7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
Deuteronomy 7:9 (KJV)
9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Deuteronomy 32:20 (KJV)
20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
Psalms 5:9 (KJV)
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Psalms 31:23 (KJV)
23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
The ONLY way to demonstrate faith is to KEEP THE LAW.
Everything else is fake faith.
Matthew 5:17-20 --
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
That is the KJV, but the Expanded Bible is even more clear:
17 “Don’t think that I have come to ·destroy [abolish; do away with] ·the law of Moses or the teaching of the prophets [L the Law and the Prophets; C referring to the OT]. I have not come to destroy them but to ·bring about what they said [fulfill/complete them].
18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth ·are gone [pass away; disappear], not even ·the smallest letter [T one jot; L one iota; C the smallest Greek letter] or the smallest ·part [stroke; T tittle] of a letter will ·be lost [pass away; disappear] until everything ·has happened [is accomplished/achieved].
19 [L Therefore] Whoever ·refuses to obey [ignores; breaks; annuls] ·any command [L one of the least of these commands] and teaches other people ·not to obey that command [L to do likewise] will be ·the least important [L called/considered least] in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever ·obeys [keeps; practices] the commands and teaches other people to obey them will be [considered; L called] great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 [L For] I tell you that ·if you are no more obedient than [L unless your righteousness surpasses/exceeds that of] the ·teachers of the law [scribes] and the Pharisees, you will ·never [or certainly not] enter the kingdom of heaven.
You demonstrate your faith by KEEPING THE LAW.
It is as simple as that.
All this false church doctrine of "good works" or "saved by grace alone" or "saved by faith alone" misses the point.
You demonstrate to whom? Others. God doesn't need a demonstration. Nothing saves you apart from Jesus christ. You can either accept his gift or not. Nothing you do, including following the law saves you. You follow the law becuase you love God. If you sin again, you are still saved.
Did you just ignore Matthew 5:19? This is Jesus Himself saying it, not me.
If you sin again, you are still saved.
That is the modern church's blasphemy, so I understand why you (and others) would say it.
But the Bible does not say it. Sure, there are verses that are taken out-of-context due to false translations and misunderstandings of the original scripture, but that is irrelevant regarding what the Bible actually says and means.
According to you, a person can just sin and sin and sin and sin some more, and it means nothing. If you say the magic "abracadabra" words, you are in: "Hey G, sorry 'bout dat."
No.
That is a pathetic and childish understanding.
Why would God make a bunch of rules, and then say it doesn't really matter.
"Just kidding! You can do whatever the fuck you want ... but ya gotta say those magic words, or you be screwed!"
16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
The term "works of the law" meant rituals, sacrifices and ceremonies.
Galatians is a letter written by Paul to the Galatea. Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian of the time, said these people were tall, blond, and of very white skin. These people would become the Germans.
Paul had once been a Pharisee, but he repented and turned to Christ.
The Pharisees followed the Tradition of the Elders, which would become the Talmud.
Paul wrote Galatians to tell them to stop their paganism (their "works of the law" -- as in Talmudic law), and return to God by way of Christ. They were Israelites, and he was explaining to them who they were, and how they should worship their God.
Later, the Roman Catholic Church would make "works of the law" their doctrine, which was also wrong.
Paul was basically saying the same thing that Martin Luther would say almost 1,500 years later.
Besides that, you are doing nothing but cut-and-paste, and you offer no analysis or discussion in your own words.
I think it is very disrespectful of you, if I offer my analysis (whether you agree or not), and all you respond with is cut-and-paste. Very disrespectful.
It is always about faith.
Faith is mentioned 58 times in the Old Testament.
Numbers 12:7 (KJV)
7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
Deuteronomy 7:9 (KJV)
9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Deuteronomy 32:20 (KJV)
20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
Psalms 5:9 (KJV)
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Psalms 31:23 (KJV)
23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Yes, faithful ... to THE LAW.
The ONLY way to demonstrate faith is to KEEP THE LAW.
Everything else is fake faith.
Matthew 5:17-20 --
That is the KJV, but the Expanded Bible is even more clear:
You demonstrate your faith by KEEPING THE LAW.
It is as simple as that.
All this false church doctrine of "good works" or "saved by grace alone" or "saved by faith alone" misses the point.
You demonstrate to whom? Others. God doesn't need a demonstration. Nothing saves you apart from Jesus christ. You can either accept his gift or not. Nothing you do, including following the law saves you. You follow the law becuase you love God. If you sin again, you are still saved.
No, to God.
Says who?
Did you just ignore Matthew 5:19? This is Jesus Himself saying it, not me.
That is the modern church's blasphemy, so I understand why you (and others) would say it.
But the Bible does not say it. Sure, there are verses that are taken out-of-context due to false translations and misunderstandings of the original scripture, but that is irrelevant regarding what the Bible actually says and means.
According to you, a person can just sin and sin and sin and sin some more, and it means nothing. If you say the magic "abracadabra" words, you are in: "Hey G, sorry 'bout dat."
No.
That is a pathetic and childish understanding.
Why would God make a bunch of rules, and then say it doesn't really matter.
"Just kidding! You can do whatever the fuck you want ... but ya gotta say those magic words, or you be screwed!"
That is just stupid.
What branch of harresy are you?
The term "works of the law" meant rituals, sacrifices and ceremonies.
Galatians is a letter written by Paul to the Galatea. Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian of the time, said these people were tall, blond, and of very white skin. These people would become the Germans.
Paul had once been a Pharisee, but he repented and turned to Christ.
The Pharisees followed the Tradition of the Elders, which would become the Talmud.
Paul wrote Galatians to tell them to stop their paganism (their "works of the law" -- as in Talmudic law), and return to God by way of Christ. They were Israelites, and he was explaining to them who they were, and how they should worship their God.
Later, the Roman Catholic Church would make "works of the law" their doctrine, which was also wrong.
Paul was basically saying the same thing that Martin Luther would say almost 1,500 years later.
Besides that, you are doing nothing but cut-and-paste, and you offer no analysis or discussion in your own words.
I think it is very disrespectful of you, if I offer my analysis (whether you agree or not), and all you respond with is cut-and-paste. Very disrespectful.
So, I won't bother continuing.