I understand what you're saying we are save d by faith and not by works but works does have a part to play.
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. James 2:20-24
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26
Even Christ in Revelation in the seven churches mentions the nicolatians. They continued sexual sin and eating food offered to idols. The spirit of this sin was the false thought that their si s are forgiven so they could do what they want. Jesus said he hates the works of the nicolatians.
Further more the amount of parables and lessons Jesus taught about bearing fruit, shall know them by their fruit. I think the fig tree that withered and died is a great example, from a distance it had leaves and looked like Jesus would find a fig, but as he inspected closer it had no figs, Jesus commanded it to wither and die.
I understand what you're saying we are save d by faith and not by works but works does have a part to play.
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. James 2:20-24
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26
Even Christ in Revelation in the seven churches mentions the nicolatians. They continued sexual sin and eating food offered to idols. The spirit of this sin was the false thought that their si s are forgiven so they could do what they want. Jesus said he hates the works of the nicolatians.
I understand what you're saying we are save d by faith and not by works but works does have a part to play.
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. James 2:20-24
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26
Even Christ in Revelation in the seven churches mentions the nicolatians. They continued sexual sin and eating food offered to idols. The spirit of this sin was the false thought that their si s are forgiven so they could do what they want. Jesus said he hates the nicolatians.
I understand what you're saying we are save d by faith and not by works but works does have a part to play.
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. James 2:20-24
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26
Even Christ in Revelation in the seven churches mentions the nicolatians. They continued sexual sin and eating food offered to idols. The spirit of this sin was the false thought that their si s are forgiven so they could do what they want.