This has been said before, but just because something is said less often in the Bible it doesn't mean God was just kidding. It still counts.
Verses proving salvation to anyone that believes and not of works
Juan Hall
Jack Hill
those weren't works, those were expressions of special gifts. When God means 'works' he means doing unto others, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, sacrificing yourself for the good, etc. Not prophecying or speaking in tongues or performing wonderous acts.
I agree our works don't save us, good works aren't even ours they belong to God. But I'm against the very protestant idea that arm-chair faith can save you.
I'm ok with sola fide if the faith means obedience and submission to Christ, not simply admiration or mental assent to claims about him.
I can agree that Christ is our savior and died for our sins, yet this faith will not save me until it involves obedience and submission to him, which necessitates many good works.
Landon Johnson
Honestly, this is like all of those pseudo-Christians who think that God is okay with homosexuality because He only said that it was an abomination, like, four to six times, but He said to "love each other," like, dozens of times!
John Hernandez
Verses dont mesn whatever fnagasy you want them to mean, just like they dont mean what muslims want them to mean.
Saved by grace, justified by faith and works. None of us is saved,and if you are going to come up with those fantasies, you could as well write your own scripture.
Ian Robinson
So then you're saying basically that your own righteousness is what will justify you? You are putting faith in your ability to do some number of pre-defined works and therefore be saved? Or am I wrong?
Brandon Phillips
Jayden Long
Whatever righteousness you acquire through obedience belongs to God.
But your faith has to be one of submission and obedience, not simply mental assent or mere belief to a set of historical-theological facts about Christ. Faith as mental assent is the type of faith that bears no fruit. Even demons can have this sort of faith. Faith as obedience is the type of faith that bears good fruit, not by your power, but through God's power.
Grayson Jenkins
So you agree that you are putting faith in the performance by you of certain works? That is what you meant by acquiring righteousness?
Cooper Murphy
The performance of works comes after obedience and submission to Christ. Obedience is synergistic. Your will has to submit in order for God to work through you. The works you do are not your own, so they do not count as your credits, they are effects of your faithful obedience and submission.
A faith that is simply mental assent to historical facts is not salvific in itself, until it becomes a faith of submission.
There is a difference between a fan of a King and a disciple of a King. The fan cheers and admires, the disciple kneels and obeys.
Christ wants disciples not mere fans.
Lucas Reed
All I'm asking is if you are putting faith in the performance you do of particular works in order to acquire righteousness as you said. That's all I'm asking right now. Are you placing faith in the righteousness of the works you do for justification and salvation.