who does righteousness is righteous. He who sins is of the devil. No we do not earn our way into Gods kingdom, we are saved by grace through faith. But if a person truly believes anything, their lives, and their deeds show that belief to be true! If their manner of living and deeds show the opposite, they are deceiving themselves if they think they can name grace as their excuse for living a sinful lifestyle. We are servants to whom we obey! Obedience unto righteousness, unto holiness, or sin unto death! You will know them by their fruit. True saving faith is doing what you confess you believe!
How much works then do you need to have for your faith genuine??
What you are teaching brings doubt to the child of God.
Especially cherry picking their own verses
I'm surprised yall got this one wrong. This verse is not about salvation. Some would say you're backloading works into salvation.
This verse must be about our fleshly lives. We are not rewarded on this Earth if we don't work.
I mean cmon! You KNOW you are saved by faith. Why backload? The verses you reference about knowing them by their fruits are about the gospel they preach. It's about false prophets, not those who are saved.
John 6:28-29
King James Version
28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Works is often confused with the Law (of Moses, which is laid out in the 5 early books of the OT)...these are not the same. The numerous passages that connect "keeping" the commandments with salvation, are referring to, but not restricted to, the modified 'commandments' Jesus gives in Mathew 19:17-19.
Are these the works (or at least part thereof) that James refers to in James 2:24, "You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only" - NOT BY FAITH ONLY!
In the Revelation letters to the seven churches, Jesus makes numerous connections to salvation being connected to "overcoming". In Rev.3, He even goes as far to say, "He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not BLOT OUT HIS NAME FROM THE BOOK OF LIFE..." How is that not a connections of 'works' to salvation? The passage is saying that it is, but that also the loosing of one's salvation is a process of not overcoming, of not keeping the commandments. This obviously implies a combination of time and effort to engaged the Holy Spirit in prayer and supplication and truth, to be able to overcome, and is not a case of being saved one day - loosing it the next - and then saved again a week hence.
'Faith without works is dead', is comparable to a boolean proof. It's like saying heads does not exist without tails. Or Light does not exist without dark (which is a false proof). Or good does not exist without evil (yet another false proof). Faith alone is a blatantly false statement considering 'not by faith only' is provided for us in scripture (also in the book of James).
What is "habitual sin". Sounds like another works salvation ploy. If we could lose our salvation we all would lose it...
Romans 7:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 However, if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, that the Law is good. 17 But now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.
I agree. It is folly
Mr. Got Questions in this video claims that it is an error to believe that works are part of what justifies us. With that, he has thrown the Bible and 2000 years of Christian teaching out the window. Here is what the Bible says, James 2:21 *Was not Abraham our father justified by works* , when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar? 22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by works, 23 and the scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness”; and he was called the friend of God. 24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 And in the same way *was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works* when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
James wants his readers to know that he is emphatically clear that Rahab and Abraham were JUSTIFIED BY WORKS. James then says that Abraham believed God and thus made righteous, which is just another way of saying that he was justified. By doing this James is making it very clear that it is Faith PLUS Works that justifies us. This is really simple. Just ask yourself if Abraham would have still been justified if he had said no to God? Genesis 22: After these things God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here am I.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Mori′ah, and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” And Abraham said, " No Lord, I will not sacrifice my son to you." And God said to Abraham, "That is your choice, for you are secure in your justification, therefore you do not have to obey my commands."
Mr. Got Questions wants you to believe that as a Believer, you don't have to do good works , i.e., bear good fruit in order to be saved. However, let's see what Jesus has to say about it. Mt. 7:19 *Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire* . You cannot reconcile these two opposing doctrines. My friends it is very simple. If you Believe and do good works then you get to go to Heaven. If you Believe and you disobey then you get to go to Hell.
GOT QUESTIONS are you teaching a Gospel of faith AND WORKS for you/I to be JUSTIFIED/saved/enter Heaven ?
If so, where does Christ THROUGH Paul teach that ?
Gal 1:6-9 is a warning to those who teach a wrong Gospel eg AND WORKS to be justified.
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
If a employer hires a new man, but the new man does not "do his job", say, keeps going to the "water cooler" so that he does practically nothing for his job, is he really "working" for his employer, or is he just trying to "get by" with as little work as possible ? What would call that type of person ? One word - lazy.
