aren't you one who claims we need to keep the commandments to be saved?Paul is referring to the works of the law, the ot law. We are not under the ot law.
who were they given to?
aren't you one who claims we need to keep the commandments to be saved?Paul is referring to the works of the law, the ot law. We are not under the ot law.
Yep but apparently some are we must do and others are ignored.aren't you one who claims we need to keep the commandments to be saved?
who were they given to?
Under the new covenant the old law was elevated. Hatred is now murder in your heart. Looking with lust is now adultry. Jesus did not come to change the law but to fulfill it.Paul is referring to the works of the law, the ot law. We are not under the ot law.
Jesus didn't say we are not saved by works.
So you don't have to follow the 10 commandments, which were under OT law?Paul is referring to the works of the law, the ot law. We are not under the ot law.
Except He did....
Eph 2:8-10....NOT OF WORKS, lest anyone should boast...
I believe God has always looked at the heart. Jesus was pointing it out to them.Under the new covenant the old law was elevated. Hatred is now murder in your heart. Looking with lust is now adultry. Jesus did not come to change the law but to fulfill it.
Why do RCs see works as saving?
Because they are.Why do RCs see works as saving?
The only work that saves is the work of the cross. Not one work you do saves.Because they are.
They aren't. So many atheists do good works, they will not be saved.Because they are.
Correct; their works will not save them. And why? Because in order for works to please God we must first know Christ. Atheists do not know Christ.They aren't. So many atheists do good works, they will not be saved.
Yep works do not save. Eph is clear on that point, if we could earn our salvation we would boast. It is not us but Jesus who saves. After we are saved we are changed.Correct; their works will not save them. And why? Because in order for works to please God we must first know Christ. Atheists do not know Christ.
Works save no one.Correct; their works will not save them. And why? Because in order for works to please God we must first know Christ. Atheists do not know Christ.
Neither did those in Matt 7 who claimed to know Christ AND do good works. Jesus still said 'depart from me'. Why? And those works wouldn't have been for salvation even if they were born again.Correct; their works will not save them. And why? Because in order for works to please God we must first know Christ. Atheists do not know Christ.
Correct; without Christ, works do nothing.Works save no one.
Yeah--except they didn't know Christ in the end. They only thought they knew him becasue of the works they did.Neither did those in Matt 7 who claimed to know Christ AND do good works. Jesus still said 'depart from me'. Why? And those works wouldn't have been for salvation even if they were born again.
I don't reject any part of the Bible. I take all of it into consideration.So you reject all the Bible except for the gospel, and parts of Acts and Revelation?
There is nowhere in the Bible that says we are saved by faith alone.
I don't reject any part of the Bible. I take all of it into consideration.So you reject all the Bible except for the gospel, and parts of Acts and Revelation?
Do any of those verses say we are saved by faith alone?Then why do you keep RUNNING AWAY from Eph. 2:8-9, 2 Tim. 1:9, Tit. 3:5, Rom. 4:1-6, 9:11-13, 11:5-6, etc. etc.?
What does "not by works" mean?
What does "righteousness APART from works" mean?