Obeying God is not works.
Showing posts with label Works. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Works. Show all posts
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
A Good Work to Completion
Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will carry it through to completion.
Philippians 1:6, New Testament of the Holy Scriptures
Philippians 1:6, New Testament of the Holy Scriptures
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Self Surrendered
Have been reading a book, How to be a victorious Christian by Thomas Davis, 1975, Review & Herald Publishing, Washington DC.
There is no salvation in being a Christian in name only. Many evil people say they are church goers; but are they true Christians? There is no salvation in works alone.
It startled my mind. There is more to being Christian than just saying I believe in God.
"You believe there is one God? Good! Yet even the demons believe that -- and tremble!
James 2:19.
You must let the Holy Spirit and Jesus live in you, you must pray earnestly to Christ, and in Christ keep yourself from wrong-doing. Then you will do what is right because you love the Father and His Son Jesus more than yourself.
Put God first, then others, then yourself. Cast away any idols in your life.
"Faith by itself, if it is without works, is dead.". James 2:17. Neither is there salvation in works only!
It's really not complicated. Just put God first, not yourself.
Don't be self-centered. Be self surrendered to Jesus!
There is no salvation in being a Christian in name only. Many evil people say they are church goers; but are they true Christians? There is no salvation in works alone.
It startled my mind. There is more to being Christian than just saying I believe in God.
"You believe there is one God? Good! Yet even the demons believe that -- and tremble!
James 2:19.
You must let the Holy Spirit and Jesus live in you, you must pray earnestly to Christ, and in Christ keep yourself from wrong-doing. Then you will do what is right because you love the Father and His Son Jesus more than yourself.
Put God first, then others, then yourself. Cast away any idols in your life.
"Faith by itself, if it is without works, is dead.". James 2:17. Neither is there salvation in works only!
It's really not complicated. Just put God first, not yourself.
Don't be self-centered. Be self surrendered to Jesus!
Monday, February 2, 2015
Faith & Works
What good is it, if a man claims to have faith but has no works? Can such faith save him?
Someone will say, "You have faith; and I have works.
Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by what I do. "
You believe there is one God? Good! But even the demons believe that and shudder.
Foolish man! Do you want evidence that faith without works is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did! Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness; and he was called God's friend.
You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
As the body without breath is dead, so faith without works is dead.
From the book of James 2:14, 18-24, 26.
Someone will say, "You have faith; and I have works.
Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by what I do. "
You believe there is one God? Good! But even the demons believe that and shudder.
Foolish man! Do you want evidence that faith without works is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did! Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness; and he was called God's friend.
You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
As the body without breath is dead, so faith without works is dead.
From the book of James 2:14, 18-24, 26.
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Mercy & Truth Kiss
[In God] mercy and truth meet, righteousness and peace kiss each other.
God's wisdom is first pure, then peace loving, gentle and courteous, open to reason, full of mercy and good works, impartial and without hypocrisy. God is merciful and gracious, slow to become angry and abounding in continual love and faithfulness.
O Lord God, there is no god like you anywhere! For You keep Your promises and show love and mercy to your servants who love and follow You with all their hearts. And mercy surrounds all those who trust You.
Understand this, that the Lord God is God! He is a merciful God, keeping His covenant of Love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His Laws. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth to those who keep His covenant and Law.
Jesus said, "Woe to you...for you have neglected the importance of the Law, which is: justice, mercy and faith. Go and learn what this means. `I desire mercy and not sacrifice' [Hosea 6:6]. For I did not come to call the [self] righteous to repentance, but the [repentant] sinners."
God has told you what He wants from you, and this is it: to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly in His Law.
Return to God. Hold on to His mercy and justice. And wait for Him to come again. Keep yourselves in God's Love as you wait for Our Lord Jesus Christ to come again in mercy and to bring you eternal life.
The above quotes are from these Bible texts:
Psalm 85:10/ James 3:17/ Exodus 34:6/ 1 King 8:23/ Psalm 32:10/ Deuteronomy 7:9/ Psalm 25:10/ Matthew 23:23; 9:13/ Micah 6:8/ Hosea 12:6/ Jude 21/ 1 Chronicles 16:34/ Psalm 89:1,2; 108:4-5/ Psalm 42:8/ Luke 1:50/ Psalm 107:43; 118:2; 89:33/ Jeremiah 9:24/ 1 Timothy 1:2.
God's wisdom is first pure, then peace loving, gentle and courteous, open to reason, full of mercy and good works, impartial and without hypocrisy. God is merciful and gracious, slow to become angry and abounding in continual love and faithfulness.
O Lord God, there is no god like you anywhere! For You keep Your promises and show love and mercy to your servants who love and follow You with all their hearts. And mercy surrounds all those who trust You.
Understand this, that the Lord God is God! He is a merciful God, keeping His covenant of Love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His Laws. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth to those who keep His covenant and Law.
Jesus said, "Woe to you...for you have neglected the importance of the Law, which is: justice, mercy and faith. Go and learn what this means. `I desire mercy and not sacrifice' [Hosea 6:6]. For I did not come to call the [self] righteous to repentance, but the [repentant] sinners."
God has told you what He wants from you, and this is it: to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly in His Law.
Return to God. Hold on to His mercy and justice. And wait for Him to come again. Keep yourselves in God's Love as you wait for Our Lord Jesus Christ to come again in mercy and to bring you eternal life.
The above quotes are from these Bible texts:
Psalm 85:10/ James 3:17/ Exodus 34:6/ 1 King 8:23/ Psalm 32:10/ Deuteronomy 7:9/ Psalm 25:10/ Matthew 23:23; 9:13/ Micah 6:8/ Hosea 12:6/ Jude 21/ 1 Chronicles 16:34/ Psalm 89:1,2; 108:4-5/ Psalm 42:8/ Luke 1:50/ Psalm 107:43; 118:2; 89:33/ Jeremiah 9:24/ 1 Timothy 1:2.
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