to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me ( Acts 26:18 ).
Good and " Faith ful " servant
Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded”
( James 4:7–8 ).
March 17, 2022 10:44 am
Will I find FAITH when I return?
I admire the heart of disciples and Christians that are born again that give their point of view. Disciple Robert and also this Christian Benjamin Rifkin have interesting, relative and very good point of views. Somehow Christians always bring the works issue back to salvation. Can you lose yourself Salvation? Yes and no. Some people God will finish that good work in them and they are faithful and Trust in Christ Jesus our Lord. Even though they are not perfect they are being perfected and they are in the family of God. They are Christians and they are loved. I am often reminded of teachings and sometimes people not understanding them. You will get some that do understand and some that don't. If we are talking about salvation yes there will be fruits of your conversion. One single Christian teacher explained this on video very well. So that is true. But we can wrongly judge somebody's heart and think they are not born again when they are. John 3:3 God doesn't look at the outward appearance he looks at the heart.
God gave us evangelist and teachers and apostles and other people in ministry. The hand cannot say to the foot I have no need of you. The Bible gives warnings about judging our brothers and sisters in Christ. Remember there are new Christians and upcoming Christians and back sliding Christians, and people who left the faith all together. Maybe there are some who were truly born again but they are still being perfected. The thief on the cross did not have to do works to be saved. He showed a faith and repentance in his heart nailed to a cross.
One Street preacher acknowledged that the body of Christ is huge around the world. One really needs to have faith. I agree you have to be born again in your heart. Jesus said for you to be able to cast out demons first of all the Kingdom of God had to come on to you. That means you will be born again in your heart. These people on the day of judgement who were rejected that said they did many wonderful works and cast out demons in his name appears to be true Christians. Christ said there were many. John 10:10 he came to give you an abundance of life.
In my after notes what does it mean to pick up your cross or you're not worthy of him. Is it invalid? What does it mean to contend for the faith once delivered onto the saints? God will finish what in you? You will know them by their fruits. You know I remember a long time ago driving and hearing on Christian radio they were talking about a man who wrote a book who was the preacher in a biblical church. He realized that they were bringing in the multitudes because of numbers and the amount of money that they would make. He realized they weren't tending to people’s hearts and their needs. Sometimes the preacher becomes idolized. You can get into Legalism and become an elite Pharisee so easy.
Some extras I have come across
Update March 25, 2022
James says, “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also” (James 2:26). Faith without works is a dead faith because the lack of works reveals an unchanged life or a spiritually dead heart. There are many verses that say that true saving faith will result in a transformed life, that faith is demonstrated by the works we do. How we live reveals what we believe and whether the faith we profess to have is a living faith.
But when you're being saved and when you accept the gospel you accept it by faith. It's not really a work. But you have to believe it in your heart the death burial and resurrection of the biblical Lord Jesus Christ. It's faith alone but your works are evidence of your changed life just as written above from gotquestion.org
But when we are talking work being important and God testing your works by fire if somebody were to ask you for room and board and you were poor and on the street and you told him go be blessed and leave me alone this is evil. Remember Jesus said if you do it to the least of them you have done it on to him. But your works don't save you. The blood on the cross called the atonement by Jesus Christ who lay down his life as a ransom for many is what saves you. John 3:16 2:13 pm today
You receive your salvation by hearing and believing the gospel in faith.
References:
Brother in Christ Benjamin's Work Based Salvation Is a Lie : Video HERE
Disciple Robert HERE