At Matthew 25, Jesus gives an illustration of a man who was about to travel abroad and gave three of his slaves "talents" to do "business with" while he away, in which upon the return of the man, two of the slaves came forward and showed that they "worked" hard to gain financially for their master.
For their hard "work", the master commended them, saying to the two slaves: "Well done, good and faithful slave(s) ! You were faithful over a few things. I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ However, one slave took his one talent and buried it in the ground, doing nothing with it for his master.
How did his master respond to him ? Jesus tells us, saying: "Finally the slave who had received the one talent came forward and said: ‘Master, I knew you to be a demanding man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not winnow. So I grew afraid and went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’ In reply his master said to him: ‘WICKED and SLUGGISH slave, you knew, did you, that I reaped where I did not sow and gathered where I did not winnow ? Well, then, you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my coming I would have received it back with interest."
“‘Therefore, take the talent away from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has (of being hard "workers" for God's Kingdom, Matt 25:1), more will be given, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have (because of being wicked and sluggish with regards to Kingdom interests), even what he has will be taken away from him. And throw the good-for-nothing slave out into the darkness outside. There is where his weeping and the gnashing of his teeth will be.’ "(Matt 25:14-30) That pretty well sums it up as regards having "works".
At Matthew 28:19, 20, Jesus gave the command: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you".
How many are going to the homes of the people around the earth (see Acts 5:42; 20:20), looking for "deserving ones" (Matt 13:11), working diligently to reason with them about God's Kingdom (Matt 24:14), "teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you" if they listen ? Are not "works" required to do this ?
How many are carefully following Jesus words: "These things I command you, that you LOVE ONE ANOTHER. If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because you are NO PART of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you. Keep in mind the word I said to you: A slave is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have observed my word, they will also observe yours" ?(John 15:17-20)
How many are truly ' loving one another ', showing it by their "works", unwilling to pick any weapon (even a person's fists, or cutting words, see Prov 12:18a) and harm another person, be it in war or otherwise ? How many are "working" hard to follow Isaiah 2, that says: "In the final part of the days (that began in 1914), the mountain of the house of Jehovah (or true worship of Jehovah) will become firmly established above the top of the mountains (or human political governments), and it will be raised up above the hills (human institutions that the nations look to for support), and to it all the nations will stream."
"And many peoples will go and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah (to learn what "works" pleases him), to the house of the God of Jacob. He will instruct us about his ways (or "works" required to gain his favor), and we will walk in his paths (of peace).” For law will go out of (symbolic) Zion, and the word of Jehovah out of (symbolic) Jerusalem. He will render judgment among the nations and set matters straight respecting many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore."(Isa 2:2-4)
How many are politically neutral, being "NO PART of the world" with its deadly, dirty and divisive politics, showing it by their "works" ? When Jesus was standing before Pilate, Jesus told him: "My Kingdom is NO PART of this world. If my Kingdom were part of this world, my attendants would have FOUGHT that I should not be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my Kingdom is NOT from this source" ?(John 18:36)
This is just a small "taste" of what "works" that are required by Jehovah God to gain life forever. At Matthew 16:27, Jesus said: "For the Son of man is to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will REPAY each one according to his behavior ("behavior", Greek praxin, meaning "practice, i.e. an act")" at Armageddon, "the war of the great day of God the Almighty".(Rev 16:14, 16)
So, where will you be standing when this time arrives ? Based only on "faith" or on a "works-based faith" ?(James 2:14-26)
As is the persons faith,so are his works.
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Yes, you are right, for a counterfeit Christian (called "weeds" by Jesus at Matthew 13:24-30; "tares", King James Bible, that will be "burned up" at the end of the "harvest season") will NOT have any "works" that pleases Jehovah God, while a GENUINE Christian will have "a treasure chest" full of "works" that pleases Jehovah God.(see John 8:29, whereby Jesus said that "I always do the things pleasing to him" or Jehovah)
Jeremiah 17:10 states: "I, Jehovah, am searching the heart, examining the innermost thoughts, to give to each one according to his ways, according to the fruitage of his works." In answering the question from a man of "Lord, are those being saved few", Jesus now says: "Exert yourselves vigorously to get in through the narrow door, because MANY, I tell you, will seek to get in but will NOT be able".(Luke 13:23, 24)
Jesus then illustrates this, of a "householder" (Jesus Christ) who has locked his door (to life everlasting) so that "many" are standing outside wanting for him to open the door, saying: "‘Lord, open to us", to which Jesus as the "householder" replies: "I do not know where you are from".
