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Keeping Jesus and His word at the forefront of your mind and filtering all thoughts through them is how you keep from being deceived. Spiritual armor protects you from false doctrine and a debased mind. Our flesh is weak but our spirit joined with Christ is impervious to attack. I opened my Bible to quote 2 Peter but this daily verse popped up and I found it fitting so I’m gonna follow His lead. Isaiah 57:15 “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” We must humble ourselves and play our role in His script not try to fit Him into ours. Woke is broke no matter where it takes place.
Amen. Yea it's amazing what keeping in the word can do. Also that verse is perfect, because part of this woke thing infiltrating the "church" is pride. A humble and contrite spirit is not easily acquired it seems, as this pride gets in the way. We could EACH do with eliminating pride. It's wonderful when it goes away, you start to see clearly. Humility is not self-denigrating, it's an accurate appraisal of self.
The Church is not perfect, if it were, it wouldn't have needed Christ's sacrifice. We all individually need to seek God and pay close attention to His Son. Our own positions and capabilities in this world will be used by Him for His purposes, which are good and right. False teachers are a problem, but not so much when you are seeking Jesus, surrounded by others seeking Jesus. And staying humble in our spirit we see the whole battlefield as it is, and staying contrite in our spirit, we remember the cost of the battle, which is sin. Sin, and ultimately, its wages; death.
It's always the same thing for the same good reason! Stay in the word!!
Gods church is perfect. What is not perfect are the places calling themselves a church that aren't churches. They're just man made organizations full of bullshit.
I would put emphasis on Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. That is all anyone needs to start their journey. Most of the rest of the Book is optional and can be studied at one's own discretion.
In the end, Jesus judges our hearts, individually. And Mathew 25 seems to support Peter's interpretation that faith without works is dead...
Faith without works is dead because works are a manifestation of faith and love. Not as duty or for salvation. For we are saved by faith in Jesus alone. The law is like a lion that paces and lays in wait to devour anyone in its path and is never satisfied as it will surely always grow hungry again. Until Jesus that is. He fulfilled the law. Meaning His perfect sacrifice satisfies the laws appetite. The law has no more power. Do we ignore the law? Certainly not for it is our desire to be obedient so we abide out of love. However, the law is perfect and we are not so we need Jesus to fulfill the law for us. Paul makes this clear. Romans chapter 7, Galatians Chapters 3 & 4. Jesus intercedes on our behalf at judgement. The Father will see Jesus in us not our sin. Jesus is our savior. It is his sacrifice and our faith in its power that saves us. Stop feeling guilt. Stop feeling unworthy for Jesus has saved us. We are sealed in the Holy Spirit and cannot be removed from His grasp. God bless and share the good news of salvation through faith in Christ.
What are the works? Works without faith is dead. Show me your works and I will show you my faith. Faith alone in Christ alone. None of the Bible is optional.
What does faith without works being dead mean?
That's nowhere near as unequivocal a statement as something like Romans 10:9 or Ephesians 2:8-9
read james ch 2:13-17. james isn't talking about washing away sin (salvation). the word in v14 for saved is greek "sozo". it means, "healed, delivered, protected, preserved, made whole, kept safe and sound". verse 15-16 clarifies, james is referring to physical destitution, infirmity, poverty. specifically calling out believers for not engaging the poor and the destitute - by faith - and changing the poverty stricken people. you first believe what God says, then faith comes and compels you to act on what you believe. Faith comes before works. You believe, build faith (get saved earlier by being born again) then the holy spirit works in you to do things. The things you do are often works as seen in v15. James is calling out those who sit on their butt, he's wondering what's wrong with them, faith doesnt seem to be driving them forward. The kingdom of God is attained by those who are born again (jn 3:3). Rom10:9 is initiation, Believe jesus was raised from the dead for the purpose stated in Rom 6:7, but do Rom 6:4-6. I can't tell you what a train wreck the sinners prayer is (based solely on Rom 10:9) 90% who do that shortly walk away. They say the phrase.. feel good for awhile, fall back into sin, get discouraged and walk away. Sin wasn't dealt with and... no works due to their growing faith. reconcile these verses together. many denominations mess them up and don't achieve the best outcomes.
Thank you for the detailed response.
I fully agree that works are important, and don't like the "sin doesn't matter since you're saved!" junk. It's lukewarm and doesn't really show any connection to God outside of a stated belief. But I do believe salvation is through faith alone.
Your explanation is pretty much my understanding of it.