Not By Works
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Jesus said, "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." Jesus equates lust with adultery; hopefully nobody is going to argue about adultery being sin? Oh, wait, they already have 
It was James who said. "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death."
It was James who said. "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death."
Genesis 32 takes place with Jacob worrying over meeting with Esau, who he's sure is going to kill him. he runs into angels on the road, and sees what he calls 'God's camp' -- but he calls the place "two camps" -- he doesn't camp with God. he feels unworthy. unworthy of God, unworthy of Esau.
he looks to both of them for mercy. he boasts of nothing except God's faithfulness to him - not even that is boasting; he says he is unworthy of it.
and it says, this man overcame
what is it then, to "overcome" ? people always say it's to do with works. i'm not so sure. the only 'works' i see in this chapter are Jacob sending Esau gifts, out of the blessings God had given him.
he looks to both of them for mercy. he boasts of nothing except God's faithfulness to him - not even that is boasting; he says he is unworthy of it.
and it says, this man overcame
what is it then, to "overcome" ? people always say it's to do with works. i'm not so sure. the only 'works' i see in this chapter are Jacob sending Esau gifts, out of the blessings God had given him.
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Consider the temptations of Jesus of Nazareth after His baptism by John, Matthew4:1. The devil tempted Jesus 4 times in the wilderness and He did not sin once. If Jesus did sin just one time He would have lost His credentials as the Messiah, but praise God He did not.
And consider this Jesus is God and God cannot sin. Even when we are going through a bible study it is good to approach a study by asking questions and praying for a teachable heart. When the bible is interpreted correctly you will have a correct application. If your interpretation is incorrect so will be "all" of our applications such as, did Jesus ever sin.
Right interpretation = right conclusions. Blue_Lady you get my okay over here
for having a teachable heart who loves our Saviour....
And consider this Jesus is God and God cannot sin. Even when we are going through a bible study it is good to approach a study by asking questions and praying for a teachable heart. When the bible is interpreted correctly you will have a correct application. If your interpretation is incorrect so will be "all" of our applications such as, did Jesus ever sin.
Right interpretation = right conclusions. Blue_Lady you get my okay over here
for having a teachable heart who loves our Saviour....
“You are light for the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Likewise, when people light a lamp, they don’t cover it with a bowl but put it on a lampstand, so that it shines for everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they may see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.
To boast in the Holy one of Yisrael the Lord of Host, is honorable.
I Hope you are not telling the congregations of believers to cease in good works. Never are we to dissuade Faith in good works.
Praise from the heart is like bread upon the waters.
I have personally met many a humble persons that have helped me with needs.
It has only been the haughty and arrogant that have turned away when i asked for help with anything including basic necessities. There have even been times where when downtrodden ive even been further beaten by the proud and arrogant.
Even so ive boasted in Christ, that i was counseled to no longer associate with such people. Even if they were my own kin.
The works of kindness ive seen from strangers is as the Lord spoke of as salt of the earth. They see the need and offer a solution.
No matter the circumstance, everyone in Christ should be caring for one another like this.
Carrying on in fruitless discussion about the minutia of speech to justify not doing good works is the enemy sowing tares while a person sleeps in complacency. Similar to the man who would offer prayer instead of water; prayer and water instead of bread;
prayer, water and bread instead of clothing; prayer, water, bread, clothing instead of shelter.
Ive heard what the tares say.
To boast in the Holy one of Yisrael the Lord of Host, is honorable.
I Hope you are not telling the congregations of believers to cease in good works. Never are we to dissuade Faith in good works.
Praise from the heart is like bread upon the waters.
I have personally met many a humble persons that have helped me with needs.
It has only been the haughty and arrogant that have turned away when i asked for help with anything including basic necessities. There have even been times where when downtrodden ive even been further beaten by the proud and arrogant.
Even so ive boasted in Christ, that i was counseled to no longer associate with such people. Even if they were my own kin.
The works of kindness ive seen from strangers is as the Lord spoke of as salt of the earth. They see the need and offer a solution.
No matter the circumstance, everyone in Christ should be caring for one another like this.
Carrying on in fruitless discussion about the minutia of speech to justify not doing good works is the enemy sowing tares while a person sleeps in complacency. Similar to the man who would offer prayer instead of water; prayer and water instead of bread;
prayer, water and bread instead of clothing; prayer, water, bread, clothing instead of shelter.
Ive heard what the tares say.
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Would you quench the Holy Spirit?
the Grace freely given and shown in the favor of all the people.
Faith with Works
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.
And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
the Grace freely given and shown in the favor of all the people.
Faith with Works
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.
And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
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They do say that people fall away from faith, which those of us who truly do have faith, find hard to fathom. It seems they see religious but lost people walk away from religion, and think that the unsaved were saved and then lost their salvation, whereas we do not believe such people were saved to begin with.
It is possible and the experience of many, actually, that being brought up in a religious household turned one off the legalism apparent therein, and people have walked away from that, only to be called back at some later point in their life, perhaps while they are seeking the Truth about life, the universe, and everything, including Jesus Christ That was certainly my experience: when I went looking for an understanding of Who Jesus was, God showed me in a very powerful way. However, even at that point in my life, I was not ready to accept that God and Jesus and the Bible etc were true. I went to church sporadically over the years, but did not come to believe until many years later.
It is possible and the experience of many, actually, that being brought up in a religious household turned one off the legalism apparent therein, and people have walked away from that, only to be called back at some later point in their life, perhaps while they are seeking the Truth about life, the universe, and everything, including Jesus Christ
That was certainly my experience: when I went looking for an understanding of Who Jesus was, God showed me in a very powerful way. However, even at that point in my life, I was not ready to accept that God and Jesus and the Bible etc were true. I went to church sporadically over the years, but did not come to believe until many years later.