The "many" who profess to be Christian but are in fact counterfeit Christians, now pleads with Jesus: "We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our main streets", in which we heard your words, but we did NOT apply them.
Jesus now says: "I do not know where you are from. Get away from me, all you workers of unrighteousness !’ There is where your weeping and the gnashing of your teeth will be, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown outside. Furthermore, people will come from east and west and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the Kingdom of God. And look ! there are those last who will be first (those who honors Jehovah with "works of faith"), and there are those first who will be last (the churches of Christendom that has no faith in Jehovah nor works that pleases him).”(Luke 13:25-30)
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It is false to say that works will simply flow from a regenerated Heart,
St Paul tell us constantly that we must overcome the flesh (Gal 5:17), St James tells us we must overcome temptation (James 1:15-16) and St john tells us we must overcome the world. (1 John 5:1-5)
Good works are called works for a reason.
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Well said Tim 👏🏼 what a privilege it is to be instructed in his way, and to do what we can to support the Kingdom. My wife and I Serve as needs greaters to help others come to the mountain.
Seeing how thins have changed recently with the king of the North and South resuming the pushing, and what we all are suffering at this time in Satan's system. Its comforting to know thing are so close to changing. This gives us all I'm sure, added impetus to do as much as possible to help others gain accurate knowledge of TRUTH.
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Yes, it is a privilege to be "taught by Jehovah".(John 6:45) As I watch the world become more "unglued", more "toxic" morally, more vicious in its character, I gladly await for "Jehovah's day" to arrive.(Isa 2:7-22) I keep asking Jehovah "how much longer, Father".
How vital it is to have an accurate understanding of the Bible (Phil 1:9, 10), and not just "stay on the surface", but dig deep into it, so that prophetic statements have real meaning to us, as Daniel was told at Daniel 12:4, to "rove about" from Genesis to Revelation, as Paul wrote, to ' prove to ourselves the good and acceptable and perfect will of God '.(Rom 12:2)
So, unlike the churches of Christendom, who feel that "believing" alone is good enough, Jehovah's loyal servants have genuine "works of faith" to back them up (James 2:14-26), showing agape or self-sacrificing love, just as Jehovah has shown mankind.(John 3:16)
When will "the end" arrive ?(Matt 24:14) As Brother Morris of the Governing Body once said, "stay tuned", so we need to do so. Those who love Jehovah "keep on the watch" (Matt 25:13), looking for any details that would show that the first phase of "the great tribulation" has begun (Rev 7:9-14) with the "burning to a cinder" of the religions of the world, Babylon the Great (Rev 17:16, 17), having spiritual keen "eyesight" like an eagle able to find a dead animal from a long way up.(Matt 24:27, 28)
Those who love Jehovah keeps themselves spiritually and morally clean, as Paul said that "we are bringing every thought into captivity to make it obedient to the Christ".(2 Cor 10:5) But I really enjoy verse 6, in which Paul wrote: "and we (or Paul and faithful Corinthians as members of God's heavenly Kingdom) are prepared to inflict punishment (at Armageddon) for every disobedience, as soon as your own obedience is complete (or when the final sealing of the anointed ones by Jehovah is completed)."(see Rev 7:3)
And yes, "the king of the north", Russia with Putin leading it (who was given power until 2036 by Russia's "Central Committee" in 2021), is "pushing" against "the king of the south", the United States (or "the West"), so that there is a "battle" going on, a proxy war that keeps pitting each against the other.(Dan 11:40)
I don’t believe in Lordship salvation nor do I believe in Easy Believeism. The gospel of Christ is clear on how to be justified in Romans Chapters 1-5. And as far as the book of James go, I just start reading in James 1:1 to understand James is not writing ✍🏽 to us the body of Christ.
The true gospel is mocked as easy believism.
Easy or hard, it's believing that saves you.
PERIOD!
Lukewarm people are those who can't decide whether it's by grace or by works so they settle for something in the middle.
Saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ "alone" for salvation.
Anyone who says that believing is not enough, is actually an unbeliever.
@@hogansheroes2793 I agree! It’s all in Romans Chapters 1-5
"Works" are the proof, NOT the means.
I am not an atheist but I stopped going to church I judge other's by their ATTITUDE.. you don't need to believe in any religion to be a decent human being.
The goal is not about being a decent person but to be saved. You can’t say you have never sinned all have sinned even decent people.
@@user-fi1pe4dg3u The Adam and Eve thing isn't literal it is ALLEGORICAL and siin is Latin it means to miss the mark.. I am. a human being like you of course I am. not perfect.
Faith apart from works for the free gift of eternal life. James was writing to believing Jews. He called them brethren. He was telling them to go on to good works for rewards in heaven. First Corinthians 3:11-15.
Romans 4:2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he would have something to glory in, boast in, but not before God. Abraham believed God, and was justified by FAITH.
Abraham was justified by faith alone apart from works before God, and justified before men by works.
Romans 3:26-28 For He is the just and the justifier of them that BELIEVE in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? Nay, but by the law of FAITH. Therefore we conclude a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. For by the law shall not flesh be justified. The law is good, but the law cannot save us who have broken Gods laws.
The GOOD NEWS. Romans 6:23 For the penalty for sin is death, BUT, THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE, through Jesus finished work on the cross apart from any works.
Jesus paid it all and we paid 0. You cannot boast in free gift that we did nothing for.
Assurance of salvation by grace. First John 5:13. These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God, that ye may KNOW YE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. God cannot lie. John 5:24. John 6:47. John 6:40. John 6:29. Romans 4:5. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the UNGODLY, his faith is counted for RIGHTEOUSNESS. Without His perfect righteousness, no one will see God. John 3:18. UNBELIEF is the only sin that keeps people out of heaven. Once we believe on Jesus as the only way of salvation, apart from any works, He gives us ETERNAL LIFE. Romans 4:6.
A transformed life does not prove one has accepted the free gift of eternal life. Our life is not transformed until the resurrection. First Corinthians 15:51-53, and First Thessalonians 4:13-18. Then we shall be like Him. Raised to new life.
We are born again by the Spirit of God by faith in His Son. Ephesians 1:13-14. In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the GOSPEL of your salvation, (First Corinthians 15:1-4) in whom also AFTER ye believed, ye were sealed by that Holy Spirit of promise. Our guarantee of eternal life. Romans 8:9. Without the Spirit there is no salvation. With the Spirit we have eternal life. Gods promise to us. John 3:18. John 6:47. Salvation apart from works. Good works of the believer will be rewarded in heaven.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to EVERYONE THAT BELIEVETH, To the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 4:5 Faith apart from works. And the GIFT of God is ETERNAL LIFE, NOT FAITH OR A REWARD FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR. Romans 6:23. The GIFT of God is eternal life.
First John 5:13. These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God, that ye may KNOW YE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. Jesus died for sinners. Acts 16:31. Period.
John 6:47. God cannot lie. John 5:24. Saved forever or not saved at all. John 3:18. Second Timothy 2:13. IF we believe not, (after we have once believed) He abideth faithful, He cannot deny Himself. Ephesians 4:30. Hebrews 13:5 He will never leave us or forsake us. He will never cast us out. John 6:37. John 10:28-29. No one can pluck us from His hand.
Is this the correct /original scripture verse " faith without works are dead" this is such a vague verse . No meaning to it no substance where is the explanation. How do we act faithful and what works should we have to do. Is faith a feeling if so how do we get the feeling. Is it a stillness, be still and know that I am God, a silence, be silent and you'll hear the word.
Your works is your spreading the gospel to try save unbelievers thats the works that its talkin about uf your saved an dont try spread the gospel then your faith is dead
Here in lies the confusion.
It is the Holy Spirit that dwells in us that does the work for us and those around us. This doesnt have to be a seen work. It is the Spirits work we grow in grace and the knowledge of Christ. The body without the Spirit is dead. That's pretty clear.
Romans 8:11 KJV
"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.
It's not complicated.
I John 5 KJV
1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
James 2:23 KJV
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Simply put, Belief is proven by our faith, and our faith proven by our action/work.
When you believe you live (action/work) that life.
James 2 KJV
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
"Carnal" Christians are... Christians. Saved is saved. No matter your level of maturity. Unbelief is what damns you.
Not your lack of works.
Jesus only.
Jesus only.